STARK FUTURE VARG - An Electric Bike that is Faster and Lighter than a 450?

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60HP: 12k
80HP: 13k
242lbs.

Charging Time: 1-2 hours depending on outlet and charger.

Riding Time: Up to 6 hours at easy trail riding pace or 1 full MX moto at full race pace.

Estimated Delivery: 2022-09-24

https://starkfuture.com/en-us-US/


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tek14 12/14/2021 12:15am
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Seems too good to be real! Can they deliver bikes or will demand be too great?
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
This thing is fucking impressive.

Well done to the founders! I was not expecting to see anything like this tonight, Completely speechless.
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OT 12/14/2021 12:42am
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Holy shittttt.. this is exciting! And of course they've got Josh Hill on it already!
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Motofinne 12/14/2021 12:46am
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12k USD. That's in the same as a KTM FE, Husky RE, Honda RWE or the new Kawasaki SR. Actually even cheaper than some of these examples.

Groundbreaking stuff considering the specs on paper. If these guys can supply the bikes according to the demand, the other traditional OEMs are in trouble (unless they also have something coming but the bar seems to be set very high with the Stark).

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-MAVERICK- wrote:
22Ryann wrote:
This thing is fucking impressive.

Well done to the founders! I was not expecting to see anything like this tonight, Completely speechless.
I'm just waiting for my plane ticket to Spain! Laughing I can't wait to test this thing!
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Derpin' DJ 12/14/2021 12:49am
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Gotta be a little skeptic about it. All these boxes checked straight out of the gate, with no years of hype building to bring in capital? Where have they gotten their money from to develop this?

Fucking epic if legit though
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fullfloater 12/14/2021 12:51am
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and we still haven't seen a Triumph...

Impressed
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mpy 12/14/2021 12:52am
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Impressive. I truly hope they manage to deliver a lot bikes... there will be demand.
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Looks a hell of a lot better than the Alta.
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When and where can I get one in Australia? And where do I send my deposit?
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mbw479 wrote:
When and where can I get one in Australia? And where do I send my deposit?
$100 deposit can be made on their website.
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Kasims 12/14/2021 1:19am
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Somebody need to shut it down quick, it will stole all the limelight from new KTM and Husky :D
Good looking bike and quite a surprise to say at least.
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Very cool! Hope production starts and accelerates during the next 24months! I want one!

I would so much want to pre-order one, but what if the suspension/geometry turns out to be less good than the traditional mx bikes? I already had a KTM Freeride and that was a playbike, it was useless on track.

Would anyday sell my CRF and pre-oder if this turned out to have similar/competitive track/jump characteristics.

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JMX82 12/14/2021 1:24am
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Looks like they really mean business! They have even hired Seb Tortelli as a Test Manager
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One full moto at full speed? Is that a 30min moto? And what is full speed? Is that pro full speed therefore my full speed it could do an hour?
If I can charge this thing up, spend a day at the track as I do now then go home without running out of battery, I’m getting in line for one!
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8500rpm wrote:
Very cool! Hope production starts and accelerates during the next 24months! I want one! I would so much want to pre-order one, but what if the...
Very cool! Hope production starts and accelerates during the next 24months! I want one!

I would so much want to pre-order one, but what if the suspension/geometry turns out to be less good than the traditional mx bikes? I already had a KTM Freeride and that was a playbike, it was useless on track.

Would anyday sell my CRF and pre-oder if this turned out to have similar/competitive track/jump characteristics.

You can contact them for a test ride.
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luke11 wrote:
One full moto at full speed? Is that a 30min moto? And what is full speed? Is that pro full speed therefore my full speed it...
One full moto at full speed? Is that a 30min moto? And what is full speed? Is that pro full speed therefore my full speed it could do an hour?
If I can charge this thing up, spend a day at the track as I do now then go home without running out of battery, I’m getting in line for one!
30 minutes at pro speed.
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mbw479 wrote:
When and where can I get one in Australia? And where do I send my deposit?
-MAVERICK- wrote:
$100 deposit can be made on their website.
The website crashed while I was on there, when it comes back up I’ll be paying the deposit. I did screenshot this though….
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Christ...I just blew my load....four times! Im in! I need one bad...they gotta be available in Australia!
I dont give a flying fuck about zero emissions...just pure bullshit!
The only emission I care about is noise..no noise!
This bike would change my life because I could have 2 totally awesome natural terrain tracks on the 120 acre farm where I live...there are 4 houses within a 600 metre radius, so I cannot ride my gas bikes here...
Get home from work early on a weekday..go cut laps! Dream come true!
Im signing up!
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crowe660 12/14/2021 2:08am
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80hp, 242lbs, holy hell.
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smrscott 12/14/2021 2:08am
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With next-level 3D printing, they could produce a lot of the components in this form. These days they can print production parts in all sorts of plastics, carbon, aluminum, steel, titanium. This can speed up the R&D to production process by years and short run motorcycles like the Stark, putting out 400-1000 bikes could totally change the game.

Check out Divergent 3D, they are in So Cal and build radical 3D printed components and work with OEM on R&D components,

https://www.divergent3d.com
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Turre 12/14/2021 2:08am
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This has me worried, as this is probably what the future of MX exactly looks like.

A lot of good stuff going on, like the ease of maintenance (no more pistons, air filters, exhaust packings. Don't know about lubrication in the engine tho, if it needs to be changed.) Basically just ride for a day (bring extra batteries), wash bike, plug it in and go time the next day. Being silent could bring tracks closer to cities in the long run. And with the engine characteristic customization you have both a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke bike at the same time, "race" tuned to your personal specs.

Not having the sound and smell of a 2/4 stroke is lke losing the soul of the sport and I'm not a fan of that. And If I understood correclty, the front frame is carbon fiber. I've heard about carbon bicycles cracking in woods riding. How is this going to hande casing a tabletop with almost 200kg of weight?

Bike definitely looks legit.
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PJRAUS 12/14/2021 2:12am
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I couldn't even open their website 😔😔😔
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PJRAUS 12/14/2021 2:25am
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Cool..website finally opened..sent them a message asking if I can get one in Australia
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BCE 12/14/2021 2:25am
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Wow very cool.
But I think the range is slightly exaggerated.
The battery is 6kWh.

I have an ALTA with 5.8kWh battery.
And i get only 20 minutes of MX riding and around 1 hour on the trail.
And I am nowhere near pro speed.
So to get 6 hours on the trail is probably at snail pace.
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Motofinne 12/14/2021 2:26am
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Derpin' DJ wrote:
Gotta be a little skeptic about it. All these boxes checked straight out of the gate, with no years of hype building to bring in capital...
Gotta be a little skeptic about it. All these boxes checked straight out of the gate, with no years of hype building to bring in capital? Where have they gotten their money from to develop this?

Fucking epic if legit though
The founder is the co-founder of Pierce AB (2019 revenue 120 million €) which is 24MX, Sledstore, XL Moto. Biggest online retailers in Europe. And there are some other investors too in the background.
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crowe660 12/14/2021 2:43am
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Did I miss where these are being built? Website is crashed i believe lol.

Edit: NVM, Sweden
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Lastander 12/14/2021 3:02am
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How have they been able to keep this hidden for so long? I live in sweden and i havent heard a thing.

Hopefully this lights a flame up the Japs asses to start producing those E-bikes
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