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I try not to ride with other people, I have private land I have permission on and the owners are very happy that I am on electric with no complaining nosy Nancys. I told an owner I ran into last week that I now use an electric chainsaw since to clear trails since the police have been called for...

Agreed. Better for your health to lose a kilo or 2 by working out and improving diet than wasting the hard earned on bolts. Plus, it will help more in moto or HE to be fitter.

Agreed. Tire balance would be the first place I would look.

I finally got tired of the overheating and added a trail tech aftermarket fan. Added a little more weight but was worth it.

That's an awesome vid but I don't consider that hard gnarl. That is WOT high speed XC ass kick desert gnarl. Ya for that a Stark is the wrong tool.

I no longer own YZ450s they were my goto from 2013-2019. Also owned multiple yz250fs from the earliest 2001. Also owned a few RMs and CRFs over that period as well. But I don't ride on tracks much any longer. Still own a WR450f and a KTM 300 2T. I have a pretty good handle on the strengths and...

Yes you do. She is a smoking hot Stark. Hopefully she won't be a finicky bitch and give you many nice sweet rides...:ROFLMAO:

When most of those 450s are used as trail bikes or almost anything off the MX track, they become far more finicky than the Stark and just as heavy. Plus, they overheat spit coolant all over the place and can be like riding an overheated crotch rocket.

Very cool!!!🙏

Those aren't really comparable bikes though. No offense but I am riding the Stark 8 days a week compared to older bikes. Add e-start of that era to your 92 Yam and it will get fatter quickly --though your right leg will probably be noticeably weaker... :) A 2026 300XCW gets you to almost 250...

Compared to other ICE brands that I ride specifically Yamaha and KTM, my Stark MX-1s have been just as good or better across all metrics of reliability and quality of construction and etc. Including the phone. Both my WR450 and my 300xc-w have their share of shall we say "design issues" and...

I have owned 2 later model MX-1s ones with the Blackview phone and have had zero issues with the phones or connectivity (outside of normal shitty bluetooth). And besides a couple of mishaps where I didn't make sure the phone was solid in the holder (it flew out in the gnarl) I have had pretty...

How much would it be? Seems like a trivial thing? I would try @Erwin P 's suggestion then. You get a lot of suggestions here some might work some not. They are typically not engineered solutions but rather experience based. And that can sometimes be far more helpful.

Great point.

Agreed on the oil. The rear wheel that is scary. Maybe binding but a somewhat loose rear wheel (below torque value) itself could cause all sorts of undefined rolling behavior including and not limited to cyclic vibration. Not sure who was last touch on your bike, but bikes should not leave...

@seedubb did you post a picture of the oil? Sorry that might be in the other post. Also was that the first oil change were you noted the metal?

Maybe, maybe not. It depends how it is caused. A failed or defective bearing or bushing or deteriorating gear may shed with little or no load. If the oil is clear without a load after test even that could give hints about its cause. Right now the OP has a few different issues which may or may...

Agreed. Also @seedubb how much metal? Generally there is almost always some particulate on the magnet with oil changes with both Vargs I have owned. Also, there are spots where water and potentially other contaminants can enter that oil enclosure. And water (milky white) and graying near the...

I hate hearing this. Its like going backward to an old 2T mx bike with a powerband hit. Jesus Christ.:mad:

Yes there was a similar post about the nightmare of removing the pull arm bearings somewhere around here... ☠️