ULTRAVIOLETTE F77 MACH 2 FIRST RIDE

Ultraviolette brings in the Ultraviolette F77 Mach 2 in two variants and we head to Bengaluru to check it out!

- ANKITA ARORA AKA HIGHHEELSMOTORCYCLIST

ELECTRIC vehicles are the talk of the town nowadays. Even in India, the segment is growing in popularity by the hour. We have progressed from parts-bin projects to a fairly crowded EV segment. Every manufacturer is trying to one-up the other and the competition is heating up. Among the many electric scooters and not more than a few electric motorcycles, Bengaluru-based Ultraviolette has leapfrogged the competition in more than one way.

Instead of starting with commuter-geared two-wheelers with nominal power chipping away at ICEs, Ultraviolette has decided to go for the jugular with their performance machines. They started the game with the F77 which was received fairly well but in a game of constant evolution, no manufacturer has the luxury of sitting on their laurels. So, there’s now an F77 Mach 2 and we got to test it recently in Bengaluru.

One of the first things that stands out is the naming scheme that Ultraviolette has gone with. Combat, Ballistic, Recon; this sets the stage for the experience. And we are delighted to say that the experience lives up to those names. Riding the F77 Mach 2 feels like you are playing a combat flight simulation video game. More on that in just a little bit.

We’ll do away with the important basics first. The F77 Mach 2 has two variants; Mach 2 and Mach 2 Recon. There are some differences between the F77 Mach 2 and the Recon variant. A little more power, a little more torque, a bigger battery pack, and more range for the former are a few differences. Both variants have regenerative braking but the Recon variant gets 10 levels for it compared to the 3 for the base variant. The Recon variant also gets 4 levels of traction control. Though making the platform modular, Ultraviolette offers these as options for the base variant as well.