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He asked:
“What is everyone going to want to know about this thing beyond the usual riding impression video?”
So I answered the question. I figure they’ll have some or all of the test crew at the event, those guys will already have a decent idea how the bike works real world, if Stark wants to start developing a good reputation as a new brand they’re gonna be somewhat honest.
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Can it be tuned out to behave more like a 2-stroke?
There seems to be a recurrent theme here that that history shows that this company will likely go broke and disappear within 5 years, leaving customers with no spare parts availabilty..I disagree...I think we wont have a problem sourcing high wear parts should this actuallly happen..I dont beleive it will happen..but..please find out what would be the likelihood of sourcing brake pads,sprockets, regular use bearings and seals, fork and shock parts etc etc from the aftermarket
I worked at a dealership when Polaris introduced Ranger EVs, and almost every customer either brought it back or called to complain about noise thinking it was falling apart. You could hear the drive train and the brakes chattering. The fun thing was if you kept it to a crawl, there was ZERO motor noise. Snuck up on a lot of people inside the shop and gave em a little bump.
“125cc 2 stroke, with 80hp” setting. (Good in sand?)
And
“Linier”
Of course maybe some electric engineer here can calculate and answer it right away.
Pit Row
the VARG‘s battery has 6kWh of capacity. So idealily your 7,5 kW outlet should charge it in 48 min (6 kWh / 7.5 kW = 0.8 h) and you should be able to charge it 21.3 times (128 kWh / 6 kWh).
However, nothing is ideal and you shouldn’t drain your car battery fully. So I‘d say you can charge it in a little over an hour and maybe 10 times.
Now, I‘m gonna need a cigarette after this mathematical tour de force
Cool feature on the F-150! Could come in handy with electric bikes!
13 amps residential..
And long track racing.
Not into off road side of things myself...If I can get 40 mins out of a charge at more or less max power option...thats gonna be enough for me on any motocross track anywhere, for one day's riding..
Oh, if only you'd all been this demanding regarding your ICE bikes. Imagine, if you would, what your questions might be if electric bikes were the historical norm and someone invented a four-stroke 450 and invited a group out to test it. I can think of a few unsettling questions that would be worth asking:
1. Will the valve train and piston ever wear out?
2. Is it true you could hit a false neutral on a jump face and suffer a horrific crash?
3. Is it true you have to shift into a gear and release the clutch lever just to make it go?
4. What happens if the crank bearings seize while you're riding it?
5. If my neighbors complain about the noise, does it have a "Stealth Mode"?
6. Will someone come to my house and change the oil and filters for me?
I swear, when it comes to this bike, some of you are human rain clouds.
ML512: Please thrash it. And don't be afraid to report back how much fun it was. 'Cause it will be.
ML and company, I really hope you pay attention to this. Ride the bike HARD. Don't be swindled by anyone there with respect to how/why they swap bikes out for you.
I've shown my math in a separate thread, but even with ICE efficiency (or lack there of) taken into account, and giving the Stark the benefit of the doubt, the proverbial "gas tank" of ~6kw/h is likely going to perform like a 450 with around 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon of gas in it. Depending on certain variables, it could perform *worse* than this.
If a bike can't be ridden hard for 30 minutes straight, you can't swap batteries easily/quickly, and you can't charge them super fast, is this really the disruptive product they are claiming? I'd also love for someone to test the range in a more traditional off-road setting (my riding style). I'm wagering you can get about 90 minutes of riding, a far cry from the SIX HOURS they are claiming.
I have zero doubts the performance will be there. I'm also an EV fanboi (I own a tesla...and a diesel truck). I just hate the over promising. Theranos vibes all over this one...
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