That CFMoto is 175kg dry. Wich pretty much means 200kg wet. A Tenere is 208kg wet, not a significant weight difference on a ADV.
Somehow the media picked up on it being ultralight but it isn't. 200kg bikes are the best selling bikes in NZ then 😜
I think weight isn't even so much the thing, but...
I think Stark will fall in lone most with KTM. They did with the MX and EX as well. Also it's the same crowd they are after. Performance driven futuristic powerhouses.
And timing couldn't be better. KTM has the 790/890 camshaft issue. Production is rumored to move to India while the 790...
I think the 790 ADV is the wrong competition since it's the budget line with budget suspension etc. Look into the 890 ADV R.
IF they use the same cells in every bike they can drop the prices since mass matters more than anything else.
A lott depends if they want to go big dual sport or light...
Some much delayed footage of the trip.
Just exploring a few of the MX tracks at a French Enduro park. Video on more Enduro stuff there is in the making.
I faced some of the same issues but with way cheaper wheels.
Rear of 24MX was perfect fit, but indeed getting it past the caliper was a pain. HOWEVER, i came from the rear whil you have to come from above. So much easier!
Perfect centre though.
Front was out of centre. Had a local wheel...
Spirited riding gives 10 km/kWh.
The big problem with Zero is their lack of fast charging. If you want to achieve acceptance the charging should be well within fuel and smoke break of the buddies.
Well that calculation of mine was with streetbikes now that i think of it. Might be better with Offroading espescially since the speeds (and thus wind resiatance) are lower and there is a lott more on-off throttle going on.
The Stark EX has some life in it after most of our OTR events (some it...
I've once calculated that 1kWh is roughly 0,6L (efficiency etc taken into account). Most Enduro bikes have 9,5L. So roughly 15,8kWh is the proper replacement.
I actually am one of the few that has a decent case for them. Every sunday (when good wheater) a kart track is open for SM. For that i swap wheels and rotor adapter and crank the Compression on the fork to full. Since the track is not too big i can get away with it.
The Starks drivetrain is...
But the 1.0 and 1.2 battery's are not interchangable due to the connectors. How stupid is that. Double logistics and "unsatisfied" customers who now cannot spend money on upgrades and are skeptical about buying a 1 year old model.
I just see missed opportunitys here.
Sure if they change an...