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It is nice to know the E auto industry has found work for former Chevy Vega engineers. It must be a special thing to design something that won't work within the normal operating ranges encountered by users and then fully inform buyers of it almost 10 years later. This likely helps sustain the...

That is weird. I wash my bike Varg MX1 with a powerwasher (my only choice) and have never had a problem with water invasion. There were some reports of Starks being locked out by the factory for issues with titles/ownership. The do get locked if theft is reported. The bikes will power on like...

Wow. I have never heard of that. My brother lives in Rimrock. I will have him check on the zip ties and plastics of some of our stuff.

Do they get sun exposure in AZ? Even shit plastic typically doesn't degrade quickly thermally below 150 F. I have plastic zip ties in my garage cheap shit bought from Home Depot and they have lasted for years. And the garage is unheated and uncooled (but no or little sun). Temps range from 0 F...

Why would where the zip ties are made matter? Alll plastics no matter where they are made typically fail due to exposure to UV.

Well at least it comes with the updated oil drain plug with the 13mm head instead of the "lets see if we can spin out the soft aluminium" torx only option.

Plus, the cost of the re-branded Chinese parts probably isn't nearly as high as we assume.:ricky:

You guys don't seem all that shy with all those ladies...NOT. :ROFLMAO:

Yes that is probably true. The red tubes especially did not like enduro things such tree hops or rock gardens where severe uneven point pressures are applied. Also, the plastic material seems to become "slippery" with water invasion as opposed to rubber which seems to remain tacky even when wet...

I missed riding today because of the red tubes. I should have swapped them out but since I have an updated Varg I thought I would give them another try. Bit me again. I only get to ride every other weekend...:(

Agreed. For me I can run heavier tubes to pretty low pressures, not like a mousse but much lower than the red tubes. They didn't like under 10psi and some of the muddy wet terrain was just not something they were well suited for.

That was the right move. My first Varg (MX built late 23) the red tubes lasted one hard enduro ride. My new Varg (MX built mid-late 2024) red tubes lasted two hard enduro rides. Almost made it to three but no such luck. I used IRC heavy duty tubes as the replacement last time with 0 problems.

Ok so looks like the old red tubes made it just one ride and the new ones held up for two rides. I wish the failure could have happened before I loaded my bike on my carrier for ride number 3. The front tire just wouldn't hold pressure any longer. I think Stark should just drop the experiment...

Wow friend. If you lived closer to me I'd either be buying a bunch of your stuff or trying to talk you into continuing to ride. In our age group you have to get used to riding alone I guess... Good luck. BTW cool on the Super Rat I had a Combat Wombat back in the day...

I wonder if it is suspension, geometry, and weight distribution that is effecting the HP required to loft the front wheel? That seems like an awful lot of horsepower difference to achieve the same behavior.

On my new bike the tubes definitely seem better than the ones on my first Varg. My first Varg was manufactured in late 2023 my new one in mid 2024. The older version was having tube problems after the first ride, especially on log and rock hops where the front wheel tap was a little hard. Oddly...

Agreed!! on the technical. Stark is awesome in slow gnarl. Hands down the best slow gnarl bike I have ever owned. Even though it is heavier than than the my 300 2T it is way more control-able and the low end is great. And I drop it less. I thought the fly-by-wire no clutch would be problematic...

I am I am not sure about 2X vs 4X my guess is possibly 2X would be sufficient for mass. The problem right now is battery tech still needs some serious catch up. Wet batteries are 19th Century tech. A real solid state solution with weight savings and improved range/fast-charging alone might be...

The jackasses knew it was electric but didn't know how it worked so they stole all my DeWalt and Mikata tool chargers and some batteries but not the tools. They also left the Stark phone which was sitting right next to the DeWalt charger. The bike is bricked by Stark and they can't get a phone...

Your insurance company will just pay out the $10k or so. It is small to them. My bike was stolen from my garage and the thieves just carried it to a waiting truck. It would be rare IMHO for most thieves to ride away on an unfamiliar platform. The number of people who even know how to turn a...