Enduro Mods

[Beagle]

 

[Aleksandar13]

Very nice thank you for posting … I do wonder how much the stock one weighs and if this one adds any weight ?

 

[UKLee]

More protection at the back yes great but the stark guard has that very important piece of shaped thick foam that spreads any forces over the whole bottom of the battery case.
The extrem has a thin relatively small flat patch of foam, I would also be concerned about those mounting bolts on the sides snapping off or ripping the threads out of the battery case in a big hit or maybe the sides will flex out?
Got to question countersunk head bolts tightening down on to plastic and screws in the linkage guard threading in to plastic


The bike needed frame rails to mount a proper guard to like every mx/enduro ice bike and the Alta has.

 

[AL_V]

Super Easy Install

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I have the same question, did you re-use the foam?

 

[UKLee]

I have the same question, did you re-use the foam?

No watch the video at 1.13

 

[Upinsmoke57]

All that plastic and still no protection of the gear case cover for when you lay the bike over or hit something head on in a rock garden. The bottom protection looks great but what I ride my bike is constantly sliding down rock faces and being flipped around on hill climbs I didn't make. The bike needs to be protected on all sides!

 

[UKLee]

I would not be putting that axp guard on my bike better off with the standard guard then add a few bits of rubber or plastic.

To be honest I just do not think the stark is the bike for the job, Stark pay taddy and the guy in the lumberjack shirt good money to make there bikes look good. The thing is they have the skill to keep the front wheel up to keep the battery away from smashing rocks etc, if they do get it wrong and smash the battery they will have plenty more in the back of the truck.
Us bunch of wobblers are much more likely to smash the battery on the ground, not a problem for a well designed bike with frame rails and a good strong sump guard.

 

[Beagle]

I would not be putting that axp guard on my bike better off with the standard guard then add a few bits of rubber or plastic.

To be honest I just do not think the stark is the bike for the job, Stark pay taddy and the guy in the lumberjack shirt good money to make there bikes look good. The thing is they have the skill to keep the front wheel up to keep the battery away from smashing rocks etc, if they do get it wrong and smash the battery they will have plenty more in the back of the truck.
Us bunch of wobblers are much more likely to smash the battery on the ground, not a problem for a well designed bike with frame rails and a good strong sump guard.

Good points but have you seen anyone damaging the battery from a fall?

I've seen cracked cases but nothing on the battery.

 

[MVC]

All that plastic and still no protection of the gear case cover for when you lay the bike over or hit something head on in a rock garden. The bottom protection looks great but what I ride my bike is constantly sliding down rock faces and being flipped around on hill climbs I didn't make. The bike needs to be protected on all sides!

I agree. I have a set of case covers ordered. Trying Endurohog Ebay. Brake pedal tip also broke very easy. I ordered left hand brake but with the option on keeping rear foot brake active. Varg OEM skid plate is garbage it broke just looking at a rock ledge.

Yes @UKLee the Varg is not the best bike for the job. I am giving it a try for future stealth trail rides. I have 6 months to like it or hate it.

 

[UKLee]

Good points but have you seen anyone damaging the battery from a fall?

I've seen cracked cases but nothing on the battery.

No I have not but I have not been around any extreme enduro since the stark has been out. Stark made big efforts to keep weight down the first footpegs are a good example, as an educated guess I would say that the battery case is strong enough just to do what it needs to do.

Thought about doing it myself but someone should come up with a way of modding the frame to take frame rails and different batteries that are hot swap a bit like in those modified to electric yamaha mx bikes but maybe from the side not the top. I thought Stark might have done it for the enduro bike but they went for the cheap option and TELLING us there is enough battery life.