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Pissed since I was interested in it.

Is gncc ama sanctioned?

AMA is making a mistake. Electric bikes should be able to race together with all the others.

Shane that is bad news. Riders should be able to bring whatever bike they choose.

All of the governing bodies are too scared to be the ones who let e bikes in and have them start beating gas bikes. They have too much money to make from the factory’s like ktm, Yamaha and Honda etc racing their series . Sooner or later the varg going to be in every top category and will be the dominant bike . Funny that even factory teams are scared of any off the shelf varg

No one will pay to watch electric bike🤷‍♂️ all classes that went electric, in cars, f1, motogp, don’t sell tickets. Motorsport is gas and noise, that simple

Why dont you donate your own time to develope the bikes at these races.

I am all for emotos and think they should be allowed to compete in appropriate races. But if the bike cannot complete the course, it shouldn't be on the course. The enduro club running the race should not have the burden of creating a special short course or provide charging stations. They also shouldn't have to deal with dead bikes in the woods that had no chance of making it out. Maybe the emotos need to have multiple batteries that are quick change. Swap them at the gas stops.

What is stark saying? I've got a buddy who has a dealership that I'm curious what he would say

It's a bummer but, I get it. Not worth the effort for a couple bikes. If they cant make 50miles at race pace to a normal gas stop, battery change, get a gas bike. why should promoters and clubs change everything, just so one or two people want to ride an E bike. JMO

I have an Ecoflow Delta pro 3 4000 watt portable power station hooked to 800 W of solar panel that I use for my RV instead of running the generator. But I also use it to charge my Stark and I’m pretty happy with that.

Bummer. Was at a few of those races with ya.. seemed like it was no big deal except for the dead part. All they have to do is shorten it for an e class. We will all be on ebikes soon.

Thank you for sharing this info, a real bummer for another of people. To me this is the evolution of the sport; so it's a real shame

event name checks out, the crew was completely shitwrecked while making this course

Use windex and you can move it around perfectly then heat after you get it set work the middle out wards just a couple tips

Does GNCC allow the Stark in any classes that aren’t E bike classes? Seems it would be an unfair advantage with them being gas and go whereas the combustion bikes have to actually light up and go.

In e-bike adversity, there’s opportunity. How about Pinney eRaces Motorcycle Association! Race length designed for e-bikes.

We’re actually using it 🤨

Have you run it in cold weather? Curious how much the range changes

Sammy just sending the bolts home w the impact 😭😂

Shane! I've been really considering getting the new EX.. I have a few questions! So, I haven't heard anyone through around any range numbers possibly from highway driving (say 55mph?) for distance. (Yeah, I do get because the MX wasn't a road legal model so that wasn't a typical test) I live in Atlanta and often visit buddies out in North GA. It's about 60mi away on the Hwy and I wouldn't mind bringing a charger with me in a backpack if that's doable? Or is it only chargeable from that huge OEM stand charger? I know the EX isn't out yet but 20% added range seems doable? Would a lower power mode also effect range or is it mainly just throttle input? Thanks a ton. Your reply is gonna dictate my purchase btw lol!

Hang on to this moment, brother. Hang on and don't ever let it go. it'll be worth more to you in a few years than all the gold and jewels on earth. Cheers from Michigan

Great video! Had may varg for a few weeks and today it lost power and turned off at the track. The bike refused to power back on. bike only has 2 hours of ride time on it, and now it will power on for just a second then shuts itself off with no blinking lights. Does this sound similar to what was happening for you? i contacted stark but still waiting to hear back.

Where is this

Thx for that. If you have a tip how to flip the stock charger into something more compact than yours this is appreciated. I do not care so much for the extra weight but it should fit into my riding backpack

Can you explain or make a video how you built the charger into the milwaukee plastic case? I like to built a small/portable charger I can take with me in my backpack on multi-day rides to charge during breaks or over night…Thx Markus

So gnarly

So cool to have the time and funds to travel and do this stuff! The wife commenting and screaming in the mic is unique. The need to overcome all the obstacles on the track, mimics life I guess. The prize being minimal I guess…something about the journey?

So….are you gonna buy an enduro now with 20% more range?

Nice report/vid. Thanks. Would love to hear more details about the replaced battery/motor. I'm a pretty solid B-/C+ rider and the occasional Hare Scramble (usually about 8-10 miles per lap, and depending on difficulty, I can do 3 or 4 laps on my 350) and one or two sprint-enduros - last one was about 30 miles per lap, with 3 test sections per lap, withg about 90 minute break between laps.

nice! what do you think, would you have done better with a combustion bike?

Wow, you did well considering the course. I crave the thrill of a fast flowing single track, very fast flowing 2-track, desert creek washes, and I like hill climbs too... but that is deffinitley not my thing.

That course looks absolutely horrible.

What the heck?

That course looks horrible. Designed by a saddist. Well done.

I'm a fairly fast rider, owned a street legal 2018 Alta MXR for 3 years. Put 250 hours on it. Crashed it at least 100 times, a few of them hard. In all that time I never had ONE SINGLE ISSUE. Literally nothing. Same chain, sprockets, etc...Not one mechanical part broke, never serviced the suspension, no fork leaks. The ONLY things I did to it were change brake pads once and the gear oil twice. That thing ran like a champ. Fast as heck, nimble as can be. Looked brand new still when I sold it last month. Only reason I sold it was I wasn't getting the range I was getting early on. So I decided to buy a Stark. So far I feel like I'm regretting it. I'm hearing nothing but nightmare stories about these bikes, eveyrone's seems to be breaking in 10 different ways. Afer a couple rides on the Stark I was dismayed to find that it does not handle as well as the Alta does and it's VERY HARD to loft the front wheel. My Alta woudl loft the front wheel in the lowest power mode no problem. Not this stark, you have to yank hard. I also kill the battery in the sandy woods in 35-40 minutes, like 13-15 miles. That was a major disapointment. All this talk about guys getting 30 miles and hours of riding. yeah right. No offense but you all must be kinda slow.

So you’re getting an hour and a half of charge and then recharging for 2 hours using a generator running on… gas? Haven’t we just come full circle?

Is that Brandon

Didn't start say the EX has 20% more range? Hence, would this not be sufficient for you to move back to electric vs the 350?

Thank you for the video!

1:48 WHAT WAS THAT??? Good Lord get them off the bikes

I would need to carry a generator on my back or maybe on a rack for my 130 mile off road days and over night rides.

Thanks for another video! Are you a wheelie guy on that bike? I guess your hard enduro skills are there too. The fall risk on big logs crossing are no joke. I’m Interested in your longer term biking goals, if you care to share those. Cheers

I‘m in europe. Since the app update I‘m limited to 2.1kWh of charging even when I connect to an 16A outlet. The app does not let me select 3.3kWH charging. Do you know how to change that?

It’s Amy’s bike 😂

Great video. Subscribed since you are so close to your 1,000 subscriber milestone (actually, thought I already was. Ha.) A lot of great points in this video. Basically, the bike will charge twice as fast on 240v as it will on 120v, which is something to keep in mind no matter if you charger off a power station, generator or house circuit. It is handy to be able to set the charge rate via the app. That way, if you have a smaller generator, you can dial it down. Or, just not in a hurry and want to slow charge it (better for battery especially in the heat). Or, if you are using a power station with solar and want to charge slowly over a few days. Also handy when you are charging on a 120v house circuit with shared outlets and you don't want to trip the breaker because something else is charging on the circuit. Keep in mind, on a house circuit, best practice is only running constant load of 80% on your circuit. Meaning, if you have a 120v 20amp circuit (2,400watts), you can draw a constant load of 1,920watts. If you are only on a 15amp 120v circuit (1,800watts), 80% is only 1,440watts. And that is if the Varg charge is the only load on that circuit. That reduces if you have other things drawing on the circuit at the same time. Also note the efficiency losses of the charger. If the bike is charging at 1,600watts on a 120v circuit, it will draw more than 1,600 from the outlet. I ran mine off a 120v power station for a quick 30 minute bump while trail riding one day, but have since forgotten how much it drew when the app was set at the fastest 120v setting (1,600watts). I don't recall if it was putting 1,600watts into the battery and drawing more (1,700 - 1,800 watts) or if it was drawing 1,600watts and so only putting 1,400 - 1,500 watts into the bike. I think the former. You mentioned your your 280ah battery is 2,800Wh, but it calculates out to 3,584Wh. Still barely over half of the 6.5kWh Varg battery and, like you said, half or less once you include charger inefficiencies. Thanks for the video and good luck on the subscriber count!

What kind of chain do you run? The bikes comes with sort of thin o-ring with a fixed chain link. I was thinking to run 2 wheels (one for harder and one for softer sand), but I cannot easily replace the chain... In MX I have always had these chain link which clips to hold the link in place.

Maybe there is any chance to charge bike directly from car charging station?

Great info to have! I've been trying to plan out a new generator, as I only have a Predator 2000. Its good to know that even though the 5000 is more watts, it caps out at 1800 as well since its only 110v.

I’ll be interested to see if the EX has better range. They say it’s supposed to…but we’ll see.