Recent content by Erwin P

Or is the Zebra tune more convincing...?

It would be a rather pointless bike for €13.000. But as a specced down €8000 A1 commuter weapon...

Not a spectacular build, still fun. Slapped in some 24MX wheels, a big rotor, a caliper adapter and called it a day.

Luckily this site gets it directly (y) Notice it's placed under "Humor". I was running a picture of me and my bike through some AI to remove some background, but AI had other plans... Bit i do have to say that front fairing and look really neat!

Came across this spyshot of a Stark streetmodel. Looks to be based on the Varg platform.

I was a bit negative, let me rephrase that: Every manufacturer that thinks that can get away with less for an MX bike is wrong. Playbikes sure have a place of their own wich they fullfill wonderfully, but should be thought of as playbikes, not MX bikes.

Modern MX bikes are beefy for a reason. If a new manufacturer thinks they can get away with leaner (swingarm, frame, suspension etc) they are just wrong.

I'm facing a bit of a dilema. Today i sold my back-up 2 stroke (still have a 300 2 stroke though). But that leaves a gap in the garage and i will not stand for that! However, my dealer has a Stark Alpha EX demo bike that entered registration April 2025 (so warranty started then. He has it for...

Das ist nicht TÜV-geprüft!

In SM, 100% not worth it. In MX? Maybe even less worth it than at SM. Revalve and reshim isn't gonna cut it. At this point your talking €3000 in special parts if you want an upgrade that is actually an upgrade, that after that will still need a revalve/spring and are not to the level of the...

I think the UltraBee is a very dangerous moneypit. Not that's bad quality for its intended purposes, not at all, but it's easy enough to fall in the pit of upgrades and it has some cult status around that. However none of the more serious mods that really propel it forward are cheap. To get an...

The suspension is in no way comparable to a serious MX machine. Power is much much much lower than the 450's. If your bike doesn't need a plate, the 1.0 MX depreciation is rather high. You can get a used Gen 1 one cheaper than speccing out an Ultrabee to where its almost half as capable as a Stark.

And every power and suspension upgrade you can get your hands on (y)

Depending on the Hare Scramble, but a lightbee is not really a powerhouse. An Ultrabee might be an option on the light power end of things though.

The OP started his question for Hard Enduro use. That's why i keep bringing it up. In road racing short legs don't really matter. On the other hand, the misses does fine at 163cm/5'4 on full size bikes. She could use a bit lower though for Hard Enduro, but she does MX and fast sand Enduro on...