Recent content by Chaconne

You must ride a lot harder than me. I don't ride MX anymore --hard enduro, trials, slow gnarl, and etc. Limited WOT. I am sure the 450 is probably better for what you do that bike was years in the making. I still think for non MX the Stark is pretty competitive. I like my Stark better than my...

My experience is similar. I ride mine mostly in hard enduro and trail riding. I have long left the track. I was so pleased with my bike that after my first MX got stolen I replaced it with the exact same thing through my dealer and insurance settlement. I could have spent more and gotten an EX...

If you get a mindfuck like that, I see a broken chain in my Murphy's law crystal ball...:ricky:

Ease of pushing. I don't think it is bad for the motor. That might be one reason why it took them 6 hours. I am very careful now, back a few years ago if I got stranded I could hide my bike go home and get my UTV and return to pick up my bike. Don't have the luxury any longer though so I need...

@True520 did he break the chain? Or did he push 6 hours turning the motor/drivetrain? If you don't have a masterlink, I strongly suggest carrying a small chainbreaker if you are going to have to push a lot for rescue/pickup just in case. There is no neutral, so it is like pushing an ICE bike in...

Agreed. And what has happened to KTM is not an accident either. The deformed market for motorcycles in the US as a result of the pandemic was never sustainable. The overall market was really only able to sustain about 180k/yr bikes produced by KTM. In 2008 Harley Davidson produced 360,000 bikes...

I didn't mean bigger players with regard to motorcycle manufacturers. I meant bigger players in terms of battery manufacturers, that is where opportunity is for start ups right now --and they will be crushed when SS is delivered to autos by one or two of the big guys. And Stark could benefit...

Yes that is true. I am assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that most Stark buyers are early adopters and enjoy innovations and are willing to accept the risk that comes with it.

Fair enough. I don't ride my Stark like you do for me it is mostly slow gnarl & hard enduro. The Stark is better overall than my KTM 300 2T for the terrain I ride and the KTM is considered a good weapon for that. Agree on aftermarket battery. It is too bad Stark couldn't have designed an easy...

Ya agreed. But Stark would require a much lower volume, and have a faster to market commercial test bed, and also and lower regulation threshold. On top of that proven early adopters. So it wouldn't be so much about the market as a big volume win for the battery house but exposure and test in a...

A Yam WR450f is about 270lbs with gas the YZ450f is about 240 (and about the same as the 2025 KTM 450 SX-F). I am guessing you have reduced the weight of your 450 with after markets. The Austrian bikes seem to be gaining weight over the past 3 years. The Stark would have a ways to go to match...

Hey that is cool idea. I think I will try that.

Hi All, Happy to report I got my new bike and rode this past weekend for the first time since my loss. Glad I had insurance, make sure you get insurance. Progressive has some low priced plans that are well worth it. I was fortunate, my homeowners covered it since it was a break in to my...

There this cool thing called google, try it... Here is an easy reader for ya. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/china-tariff-stacking-true-cost-import-taxes-above-30percent.html

We pretty much pay a base Soon we will have at least a base 30% pseudo VAT masquerading as tariffs.