FIRST ROLLING CONCEPT

2016

Dennis Savic unveils his first concept for an electric road bike, with a tubular cradle frame housing a battery pack and motor. This concept secures initial capital for an ambitious project.

FIRST C-SERIES PROTOTYPE

2018

The newly-named Savic Motorcycles debuts its first running prototype, named the C-Series (for Café Racer), at the Moto Expo in Melbourne. The prototype, constructed with an in-house frame, uses ‘donor parts’ from a Honda CB250F Hornet.

SECOND C-SERIES PROTOTYPE

2019

The second C-Series prototype undergoes significant structural enhancements, linking the backbone to the motor as the main chassis stress member. This model introduces an in-house designed battery enclosure and custom motor, but due to design changes, it is decommissioned to focus on the SM1 Platform development.

FIRST SM1 PLATFORM

2020

Despite challenges posed by COVID, Savic Motorcycles continues to grow, with Dennis and two engineers becoming the company's first full-time employees. The SM1 Platform evolves rapidly, with the first prototype assembled predominantly from in-house designed components, including brake discs and rims. This prototype was the first in which the battery enclosure became the main chassis stress member - and the foundation of a modular design platform that will enable our powertrain technology to be scaled to other models.

ONGOING DEVELOPMENT

2022

Savic Motorcycles gains visibility, winning three prominent design awards and featuring in Aus By Design and the Shannons Insurance Driven series. The C-Series achieves a representable standard, allowing the company to gain ADR compliance and road register our first motorcycles. The collaboration with Bosch Australia completes our custom ABS system.

GEARING UP FOR PRODUCTION

2023 - 2024

Despite the challenging economic climate, Savic Motorcycles successfully raises capital to invest in cast tooling and our first assembly line in West Melbourne. With the support of former European champion Jed Metcher, we complete our in-house suspension and secure rave reviews from the first journalists to ride the C-Series. After a triumphant 170 kph speed run at the Phillip Island GP track, and bone-jarring durability testing over 100,000 km equivalent at Lang Lang, we complete the last regulatory hurdles ready for our first customer delivery in December 2024.

COMMERCIAL LIFT-OFF

2025: PRESENT

With all compliance requirements completed, our workshop begins producing commercial motorcycles. With first vehicles on the road in Melbourne and Perth, Moto Logistix takes our next bikes as far as Brisbane. Meanwhile, test rides are expanded from pre-order customers to the general public – with over 50 riders taking the C-Series for a spin in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in March. Planned to begin operation in August, our very own sophisticated powertrain assembly factory south of Shanghai will accelerate our Australian production, and streamline rollouts to international markets.