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Sorry I don't remember seeing any Stark rider (pro or amateur, MX or Enduro) using a lanyard. I don't remember Guy Martin using it but he might have? In fact FIM technical rules for electrics require either lanyard or automatic cutout based on lean angle (max 3 s) and Stark official riders use...

Indeed I thought Germany may be 20-25% of euro sales, 50% is a lot but that will probably decrease for annual sales (if it is indeed related to difficulties in early launch phase, maybe some administrative issue was solved earlier in Germany than other countries?). Some numbers I could find...

You know what's cool with road-homologated bikes? It's easier to get a hold of sales numbers! There have been 667 Varg EX plated in Germany from January to July, that is in about 3 months really since deliveries started in March. The Varg EX was the 6th most sold "125cc" bike in Germany (yes...

They've just dropped the price by $3k, they're now at $11k. I guess they don't sell, would be interesting to see sales numbers, probably somewhere between hundreds a month (Stark) and hundreds a year (Livewire).

Thanks very much for sharing that. Max discharge current value of 45 A is the spec for Molicel P45B used in the MX pack. There is no official word on cells used in EX/MX1.2 packs but for instance Molicel P50B max discharge current is 60 A so theoretically that could be max power about 100 hp...

1 min battery swap 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOJxnmSkfIB/?igsh=cjJxM3JnNzgxdG5u

It's more like they're expanding the range of models. They are truly into off-road, many of them ride, but Anton Wass made this plan to go towards street bikes really clear in interviews since before Varg entered production. Maybe people thought that was just a pipe dream, more startup BS since...

When Stark talks about beating the competition in power, range and weight, and keeping a moderate 10% price premium, they talk specifically about gas motorcycles, not Zero or any other electrics. I just brought the DSR/X as a useful point of reference about what electric adventure motorcycles...

For now it's sci-fi because there's no market for it but it would be cool to have charging stations powered by solar cells along popular trails. The closest we have to an electric adventure bike may be Zero DSR/X: 17 kWh, 288 km / 179 city miles, air cooled 100 hp PMAC motor, 6.6 kWh onboard...

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He did mention a target of 300 km (186 miles) range in the vid. Zero is really close to that with 17 kWh (in city range). @Erwin P comparing to Ténéré or Tiger 900 doesn't really change the weight that much but I would expect "superlight" to be under 200 kg, of course add 4-5 k to the price...

SX tour round 2 Brienon SX1 Zaragoza qualified 2nd, won his heat. Irsuti had the 13th time and was 6th in his heat. The main was a masterclass by Desprey who started in 3rd then hunted down Zaragoza to finally pull back Soubeyras and take the win. Desprey and Soub finish separated by 2 s while...

Good points about specs and all this. Maybe there's more room price-wise but he did mention 800cc midsize adventure bike which in my mind excludes the Desert X and 890. Anyway it's all guess work, doesn't mean much. If you were to take Triumph Tiger, pick the 800 or 900 changes a lot (800 is 12...

Thinking about the Älg adventure bike, Stark wants more power, less weight and no more than 10% price premium than the competition in the 800cc range. Now for the sake of the discussion, let's assume they pitch the Älg against a reference like the Yamaha Ténéré 700, we're looking at 73 hp, 208...

Good job 👍 7 projects it is.

Ultra fast charge is already a reality for cars, some can charge at 330 kW, that is 0-80% under 15 min for huge battery. Now if you think motorcycle battery (15 kWh instead of 90 kWh), with these cells that would only take a couple of minutes to go from 0 to 80%. Such cells aren't used for...

More info in this Anton Wass interview https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-news/stark-future-ceo-anton-wass-electric-vs-ice-interview/ Road bikes should be launched in a couple of years Target performance is 300 km range and "10 min charge" (not that unrealistic as detailed on previous page...

I see 8 bikes but 9 lines and definitely 7 lines not already in production, presumably SM, Älg, Lo, Gimli, Freeride, ATV... +1?

BTW there are 9 bikes/projects on the screen that is shown repeatedly (State Of Progress maybe?). I would guess top line is Varg MX, second line is EX, third line is SM, that means another 6 projects in the works: Älg, Lo, Gimli, Freeride, ATV plus another one...

They may offer the SM with various tires just like they do with the EX. Choosing Pirelli might also be marketing choice, the brand carries an aura that Continental does not. They've been equipping World Superbikes for 20 years, switching to MotoGP for 2027 and most amateur paddocks are full of...