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Let's look at the long term - I brought a power station in 2019. What I can buy now for the same money is half the price and half the weight.

In one of Anton's interviews he talked about just having an e-brake for the rear, ie no mechanical brake just braking using the motor regen. There's advantages and disadvantages to that. On the plus side: - Less unsprung weight so the rear suspension can work better - I've a Zerode MTB that...

It's crazy just how much battery prices are going down this year. They've been trending down over the long term but this year is nuts. So by the time we come to replacing batteries, they'll be even cheaper.

Might want to change the rear tyre - mine is stock and has an "M" speed rating. That's only rated for 130 kmh.

He's getting the same top speed with 50 hp or 80 hp. That implies the motor is hitting its limit on motor rpm, rather than the bike being limited by power. The stock gears are too low for speed runs. That's what we'd expect for a dirt bike. I don't know of anyone who has set up a Varg with tall...

I agree with this being silly. If other riders can't hear a quiet bike, that's coz their bike is too loud. The solution isn't to make quiet bikes louder, it's to make loud bikes quieter. I've just been for a ride today on our south coast - beaches and shingle with mixed access - lots of...

The forum member asking Stark support was me. They said GL-4 or GL-5. Both kinds will work fine.

I asked Stark Support what levers fit. Their reply:

Just ziptie a bluetooth speaker to the bike, then play whatever tunes suit you. Given my riding style, I'd be best with the Benny Hill tune.

I have wrap-around hand-guards. I still break levers.

Which of the unbreakable brake levers fit? My replacement Stock brake lever lasted two rides - I'm riding hard enduro and dropping the bike regularly (ok, maybe just medium enduro and I'm not very good). Various web sources say the levers are the same as KTM brake & clutch levers. Ok, the same...

One of the delights of New Zealand is that the riding is amazing. One of the downsides of New Zealand is that postage costs are ridiculous. Stark wanted $1 for each of the copper washers that you replace with each gear oil change. That's reasonable. But the postage was $53. That's not. Hence...

The API oil specifications are tight enough that there's no meaningful difference in performance between the brands, no matter how much the oil companies spend on advertising to convince us that that oil is special. I used whichever 75W-90 GL-5 oil came in the smallest size, coz a litre should...

While we're talking about Stark gearbox oil, does it need GL-4 or GL-5 oil? GL-5 is better for high wear situations like hypoid gears but is more corrosive to yellow metals. GL-4 suits spur gears but is less common these days - my local shop had none. I checked with Stark support. Their answer...

People don't realise how brutal pressure washers are - 60 psi is the same as 45 metres underwater. That's going to challenge any waterproofing. If you can trust yourself to only spray the bike away from the seals then go for it but a garden hose and brush works for me with much lower risk.

Yeah, batteries keep getting better and bikes will get lighter for a given range and power. So what's that going to look like? I mostly ride trails, the more technical the better. I don't want the equivalent of a 450 race bike, I want a 250 enduro bike and as light as possible. And then...

Stark have lost income by making a more reliable bike. We're not going to be buying all the high-markup wear items that a petrol engine needs. So I am ok with a sub, coz it'll still be a cheaper bike per hour or kilometre.

Yeah, the politics of dirt bikes and land access seems to quickly devolve into people yelling at each other. I'm hoping we can avoid that here. I'm in NZ and we don't have the history of motorised access to public land that the US has. Our access is already pretty limited. I'm expecting that...

I feel this too and I could go on a rant about consumer price inflation and how it's higher than the official stats say but this is a dirt bike forum not an econometrics one. But... I bet you pay more than $14 a month on petrol. So you're saving on that. Stark aren't going to be making money...

Battery degradation depends very much on how hard the cells are pushed and specifically on the minimum Voltage under load and the maximum under charge. My Sur-Ron with a stock battery has seen 250 cycles and 5,000 km over four years. It's lost at least 20% capacity. I've not been that hard on...