Matter Aera 5000+ first ride review – India’s first geared electric motorcycle I @odmag
[Applause] modern day scooters and motorcycles very different types of two- wheeler Mobility Solutions right because on one hand you have wethy automatic scooters that are spacious convenient and on the other hand you have motorcycles which are well more engaging to ride because of their Dynamics and of course not as spacious
And as convenient but now when you add Electric Mobility to the mixture well things are very different on that hand or rather they’re quite similar because electric scooters they have their own charm to it but when it comes to electric motorcycles well although they resemble the silhouette of a motorcycle
In essence they are still very scootery in terms of functionality because it’s all Throttle and go now this motorcycle that we have out here today plans to change the game alog together with that reference because this is the matter error this is the five ,000 plus it is an electric
Motorcycle but it has a four-speed gearbox that’s right it’s the first of its kind in India and we’re here to tell you what riding it is all about the AA definitely looks the part of a modern day electric motorcycle now head to toe it’s got the proportions of
A proper 150 to 200 IC bike with very little visual improvisations it’s got smart looking alloy wheels with disc brakes at both ends a simple and decent suspension setup neat lighting at the front and rear and a pretty tidy and comfy step seat best part is the brake and clutch levers
Are exactly where you’d find them on any conventional IC bike just like the radiator unlike on other ebags out there which have both brake levers on The Handlebar there’s also this rotor that spins in tandem with the motor when you’re on the go located near the rear
Bre Cav which looks quite cool as well in terms of features the AA 5000 gets a 7-in touch compatible display with optional Bluetooth connectivity and it’s one of the best screen that we’ve come across by far when it comes to resolution and responsiveness you have features like three Drive modes park
Assist feature a proper map for navigation and a whole bunch of vehicle data and settings for you to sift through it’s cool that you can easily navigate the touchcreen even with your riding gloves on you also get keyless operation OTA updates Progressive blinkers and welcome lights and you also
Get an 9 access IMU which gives you lean sensitive data along with other vehicle Telemetry and as of now on this motorcycle while it’s just scratching the surface over the standard era 5000 model the era 5000 plus version comes with Bluetooth connectivity as standard along with the lifestyle and care
Package which gives you access to a host of call management and other connected applications the fully connected package comes with a subscription plan that is yet to be finalized upon overall the bike feels quite well put together which is great to see considering that the Amad startups taken
Just about 5 years to come up with the bikes for scratch there’s also a lot of thought that’s gone into making this one and for most part the build quality is visually striking and quite commendable to the touch the era very striky in terms of design but there are a couple of issues
That do need addressable for instance the wells not all that neat on this motorcycle could have been done a little better in my opinion uh the wiring also could have been tucked away a little better as you can see a little messy in this particular midsection uh just above
The motor and of course there are some flimsy plastic bits on here as well currently because uh for instance this charging port cover or the lid uh not all that durable in my opinion it could be a lot better and hopefully matter addresses these issues now the matter era gets a fixed 5
Kow liquid cool battery pack that’s paired with an electric motor that generates 10 KW of max power now Drive is sent to the rear wheel VI a chain and we had a rather elaborate and immersive Tech session to understand the logic behind how and why things function the way they do with this
Motorcycle now yes the era is obviously a very unique offering as far as electric motorcycles go out here in India because firstly it has a liquid cool system for the battery pack and the entire electrical management system but more importantly it has a four-speed gearbox now what is the four-speed
Gearbox even doing on an electric motorcycle like this one well in essence it does what it usually does on any conventional motorcycle in the first place because it’s all about torque distribution at the end of the day so the lower you are in the gearbox but the
More torque is distributed or sent to the rear wheel and the higher up you go in the cogs well the more distributed it gets and the less stressed your engine is or in this case the electric motor you have three ride modes Eco City and Sport which alter the way the bike
Responsed throttle in in sport the bike feels active and very Lively start off in first gear and the tacometer readout shows that the motor spins to about 7,000 revs after which you’ll be prompted to shift up a cog through the four- speeder now I manage to hit a top
Speed of an indicated 102 km power in fourth with the motor sounding at piece and not stressed at all without any high pitch Vine emanating from it you know the kind that you will usually find on another electric vehicle at this particular Pace best part is that you
Can start off from a halt in any gear depending on the urgency and you only have to employ the clutch to change gears and not when you come to a halt acceleration feels quickest off the line in first gear in sport drive mode and the most relaxed in fourth gear in
Eco the motor and tandem with the gearbox feels very engaging to employ on the go and I’ll go as far as to say that although it did feel slow well this is the first electric two wheeler that didn’t feel absolutely boring to ride in Eco Drive mode the motor spins to around
3,000 RPM in Eco and your speed is limited to around 60 kmph but the gearbox well it keeps things Lively the motor spins to around 4 4 and 1 12,000 an RPM in C drive mode and you’ll be limited to around 80 kmph and if you’re feeling lazy about shifting gears and
All that thing well this is the right mode you’ll probably want to be in yes the gearbox doesn’t feel very crisp while shifting but that’s something that you can choose to overlook something that I couldn’t Overlook on this ride however was the level of resistance that the energy regeneration system provides
As soon as you shut throttle in all three ride modes there was very little let’s call it engine braking and the bike continues to co quite freely up until you hit the brakes and with the forward biased weight on the motorcycle well you’ll have to hit
The brakes quite hard it’s a good thing that there’s single Channel ABS on there then but the system does need a bit of fine tuning as although it functioned well on flat well paved surfaces well I found it to lock up quite easily over some sand and gravel so there’s still
Some work to be done on that the ride hand handling dynamics of this bike feel very neutral with a comfortable fairly upright Rider triangle even tall Riders will easily manage to ride this bike on a daily basis in the city using up a complete charge very comfortably the eror feels
Well balanced at low speed and things weigh up nicely once you pick up the pace as well but unfortunately there weren’t a lot of fast bins that we came across on this test to really check out the coning dynamics of this motorcycle safely now the bikes we rode out here
Today were running different pattern and compound mrf tires on the front and rear which is a bit strange and the company told us that they are looking to keep things uniform post a heavy discussion with them seating wise the era is spacious for two up and there’s even a
Convenient 3 L Storage Bay in the tank area to Lug the charger cable around overall acceleration feels very respectable with the Amad based manufacturer claiming a 0 to 100 km hour Sprint time of under 6 seconds which feels about R the state of charge read
Out felt quite right as well until I was returning back on the home stretch that same right day I had ignored a couple of low battery warnings till I reached around 10% state of charge with a range readout of about 8 km and that’s when the numbers randomly just jump down to
Zero meaning that she had died leaving me around 2 km shy of the finish line now matter say that this was ideally not meant to happen so clearly there’s some more work to be done on this front before the first lot of bikes roll off the line later on this second quarter this
Year so like with any model a motorcycle there are definitely a good number of hits and misses with the error as well but the best part about this motorcycle is that it opens the doorway to a new fun and engaging way of seeing and experiencing the electric motorcycle and
That in my opinion is quite an exciting road to go down now has the era managed to bridge the gap between well in terms of functionality between the conventional IC motorcycle and the modern day electric motorcycle well in some way it has but overall not really but what it
Has done is definitely take a big step towards achieving that goal overall because well that four-speed gearbox really does a lot as far as functionality goes engagement goes and it has also opened the whole new Doorway to a trend of thought as far as electric motorcycles go in the country because
For the price of ballpark figure and ether 450s or X you do get a geared motorcycle that is or comprises a good amount of tech and features as well A
The Matter Aera 5000+ isn’t like any electric motorcycle currently sold in India. It’s got a liquid-cooled motor and battery pack, a four-speed manual gearbox and comes loaded with tech. Here’s what a quick ride on the new electric feels like.
00:11 – Introducing Matter Aera 5000+
01:08 – Design
01:51 – Features
03:09 – A few misses
03:46 – Battery pack
04:08 – Gearbox
04:45 – Ride modes & performance
06:53 – Ride & handling dynamics
07:55 – State of charge & range
08:28 – Conclusion
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