€50 million investment in Stark Future by Royal Enfield parent company

[Butch]

Brilliant

 

[Theo]

Stark is providing Royal Enfiled with motors for the C6 urban electric motorcycle, which will be produced under their new brand Flying Flea:
Royal Enfield To Enter Electric Moto Market With ‘Flying Flea’ Urban Bike
I also like that they are willing to use commitment and resources to make those bikes successful even in case they won't sell many of them in the beginning.
The production is planned to be started in 2026.
I think this is great news for both Royan Enfield and Stark: as far as I know the Indian market sees huge sales of 125cc 4T motorcycles and I wouldn't be surprised if these Flying Fleas started becoming popular.

 

[Chadx]

Here is a Royal Enfield with Stark motor and two Varg batteries mounted side by side. Credit to @fsfs who found and posted this vid in another thread.
As I mentioned in that thread, funny when the guy in the video points at the Stark gear case cover and says "I don't know what Stark is". Ha. Goes to show that even though we think Stark Varg are so well known, we are outliers.

 

[AL_V]

Here is a Royal Enfield with Stark motor and two Varg batteries mounted side by side. Credit to @fsfs who found and posted this vid in another thread.
As I mentioned in that thread, funny when the guy in the video points at the Stark gear case cover and says "I don't know what Stark is". Ha. Goes to show that even though we think Stark Varg are so well known, we are outliers.

Stark must be a motor company!
He also thinks it has a hydraulic clutch, but he didn't notice that there was no foot brake.
Even with 2 batteries, it will probably only have approximately 100 miles range.
But it probably will have an on-board charger with capability to charge at EV charge stations.

 

[Theo]

funny when the guy in the video points at the Stark gear case cover and says "I don't know what Stark is". Ha. Goes to show that even though we think Stark Varg are so well known, we are outliers.

Well, it seems to me that a lot of people know what a Stark Varg is. Surely the brand is not as popular as Honda for example and especially if you aren't a motocross rider or at least a motocross fan you may not know about it.

 

[Beagle]

Here is a Royal Enfield with Stark motor and two Varg batteries mounted side by side. Credit to @fsfs who found and posted this vid in another thread.
As I mentioned in that thread, funny when the guy in the video points at the Stark gear case cover and says "I don't know what Stark is". Ha. Goes to show that even though we think Stark Varg are so well known, we are outliers.

Super interesting vid, thanks.
No wonder the guy has no idea what Stark is, can't see them on the streets (besides a couple plated SM and enduro), can't see them much in competition, and dirt bikes are so niche...

Street models will help build brand awareness.

Really nice to see this, bike appears much more polished than prototype/laboratory bike shown some months ago. I guess they will probably end up being made in India, not Spain, so there could be some battery assembly line churning out big numbers in India now or soon for that and flying flea range? Economies of scale.

 

[jeremyconnors]

Hopefully they don't use a page from Harley Davidson playbook.....

^this

 

[jeremyconnors]

€50 million investment in Stark Future by Royal Enfield parent company

So the obvious question ; why ? Why would Stark Future need or want an investment from Eicher, LTD ?
Stark appears to be fully capitalized & has approx 204 million in pre-orders on it's books & what appears to be a functioning factory in Spain.
Most of the work would seem to be done. Unless maybe they're seriously underwater as a result of those efforts.

" .. While they are scaling up and planning their market entry soon, we will support Stark in the industrialisation process .. " - B Govindarajan, CEO of the company

A definition of ; ' support the industrialization process' would be relevant & useful.

These the current Royal Enfield products ;

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On the surface, it would appear Royal Enfield is the polar opposite to what Stark Future represents.
Royal Enfield seems to be all about Indian made re-hashed classic motorcycles at a comparatively low price.
Stark Future on the other hand ... completely new & for the most part using the very best of componentry.

Curious as to the primary reason these two organizations would choose to get in bed together. ( especially Stark Future )
Recall Alta as having a rather bad experience getting involved with outside companies.
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Agree; The two couldn't be more different! Kinda cool in theory, but potentially a conflict..

 

[Jocke_D]

Here is a Royal Enfield with Stark motor and two Varg batteries mounted side by side. Credit to @fsfs who found and posted this vid in another thread.
As I mentioned in that thread, funny when the guy in the video points at the Stark gear case cover and says "I don't know what Stark is". Ha. Goes to show that even though we think Stark Varg are so well known, we are outliers.

Here is another one from this years EICMA in Italy. Looks pretty good to me with the dirt on it
As an adventure bike there is to little energy onboard but in a sort of raodster bike for shorter pleasure rides or communting it would be excellent.
Are they using the full 80hp from the Varg or is it detuned?