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Ultraviolette Launches X-47 Venom by Taking on Two Trucks
The Venom is the first motorcycle to use the new platform, which will also underpin the Tesseract scooter and upcoming Shockwave. And if you want to see what the Venom can do, we've got footage of it pulling two trucks.

Paul Roberts
Oct 223 min read


Ultraviolette Shockwave Gets a 100V Boost, But When Can You Ride It?
The Ultraviolette Shockwave is getting a major electrical upgrade before it reaches your garage.

Paul Roberts
Oct 102 min read


Ultraviolette Is Coming for the Electric Motorcycle Market
Ultraviolette has told Buck City Biker that the X-47 is heading for Europe, giving the Indian electric motorcycle maker another model for its international push. The news comes as Ultraviolette's sales start moving, a new factory is being built and the company has just raised another $85 million to fund its next stage of growth.

Paul Roberts
Sep 246 min read


From Bengaluru to the TT: Ultraviolette's European Push Picks Up Pace
Ultraviolette has taken its F77 to the Isle of Man TT, but this wasn't about chasing lap records.
The Indian electric motorcycle maker has become the first Indian production bike manufacturer to complete a lap of the famous Mountain Course. More importantly, it's happening as Ultraviolette sets its sights on 18 European countries and tries to win over a whole new group of riders.

Paul Roberts
Jun 292 min read


Ultraviolette’s Tesseract: Step-Through Form, Motorcycle Mindset
In its latest video drop, Bengaluru firm Ultraviolette Automotive is lifting the lid on what sits beneath the bodywork of its halo scooter, the Tesseract.

Paul Roberts
Jun 32 min read


Ultraviolette Bets on Hands-Free with 'Violette AI'
At CES 2026, Ultraviolette — the Indian outfit behind the F77 and X47 — rolled out “Violette”, an onboard AI voice assistant designed to make riding safer, simpler, and a whole lot more integrated.
Anyone who’s ridden with a Bluetooth lid knows the upside: no phone bolted to the bars, no eyes dropping to a screen, no fumbling at lights. Ultraviolette’s new Violette system aims to push that idea further by baking voice control directly into the bike itself.

Paul Roberts
Jan 142 min read


EICMA 2025 - Part 2
Following our first round of EICMA coverage, we’re back with a second helping of the weird, the wild, and the genuinely interesting. Sure, the big names showed up in Milan — and we’ll get to their headline stuff in time — but this round is all about the fresh faces, the hidden gems, and the under-the-radar machines that might just hit the streets in 2026. PXiD: Broad Line-up With a Familiar Look PXiD P8 PXiD turned up at EICMA with a sizeable spread of EEC-approved motorcycl

Paul Roberts
Nov 14, 20253 min read


EICMA 2025 — Electric Gets Real
EICMA 2025 is still buzzing, and Milan once again feels like the centre of the motorcycle universe. The world’s biggest bike show has thrown open its halls to a full spectrum of metal and volts—manufacturers, suppliers, tinkerers, and dreamers all showing off what’s next. Here’s a quick rundown of the most interesting bikes, tech, and ideas we spotted on the floor this year.

Paul Roberts
Nov 7, 20254 min read


X47 Drops: Ultraviolette’s Radar-Equipped Crossover
When a brand that’s already pushing boundaries in street EVs steps into crossover territory, we all lean in. Ultraviolette’s freshly launched X47 is that move — equal parts urban street machine and light dual-sport. For bikers who already know what to expect from the F77 line, this new machine feels like a natural extension, but with a twist.

Paul Roberts
Sep 24, 20254 min read
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