Recent content by Chaconne

Give the Russian experience with motorcycles and OTVs in Ukraine, I think drone investment is safer and more efficient in more ways than one.

I think the quote on solid state applies to American and European companies. The Chinese will lead the charge SS and their R&D and huge market will drive it. Just environmental elements alone militate against wet tech not to mention all the other disadvantages in my view at least. OEMs...

There are probably some differences economic outlook between the US and Europe as well. Generally, we tend toward a laissez-faire system. And most Americans have a general distrust of government interference in economics. Although, given the current administration's ability to mask government...

I don't believe that tariffs work that way and have not shown to do so at least in American practice. The Soviets tried the "keep your own people at work" and it turned into a miserable falling behind bureaucracy as well. Tariffs and protectionism enable politicians and bureaucrats to make...

I am totally against protectionism and there is no good reason at all. Especially for "protection" from products that we don't even fucking make like dirtbikes. Tariffs and the like are an idiot's game for tax collection here at least. The only thing it protects --in the US at least-- is jobs...

Because a company is profitable with growing revenue does not necessarily mean new production capacity or new models for a startup. Often it is to stabilize current production and improve delivery, leverage better supply chains, and clarify service deliverables --at least in my experience. The...

No war needed bro, not everyone's experience and use cases are the same. It is a good first effort. Even the big guys with years of experience struggle with first effort. Triumph and Ducati are having issues with their new MX bikes and, conversely, the last Zuke 450 I rode (2024) was heavy and...

Bearings are often the unrecognized source of failures. They often give little indication of pending catastrophe and can fail at the most critical times.

Hmmm didn't those have blue loctite on them? Mine do, but I guess blue wears off quickly if you use the fasteners a lot.

Wow that is mighty lucky.

Agreed. I see this a lot in tech... Companies would rather take the risk of selling more of a product than building an upgradable platform. With competition around the corner like Flux or the Chinese companies with upgradable platforms, trying to win on innovation alone gets harder and harder.

I hear your opinion on the bike as it is. It does not suit your needs. But I think Stark did a pretty good job for its first effort. Think about the Yamaha yzf series, it took them 13 years to get decent 4Ts and it took from 2001-2019 to really get them good. I owned many yz250fs and 450fs...

What would be great would be if in situ upgrades were possible. So the platform would remain intact (connectors & etc) and the user would get the improvements with upgraded cell capacity.

This is so true. Plus, there are good dealerships with guys who actually ride and sell Starks and treat their customers good and are ambassadors for the brand, and then there are others just looking to be stealerships. Here in the Northeast USA I do business with MotorbikesPlus in New...

How about they pony up for a dropbox where customers can drop off necessary information like videos. If they are going to try to do customer service they need basic business tools. Its like 1985 all over again. o_O