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    Problem: swollen sealing ring in the control switch connector

    I think that's exactly what's happening when the connector is closed up. There's no way to stop the sealing ring from being pushed forward and squishing into contact with the pins. Solution 1 is just to run without the sealing ring. That's what I'm doing now and the bike is behaving as...
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    New App update and subscription option

    Pro options are now on the MX 1.0 for beta testers using the v3.0 of the firmware.
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    New VARG Software Update.

    Update done - it sat there for a while then went through the usual update process. Firmware 3.0.3 App 1.8.0 UI refreshed, none of my settings changed except the timers reset to default. The History section is much faster now - my rides would sometimes take minutes to display in there and now...
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    New VARG Software Update.

    New Beta app? I just got the email saying "You're one of our most active VARG MX riders, and we want you to be the first to experience what's coming next. Be the first to ride with Varg App 3.0." So I've joined the beta programme... ...but after updates my MX 1.0 is still running 1.2.0...
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    Problem: swollen sealing ring in the control switch connector

    Further checking confirms to me that the sealing ring is definitely the cause of the issue. Joining the plug and socket without the sealing ring causes the control switch to work as expected. Joining the plug and socket with the ring in place causes phantom signals. It is also much harder to...
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    Problem: swollen sealing ring in the control switch connector

    The control switch on my MX 1.0 has been misbehaving - the status LED is always dimly light and the bike occasionally behaves as if the buttons are held down. Sounds like dirt in the switch, yes? But taking that apart and cleaning it thoroughly didn't help. So next steps is the connector...
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    Phone Screen Repair

    Also according to Gemini: AI is only as useful as the question that you ask it.
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    Stark Battery Tech Thread

    I do not believe. It would be so simple for Donut to demonstrate their key claims. Instead they're trickling out evidence about their minor claims to keep us talking about them. Prove the energy density or GTFO.
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    Formula master cylinder rebuilt kit? Or Brembo rear master cylinder model number?

    In the end I just upgraded to the Brembo. That's a much better brake and I have had no problems since.
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    Stark Battery Tech Thread

    Who wants to pick up a 200 kg bike? I would rather they target the KTM 690: 13 k€ 80 hp 160 kg That would be a go-anywhere bike that I would not worry about dropping. It could use the existing drivetrain, adding 20 kg of batteries and 10 kg of charger and adventure gubbins. That would give us...
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    Stark Stark Varg spoiler

    Sixthing this request for tougher spoilers - the carbon is super-light but super-fragile. I'm on my third replacements. Something less pretty but more durable would be an easy buy for me.
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    Service your linkage and swingarm bearings asap

    Ok, finally got my bearings sorted. The paired bearings in the rocker aim came out with a blind bearing puller with a slide hammer. They should push through as the bores are parallel, ie they don't have a shoulder in them. Still, I couldn't get the pair of them to move with my bearing press so...
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    Stark Battery Tech Thread

    Cars have fully shifted to water-cooled batteries so they can have fast charging without overheating. I think that's going to be valuable for bikes, despite the smaller size of batteries. Liquiud battery cooling won't work for the Varg platform but I'm assuming the next bikes will be different...
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    Service your linkage and swingarm bearings asap

    No. There is a step in the bore and they are pushed up against this step. Hence there's no access to the back side of them. (Well, the lip of the bearing sticks up above the bore by maybe half a mil but hammering on that just broke the lip.) This is a dumb design. Stark could have gone with a...
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    Service your linkage and swingarm bearings asap

    I ordered a blind bearing puller kit. After taking the rocker arm bearings out, I can confirm that the rocker arm bores are smooth and there is no internal step. This matches the pics on Stark's parts page. Theoretically the bearings could be pressed straight through... although my bearing...
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    Exploding powertrain

    Fake as hell.
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    Service your linkage and swingarm bearings asap

    To remove the paired needle bearings in the rocket arm, can they be pressed through from one sidor do they need to be pulled out? Is there an internal ridge in the bore that they butt up against or is the bore smooth all the way through? I ask as I'm trying to press them through with a bearing...
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    New VARG Software Update.

    This is less than ideal for me - a big point of riding for me is to get away from places with reception. This is the 4G for my main riding area: Yeah, one big hole.
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    Anyone making stronger motor covers yet? Cracked my stock one

    I think it's custom. This thread has a good summary of case covers and replacement cases. Nothing we've seen on the market matches that shape. Happy to be proven wrong.
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    Gummy tires? Tire recommendations?

    For the slippery clay forest round here everyone runs Mitas XT 754 Double Green with Tublis at 3 psi. I'm using that on my Stark and getting 40-50 hours out of each one. I don't think there's a huge difference between the Stark and other bikes when it comes to tyres. We're all limited by the...
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