STARK VARG OWNERS THREAD (pre-orders) with poll

I went with the hand brake right out of the gate for three reasons:

1) I have more time riding and racing snowmobiles than I do dirt bikes. Snowmobiles don’t have a rear brake per se, but the brake lever is mounted on the left handlebar and it’s natural for me.

2) I’m really excited to see if and/or how much better my riding technique can be if there is no reason for me to (under normal circumstances) shift my foot positioning from the balls of my feet. No shifting gears and no foot brake. On gas bikes, I often find myself struggling a little with the foot coordination and end up riding on my arches or even sometimes further back, which is obviously not ideal…

3) If I ever do find myself in a whisky throttle situation, I would hope that grabbing a handful of Brembo would mitigate any major loss of control as the muscle memory of pulling in the clutch is pretty firmly engrained in the cerebral processing unit. Makes me wonder just how strong that rear brake really is. Is it enough to hold back 80 HP and crazy torque? Guessing the torque will be approaching 175 lb/ft??