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Honda specifically highlights the importance of Indian market and its regulations favoring electrics in their 2024 annual report. They all know that's where the future is. Selling dirtbikes in the US or Europe is just a distraction, cracking India is the big deal. Hi Mr Eicher, how are you...

Of course dirt bikes are a niche market. Still, Honda has big plans for electrics and they've been showcasing this bike for close to 10 years. Also true is that North America is insignificant for Honda motorcycle sales, they barely feature in their plans. Together, North America, Europe and...

Absolutely, if Honda were to release an electric dirt bike on a similar level than the Varg, they would likely outsell it thanks to brand image, dealer network, millions of faithful customers and so on. Which makes it all the more puzzling that they're not doing it despite working on the bike...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRSlGCDN0Z/?igsh=dGhkNDA1dWJ5aGhw Preorders should open real soon, deliveries may start a couple of months later, could be right on time for Christmas (in Europe). I wouldn't count on anything fancy besides wheels, suspensions, brakes compared to the EX. Maybe some...

Yes, writing could be more problem for the user. Potentially for the programmer as well?

Could that be because Honda has been around for a little more than a couple of years? 😁 If you think Honda could come and crush Stark whenever they'd like, take a look at their EV sales and how much they're still lagging behind new manufacturers 10 years later. Or take a look at their 50 hp...

Honda has a very clear electric program both for cars and motorbikes, they've also just revealed their first electric street bike that got from prototype to production bike in a more reasonable 2 years time. https://electricdirtriders.com/threads/honda-wn7-wind-naked-fun.4449 I don't think...

The best bike is the one you can buy. Yes they did see the Varg success, they have also "raced" against it in FIM Explorer. It's beyond embarrassing that Honda can't release a production bike up to the task after showcasing this prototype for 8 years. Come on, Stark did not even exist by then.

It looks like Stark will have a serious Enduro team for 2026 with Cooper Abbott alongside Eddie Karlsson. They'll probably race FIM Superenduro, AMA Hard enduro, and maybe even Endurocross if AMA reverts to allowing electrics in this series...

AXP provides extended protection for (hard) enduro riders. Stark won't take responsibility for any damage relates to aftermarket parts but I guess if you have unrelated issues your warranty should still work?

Désolé je ne parle pas anglais

Norway weights in 😁 Great to have so many nationalities around the table. Even if that does not really help understanding the peculiarities of the English language 😉 @Philip : I guess US is the largest contingent of forum members (english language and starting as a Alta forum), could you give...

Help me out here. I understand bypassing would mean entirely replacing one step in the process (for instance if the signal never went to VCU), how would you call adding an extra step in the process (as is the case here), would that be piggybacking?

Well there's no direct connection between throttle and VCU anymore, it goes through clutch CU where it's modified (combined to clutch input with clutch algorithm) before going to VCU. So now the information fed to the VCU is not purely throttle input as intended by Stark. So ok, not bypassing...

It's bypassing Stark VCU to write its own input using its own algorithm "The power signal from the throttle and the clutch signal from the clutch lever run into the RARE control unit. There throttle and clutch are combined and, as one precise power signal, sent to the Varg." "After the clutch...