WOW! remember when we all thought it was great when anyone offered any kind of electric bike? have we become stark snobs or can anyone still ride an emotorcycle? aren't there enough people hating on electrics without us turning our noses up at anything but the best? we are truly not helping what we love to grow.
There is freedom of speech, not to be confused with freedom of insult, of course. It seems to me that most of the conversation in this thread is constructive and realistic. Talarias and Surrons are not the most performant bikes and yet I doubt that anybody who has written negative things about these HVRs would say that buying a Talaria or Surron doesn't make sense.
We shouldn't like each new electric dirtbike regardless of what it can offer. People are not going to like E dirtbikes more if the bikes that they see don't make sense to them; a cheaper bike can make sense provided it still offers something interesting to the buyer.
You know what a cheaper alternative that I would support looks like?
For example:
• components from brands that are unlikely to go under soon, so that even if the bike manufacturer goes bankrupt, people will still be able to repair damages,
• high IP rating at least for the high voltage system,
• encouraging facts about the battery: tell me which cells are used, which main contactor is used, or if that's a trade secret than tell me that a cell or a module can be replaced without replacing the whole battery, tell me that it's repairable by any of those shops that repair EV batteries, or in which cases it's repairable,
I highly doubt that people would even consider a new, unknown manufacturer when buying a gas bike since that would be a risk: if you are going to make a new electric dirtbike show me how I can trust you. Do the above or something else, but don't just leave me hoping that I haven't wasted thousands of € or $.
Before buying the Varg I waited until I thought that it was likely to be a good choice; I didn't order it the first time I heard about it, I took the time to make an opinion.
Well, most of the negative things related to these HVRs have been written because we know the not so cheap prices of those bikes but we don't know enough about the rest and so we have doubts.
Stark made an awesome choice when they released that 16 minutes video in the end of 2021: we saw some of their people, we found out something about the design of the bike, we saw something about the factory. Shortly after the first shipment, they started to release video tutorials expaining how to do the maintenance. Before I ordered mine I already knew a lot about it, which surely helps a lot in gaining my trust as a customer. Stark did a great communication job in general.
41 hp at only 99 kg (MX2) 
Battery change in under 1 minute 
Height adjustment, app control & powerbox technology 
Made in Germany Whether you're a young talent or a pro rider, the new HVR e-motocross bikes offer maximum performance, precise handling and state-of-the-art technology at a world-class level. 
Technical highlights: 
HVR MX2: 4 kWh battery – replaceable in under 1 min, 41 hp, 99 kg 
Fully adjustable chassis, CNC aluminium components, Magura brakes 
Fast charging power up to 3 kW – battery can be charged inside or outside the bike 
but for the company support i would give 6 out of 5 stars!