AMA and Electric Motorcycles in AMA races

[Johnny Depp]

Great GNCC race vid by Shane again.

His race time was 1h41min, he edited out about 20 min of it. He did go for a goggle swap and plugged the bike for a couple min, he had to pace himself to finish, battery was very low though he was still overtaking and accelerating good so no limp mode.

At his speed he can race a little bit more than 1.5h GNCC on the Varg EX, not 2h.

I have watched most of his vids, and now that he has his display on the video, you can see he is not optimizing his distance and range. IMO he could gear it taller so it doesn't scream, use a paddle tire, and turn of Regen. It's a race, so I don't think settings under 60 HP have any benefit. He obviously has more experience than me with this, but I think he's doing it wrong. He's a great rider who also needs a horn, but the few crashes with other riders he was being impatient and would have happened with a gas bike.

 

[Beagle]

I have watched most of his vids, and now that he has his display on the video, you can see he is not optimizing his distance and range. IMO he could gear it taller so it doesn't scream, use a paddle tire, and turn of Regen. It's a race, so I don't think settings under 60 HP have any benefit. He obviously has more experience than me with this, but I think he's doing it wrong. He's a great rider who also needs a horn, but the few crashes with other riders he was being impatient and would have happened with a gas bike.

He actually says so, he's not riding to optimize range, he just rides as he likes.

In the Mason Dixon vid we can see another Varg rider and Shane does say that he can see that this guy is a very good rider that is riding to optimize range. This guy ended up 1st in Open E, 2 min ahead of Shane. Unfortunately I can't say for sure if he did or did not have charging breaks.

Shane cannot compete for 2h at his speed without charging a bit, and my guess is that the difference in total time, with or without charging, wouldn't probably be that big.

 

[Beagle]

Le Trèfle Lozérien is one of the most famous France enduro races.

Stark Future on Instagram: "600 riders. 3 days. 1 legendary race🔥 Team @oxmoto tackled the iconic Trèfle Lozérien AMV with grit and precision. 600+ km of brutal French terrain, and a top-20 finish for @till_declercq46 on the Stark VARG EX. Proof th

2,863 likes, 17 comments - stark__future on June 15, 2025: "600 riders. 3 days. 1 legendary race🔥 Team @oxmoto tackled the iconic Trèfle Lozérien AMV with grit and precision. 600+ km of brutal French terrain, and a top-20 finish for @till_declercq46 on the Stark VARG EX. Proof that the future...

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So technically it's doable but it would be a far more popular option for regular folks if it had easily swappable batteries and the ability to charge a battery as a standalone. Maybe next gen?