I ride the #matterAera : India’s Best Electric Motorcycle ?
Welcome to the Cutch Oh What a beautiful place what a magical place and this calls for a celebration this calls for something extraordinary which has never been done before and the post-independence era that we are living in India and I might sound a little bit philosophical but matter of fact is that
We are living in such an era there’s a lot of innovation lot of stuff going on in India let me introduce myself first to you my name is sandep gajer also known as the photographer and I’m here to show you what advancements India is making in two wheelers especially electric two-
Wheelers and this place is an amazing place because that two- wheeler has taken birth in this state of Gujarat right here in India and the place kach rof cach is an amazing place to unve to show you this magic I have done 66 countries on motorcycles big capacity motorcycles and small
Capacity all over the world of course and there have been always internal combustion engines and this is the first time I’m actually going to discover a new place on an electric vehicle so for me this is going to be a test of how I will respond like most of you to the
Future which seems inevitable to a future which is quity here ladies and gentlemen presenting the matter era 5,000 plus right here in the runoff cutch this is a goosebump movement for me because this product when I first saw is just very very well put I didn’t
Expect this because I first saw this in the Auto Expo and then here the whole environment has changed it is in its natural territory and most importantly I’m going to ride it but you know what discovering such a beautiful place it’s best done when you don’t have one matter era but two
Presenting this awesome color you know which I like to call the n Gray with the green neon accents this looking absolutely stunning but who is going to ride this so let’s call upon high heels motorcyclist hello Sunny hello everyone or rather I could say namaste maama this is an aora and I have
Been motorcycling since 11 years I ride the litter class naked motorcycle and always I have ridden the IC motorcycle vles this is very first time that I’ll be riding the electric vehicle into you know such a magical Terrain wow guys this is one of the most spiritual places I’ve ever been to this is the road to heaven on either side you have the runoff catch Lake seems more like a ocean or a sea rather than a lake can’t imagine how it must be looking under a full Moon let’s talk about man-made Beauty here I have the era the lines are very well flowing I think it’s like not overly futuristic but it’s got the right amount of details the right amount of mass I think if you ask me the top three things for me number one are the front
Integrated DRL and indicators which take up the entire front scoop here on either sides then the headlight is also pretty interesting it’s got a projector lamp and then there are also drls around it the TFT the console over here it’s humongous it’s a touchscreen if you look it from the side
This looks like a very long motorcycle in fact it looks longer than what it is and the body work just complement the whole thing in first look you can actually mistake this for an ice engine rather than electric and that’s how well the battery is integrated inside this
And this space over here it’s packed in just the right amount of manner the Highlight the center piece of this is this window where you can see the spinner with the matter logo which spins proportionate to how fast you are going or how much throttle you get and that is
Something which is very interesting not only that you also see oil inside it why is there oil in because you also have a gearbox which is one of the major things which is different in this electric motorcycle than other EV Vehicles out there because you have the gearbox which
Is one of the major things that makes this bike as India’s first and only geared electric motorcycle AA will be coming in different colors and one of my favorite colors is the gray with neon accents now there is also something which is very prom on the bike the
Number 07 written on the either side of the tank this represents something very interesting which is also reflected in the name era which means air in Greek so these are the seven elements of the universe and air is one of them so if I can just have the luxury of deducing
Extrapolating the other models which will be coming up from matter table will obviously probably be named after the other six remaining elements what do you think about this place an so this is absolutely very beautiful and very Serene and I’m actually feeling like a you know I’m meditating on this road on this
Machine one of the advantages of an electric vehicle especially a motorcycle like this is you can hear your environment you can absorb it all the sounds that there are no sounds to disturb you you know and the only thing which you can hear is the waves crashing
You know I mean either side of the road is very unique and of course the wind the air which is air over here Understand that when you have a heavy and big motorcycle or if your height is little less how difficult it can be to take out your motorcycle out of difficult parking spots or even just push it back I’m 5 ft 2.5 in is usually
I ride on most of the time on my toes in the reverse gear I definitely always have a issue so in this motorcycle the park assist is really really helpful so I don’t need a help press the park assist and then give a throttle and it
Will easily take your bike like the way you want definitely it is very very helpful for uh shorter Rider like me great but we have to go forward not reverse let’s go This is 0 to 60 test under 6 seconds Charging phone Char this is another thing that range anxiety is taken care of to a certain extent because you have everything that you need to charge this motorcycle right here in the bike let me show you so here we go we have this and all you need a mobile phone charging port
Basically now you can also charge a motorcycle well it’s no longer a mobile phone this is mobility at another level it is so easy I mean this will get easier as you go obviously this is not comparable to a fast charger but still you know something is better than I
Think if you just you know run out of battery you can sleep on the cart you know under the stars and while the bike charges let’s go inside and order some Food this is something which I never imagined that we sitting on a cart and having food and while the bikes are getting charged so this is actually a 5 Kow hour battery I have ridden this in uh eco City and sports mode and I felt a distinct difference you know between all
The three modes it’s like there are three different kind of motorcycles and I would say that the sports mode was our favorite mode the torque is available right off the bat you know and that’s why these are so exciting and yet at the same time you might think you are a very
Experienced rider but you have to be very careful with your right hand on this the matter also says is that using OTA over the air Updates this can actually become a whole different new motorcycle which is actually quite interesting because this is what what used to happen in Mobile phones you know
And now it’s going to happen with our motorcycles and um that’s that’s like Welcome To The Future this was my first time and imagine doing that on an electric motorcycle and that to completely Made in India research in India uh right from the software down to the tires like everything it’s a it’s a different feeling you know it’s uh and this place is basically uh mix of both
Traditional and the future the Modern India which you can see over here in the form of matter era there is a word term called petrol heads you know petrol heads are basically you know people who drive or ride uh internal combustion engine but now I think the term has to
You know change little bit we have to call ourselves motorheads we motorheads right now are pretty impressed with this motorcycle and uh even though this is a pre-production bike which means that this will have even better finishing finishing quality in terms of software it even better color and the tone and
The looks of the motorcycle it is you know completely amalgamating with the you know the atmosphere right now that it is very very colorful and U so this the liy also is pretty minimalistic and 07 of course you know it is it is also giving the you know
Naked Sports kind of a feel it is like very good for the you know it is a urban kind of a motocycle in science fiction movies like Tron uh and you know Fifth Element and all these movies they used to put this sound you know when those uh
Hovercraft you know kind of vehicles they used to fly past and actually that is coming true today so that is why you know we are also saying these things are very futuristic but they are the present so I think the future is arrived quite early we have not spoken about the seat
Which I personally love because the way they have actually done the design and everything the grooves you know even the pan seat is so formed uh with these handles Pon easily can grab it I’ll tell you what makes or breaks a product the looks you know no matter how much you
Deny in the real world if you have to go sell a product especially a motorcycle it is the looks you know me being a visual artist I love the looks and I’m sold to it it has surpassed my expectations because when I first saw it
In Auto Expo uh it didn’t come across as uh striking as this but right now I can say that you know I would like to own a motorcycle like this if it is designed like this giving a extra punch into a daily life so for urban and City areas
This bike is very calm lightweight and easy to handle so definitely I can go for it what is one thing you think is a most important in in an electric vehicle the battery is the most important part absolutely I was hoping you would say that if you have a fast charger then you
Can do the same I think in less than 2 hours this makes it the bike a lot more uh uh easier to adopt uh the battery the motor uh everything is actually thermally managed which means it’s liquid cooled and that also means that it will increase the life of the battery
Having a liquid cooling system in a such a small form factor along with the battery and everything is actually a good engineering uh practice which all electric vehicles must you know adopt I feel there needs to be a good battery management system PMS matter says that they have actually built the BMS it’s
Very robust and they have tested it a lot you can only know how how robust this is when you get it down to the real world the keys also of course it is FOB so basically you know I mean there is zof fencing and everything which is you
Know which has been associated with you know Vehicles electric vehicles like these but the way they have implemented I think I’m quite impressed this also has offline maps from mapa India which was a pleasant surprise because if you actually go down and you want to go
Let’s say to B which is around 80 km from here the whole map is there you know you can just type it in and press start and that’s it and even even though it is offline you still have a SIM card which can give you probably traffic data
And which can also give you some other you know stuff you know I have not seen such a finess in any other motorcycle which is made in India electric motorcycle so far and I’m happy to say that the first edition of this motorcycle matter era is has come out
Really well Amad based company guys matter and uh it doesn’t seem so you know I mean before I end this today uh right from the logo to the whole thing you know how they’ve put everything up I it feels like it’s more like for the
Lack of a better word you know in the traditional way that us Indians used to say yeah IND imported motorcycle so tomorrow what we going to do is we’re going to wake up little early and we’re going to go to uh the White Run yes which is basically
There’s a lot of salt that’s why it’s white and we’re going to try and catch the sunrise with these beautiful Motorcycles Look at this guys sunrise and I’m in the middle of the white run which is also the largest salt desert in the world well one of the largest and it also reminds me of the boneville Salt Lake Flats on which I rode a motorcycle in 2011 that was amazing and this is crazy
I am privileged to have witness this and this is my first time over Here and what crazy is as well that we have these motorcycles that we have been riding the bikes were performing really well and I’m just happy to say that you know as a biker uh I can accept this two wheeler you know and and I can call it a
Motorcycle Absolut what do you think about this place and what and you know what do you think about this outfit that’s what I was wondering you know like initially when she came in the morning I am perfectly in my guas you can see I wore the riding pants boots
And my jacket I thought that you know give a little color little this is this is Gujarati tradition this is Gujarati tradition it’s looking aming amazing like the color of the bike and you against this white landscape it’s just looking amazing India is about colors India is about Traditions festivals and
Accepting uh different kind of personalities people religions and God knows What talking about religion you know and for us petrol sound in a motorcycle having the feeling of being engaged with a motorcycle like pressing the clutch using the gear everything that is Paramount and that is what this bike is actually trying to do is trying to get that experience from the ice motorcycles
To the electric motorcycles that we are seeing over here and that is why matter has worked so hard in ensuring that we get a gear box you have have to actually use the clutch engage the gear go and you know keep changing the gear as you
Want you know this is going to be a game changer uh a lot of you know people a lot of um companies they just don’t bother you know uh making a you know gear box and so if you want to equate the power which this bike has the AA
5000 it’s equivalent to a 160 or 180 so I I remember you know I’m kind of back to full circle in my head that this motorcycle is the equivalent of my first motorcycle that I had and this can be a lot of people’s first motorcycle this
Can be lot of PE lot of people’s uh daily Runner iban Runner this can also be kept in in in your uh drawing room as a display piece I mean it’s so beautiful it’s very easy to put together a electric motorcycle you know you’ve got the drivet Trin you’ve got batteries
You’ve got the software you know everything is available uh from companies like white labeling but what matter has done as a deep respect for them that these bikes these beautiful amazing looking motorcycles they’re actually made in India and not far from here like few hundred kilometers from
Here and this is what India is all About
This is the made in India #matterAera electric geared motorcycle ! And I rode it in one of the most beautiful places in India! The Rann of Kutch in Gujarat!
