I've had a few bikes over the years but this is by far my favorite yet. It's been about a month and have almost 400 miles on it. 99% of those are on the road. Funny, I got this bike to get me off the road and slow down but road riding is all I've know so naturally it's my best test ground for now. It has at least keep be below 80mph so that's a start with the most fun I've had on a bike between 0-70.
You'll have to forgive me but I'm getting old and the older I get, the simpler I like things. This bike is blowing my mind. Simple yet high tech and I'm in love. I moved the rear brake to the bars, no gears. Wheelie with throttle control and just hang on. Love it.
I'm told I should be on facebook/insta etc for posting and all that but I can't stand the socials but do appreciate the focused forums so I figure I'd post as I've gotten some good things out of this forum.
Here's a pic from some roads near enough I can reach with one charge. Pushed it a little the other day and made it back with just 9% left. Yes, I know, bad boy, try to keep it above 15%...
Mostly stock but added some bar ends and mirrors from amazon. Did some more mods since this pic.
It didn't take long to want to figure out a way to charge on the go and had some rare extra time to myself so I spent some late nights after work and got a first version. I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt. I removed the stock charger and bought the smallest plastic sealed box I thought I could make work, put the tunes on and let the creative juices flow. I did have to punch out the plastic box in a few places and had to trim the stock charger but no changes to the charger that I couldn't mount it back into the stock charger if I wanted. Mounted all of it to the subframe. A bit tricky to figure out and make work but rock solid so far for the road. I don't think you would want this on the bike if you were on dirt roads but I can remove it from the mounting rails I made with just a few screws on the side.
The J1772 to Nema 5-15 Plug adaptor from Alien Rides arrived and so nervously, I had to test it out today. Just didn't seem right to plug into a 240V with a 110V plug but good news is it worked and didn't fry anything so far.
Here's a pic of everything in the box nice and neat.
Pic with cables out ready for charging
Downloaded the EV station app, plugged in and set the Stark charging rate to full power. I set a timer so I could see about how long it takes to charge. What I found is that it takes about a minute for each percentage of charge. Not too bad I guess. The charger, cords, plugs all felt cool to the touch. No smoke or sparks. Let it charge for about 20 mins. No feedback from the app about cost but internet AI says full charge cost is ~$1 to $1.5 so figure at a station is it likely double that but I'll find out when the actual bill shows up.
Overall, I'd say "Great Success" in my best Borat voice.
Of course I wish I had infinite battery life or 0-100% charging in minutes. I think one day but for now, this bike is getting ridden more than any other bike I have and no noise complaints from the neighbors, I don't have to warm up the bike before a ride, ride with tunes playing and a shit eating grin while soaking up the mountains and it goes back in the garage after a ride with no smelly rider or bike. My work can be stressful so I call this my "Motorcycle therapy" and take it out for a neighborhood rip whenever I can. I've been slowing bumping up the power. I just can't believe how much fun it is and I'm still just on the dirt tires.
Here's a few other quick mods that other might like or might hate. Works for me and I like to try different things so to each their own.
Rear sliders from Toxic Moto Racing. I added a little something extra so I could also use it as a spool for a rear stand with some mods to the rear stand. Toxic nailed it otherwise and the fit and finish is excellent. You reuse the stock hardware so it functions the same as the stock adjuster. Way to go guys, so sick.
Also got some cheap amazon pegs to see what that would be like on this bike. Had to do some custom mods to make it work but solid so far. Sorry, it's all I know and not use to the dirt bike platforms/pegs. Also did the kickstand mod so it will stay down.
Thank you Stark for making this bike. It's given me a whole new level of fun for where I live and I'm hoping this is just the beginning. Street wheels have been ordered and dreaming of a snowbike for the winter.
You'll have to forgive me but I'm getting old and the older I get, the simpler I like things. This bike is blowing my mind. Simple yet high tech and I'm in love. I moved the rear brake to the bars, no gears. Wheelie with throttle control and just hang on. Love it.
I'm told I should be on facebook/insta etc for posting and all that but I can't stand the socials but do appreciate the focused forums so I figure I'd post as I've gotten some good things out of this forum.
Here's a pic from some roads near enough I can reach with one charge. Pushed it a little the other day and made it back with just 9% left. Yes, I know, bad boy, try to keep it above 15%...
Mostly stock but added some bar ends and mirrors from amazon. Did some more mods since this pic.
It didn't take long to want to figure out a way to charge on the go and had some rare extra time to myself so I spent some late nights after work and got a first version. I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt. I removed the stock charger and bought the smallest plastic sealed box I thought I could make work, put the tunes on and let the creative juices flow. I did have to punch out the plastic box in a few places and had to trim the stock charger but no changes to the charger that I couldn't mount it back into the stock charger if I wanted. Mounted all of it to the subframe. A bit tricky to figure out and make work but rock solid so far for the road. I don't think you would want this on the bike if you were on dirt roads but I can remove it from the mounting rails I made with just a few screws on the side.
The J1772 to Nema 5-15 Plug adaptor from Alien Rides arrived and so nervously, I had to test it out today. Just didn't seem right to plug into a 240V with a 110V plug but good news is it worked and didn't fry anything so far.
Here's a pic of everything in the box nice and neat.
Pic with cables out ready for charging
Downloaded the EV station app, plugged in and set the Stark charging rate to full power. I set a timer so I could see about how long it takes to charge. What I found is that it takes about a minute for each percentage of charge. Not too bad I guess. The charger, cords, plugs all felt cool to the touch. No smoke or sparks. Let it charge for about 20 mins. No feedback from the app about cost but internet AI says full charge cost is ~$1 to $1.5 so figure at a station is it likely double that but I'll find out when the actual bill shows up.
Overall, I'd say "Great Success" in my best Borat voice.
Of course I wish I had infinite battery life or 0-100% charging in minutes. I think one day but for now, this bike is getting ridden more than any other bike I have and no noise complaints from the neighbors, I don't have to warm up the bike before a ride, ride with tunes playing and a shit eating grin while soaking up the mountains and it goes back in the garage after a ride with no smelly rider or bike. My work can be stressful so I call this my "Motorcycle therapy" and take it out for a neighborhood rip whenever I can. I've been slowing bumping up the power. I just can't believe how much fun it is and I'm still just on the dirt tires.
Here's a few other quick mods that other might like or might hate. Works for me and I like to try different things so to each their own.
Rear sliders from Toxic Moto Racing. I added a little something extra so I could also use it as a spool for a rear stand with some mods to the rear stand. Toxic nailed it otherwise and the fit and finish is excellent. You reuse the stock hardware so it functions the same as the stock adjuster. Way to go guys, so sick.
Also got some cheap amazon pegs to see what that would be like on this bike. Had to do some custom mods to make it work but solid so far. Sorry, it's all I know and not use to the dirt bike platforms/pegs. Also did the kickstand mod so it will stay down.
Thank you Stark for making this bike. It's given me a whole new level of fun for where I live and I'm hoping this is just the beginning. Street wheels have been ordered and dreaming of a snowbike for the winter.
