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Parts for the Flying flea?

Tough luck, you just got this poor security guy fired 🤪

For that we would need to know which cells are used in the 7.2 kWh battery. Suppliers give very detailed information, for instance see https://www.molicel.com/inr-21700-p50b/ That's 80% capacity retention after 750 cycles at 5 C fast charge.

Indeed, a fast charger would be interesting if it's onboard a street bike so you can connect to the existing charging infrastructure, can't see what the point would be for MX/EX?

Surely that would "home charging" only if you already have your own EV charger setup at home, right?

Cells like Molicel P50B have a fast charge rate of 5 C so they can be charged at 25 A and would take 12 min to fill up at this rate (obviously a bit longer in reality). That would be 5,5 kW on standard 220 V.

It's really cool that Stark gives the choice to order MX1.2 with MX or Enduro suspensions and likewise MX or Enduro tires. I had assumed this would be over once EX had been released, good job.

Is MX1.2 frame the same as EX frame?

"Another difference between the SM and most modern motorcycles with electronic rider aids is that the Varg doesn’t have any. No traction control, no ABS, no six-axis IMU, and no traditional modes like Rain, Road, or Sport. Despite being marketed as a street-legal bike, it’s homologated as a dual...

Hey @brongle , you can set up your own business 😁 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dn5gxxgz1o

Hopefully now Stark knows how to build a small and light charger with decent power, all street bikes to come will have an onboard charger and the Varg SM will remain the exception. For fast chargers though, we will see if/how they can fit that onboard in the future. I'm curious to see how big...

Selling high end euro motorcycles to a wealthy crowd can be a healthy business model, see Ducati or BMW. KTM main mistakes were hubris: expanding at all cost and diversifying way too much like buying electric bicycles brands that made them lose millions every year (cost them much more than...

Well, the original charger was an off-the-shelf part wrapped in a custom case but this one looks like it's been developed in-house (or at least custom-made). With electronics, smaller is generally more expensive but one can always hope. I must say the Varg SM is not really a surprise but I...

This 3.3 kW charger looks way smaller than the 0.66 kW onboard charger that was intended for the 2025 Husqvarna Pioneer that may never see the light of day. It should be easy to put onboard next models, may just need to provide access to some air.

Oh good catch! Clever design.