Stark range video(s)

[rayivers]

+1

 

[Chaconne]

Are you running out of battery? I'm not wanting to compromise my riding style to recharge a battery I have yet to drain. I think some have proven the Regen to work going downhill, but I want to be in control of the brakes and momentum. Most riders are off throttle way more than on throttle. If you shut the throttle with Regen slowing you 20 ft before the corner, you have to reapply the throttle to make up that 20 ft. You should try it, it's more like a 2 stroke. With the chassis reacting to throttle vs Regen or braking it makes it more consistent and settle without the on off on off.

I don't run out of battery . I ride my bike in mostly trail, slow gnarl, and hard enduro typically 4 hours or less. I am not a fast MX track guy like you anymore.

 

[Johnny Depp]

I don't run out of battery . I ride my bike in mostly trail, slow gnarl, and hard enduro typically 4 hours or less. I am not a fast MX track guy like you anymore.

Nothing fast about my pace these days, but I do ride track and trails and do most of the jumps that aren’t too scary C skills.
Sometimes I instinctively try to stab the non existent rear brake pedal, and that’s the only time I’ve missed regen braking.

 

[Erwin P]

I'm not a very good rider but do tend to jump each and every tabletop i can find. For that 40% regen is magic.

 

[markhamr]

Yeagh i know I am copping it for being harsh.
Out in the real world only the tough survive.
I can roll the throttle and save power with a time penalty UGGGGH
and i think letting the bike roll instead of having more regain saves power
and makes the bike transition really well
I am way faster here than having to play gear selection and balance the bike into corners
makes passes easy to pull off too(something e bikes are very good at)
The bikes not that far off.
I would probably be bleating about how crap stink engine bikes are
if the bike was 13 1/2 pounds lighter off the top of that battery.
ie the stock advertised weight.
It is not about being fast.
We just need a reliable bike that can get through the day with no fuss.
For the average rider(not paid professionals) so that we can replace some races with emx.

 

[Erwin P]

The local MX races here can be done with the Stark.
Here the format often is:
85 (10-15 minutes)
125 (15-20)
250 (15-25)
500 (15-25)
Repeat.
It will do the range and in between your 2 sessions within either 250 or 500 (48 or 60hp) you can pretty easy charge the bike.
The bike is the advertised weight. But putting in other tubes will change that pretty quick.
So far after some startup issues my bike and those of the local Stark riders i know have on average been way more reliable than any ICE competition.

 

[Beagle]

No problem for pros racing 30 min in France nor Canada. 6th in France Elite MX championship is some serious proof of concept.

They're likely using the EX battery but if you're 10% slower than pros that shouldn't really matter that much.

See this thread AMA and Electric Motorcycles in AMA races

 

[Erwin P]

Yeah but the pro's can swap battery's in between 2 races. 99%+ of the amatures can't.
But at least in the Dutch format it's plenty doable.

 

[Beagle]

Yeah but the pro's can swap battery's in between 2 races. 99%+ of the amatures can't.
But at least in the Dutch format it's plenty doable.

True, it was more a comment about range.
Charging does depend on race day schedule, although Herbreteau said he was switching batteries for convenience (which is not an affordable option for amateurs indeed), he said he would also have plenty of time to recharge between motos (there are about 3 h between practice and race 1, and 2.5 h between the end of race 1 and start of race 2 in Elite MX).