Discussion for those that have ordered a Stark Varg..everyone else go away!

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swordfish 10/8/2022 8:59am
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Maybe he should of thought of his dickhead title for the thread first if he didn’t want people commenting.
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Bearuno wrote:
[b]PJRAUS : [/b] He got sick and tired of the d**kheads that just want to bitch about a bike / type of bike that They are...
PJRAUS : He got sick and tired of the d**kheads that just want to bitch about a bike / type of bike that They are not interested in.

I was in contact with him last night - he has just scored an absolutely pristine restored 78 CR250, and is going to put period correct mods to it.

I asked him if he's going to the Melbourne WSX, and he may not get to it - he's busy working on the Track he runs and lives at, and doing some Shearing - he's a Shearer, and They are among the hardest working people on the Planet - I did a bit of it in my younger years, and it is a brutal way to make a living. But, if you are good at it, it can be a pretty lucrative living. I gather he's been really good at it - His bike collection is pretty bloody impressive, by the way.

I thought of going to the Melbourne WSX, but, when I added up the Flights, Accommodation, Ticket price, I decided to go to Singapore to visit some friends - so, No accommodation costs! Woohoo - , and do a day trip to KL, and attend the MotoGP at Sepang that's on the same weekend as the WSX. I did it in 2018, getting out of bed in Singapore at around 6.30am, and getting back to my friends house at around 10pm that night. And, it will cost me for a week or two in Singapore, only a couple of hundred bucks more than a weekend in Melbourne....... Cool
He has some awesome bikes in his collection.
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NP301 10/8/2022 3:54pm
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swordfish wrote:
Maybe he should of thought of his dickhead title for the thread first if he didn’t want people commenting.
You sound like a little bitch who does stuff specifically because mommy said not to. Get a life.
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theycallmeebryan 10/8/2022 4:00pm
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#434 wrote:
Let’s get back to topic!

What is the date for the first delivery now? Where’s the user that put in the first order?
Yeah thats me. My order was pushed back to Mar 2023.
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#434 10/8/2022 4:12pm
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#434 wrote:
Let’s get back to topic!

What is the date for the first delivery now? Where’s the user that put in the first order?
theycallmeebryan wrote:
Yeah thats me. My order was pushed back to Mar 2023. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/10/08/572458/s1200_Screenshot_20221005_072152.jpg[/img]
Yeah thats me. My order was pushed back to Mar 2023.
Thank for the info Bryan!

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swordfish wrote:
Maybe he should of thought of his dickhead title for the thread first if he didn’t want people commenting.
NP301 wrote:
You sound like a little bitch who does stuff specifically because mommy said not to. Get a life.
Now that’s not a very Bob Marley of you.
Underground Bob 10/8/2022 7:01pm
10/8/2022 7:01pm
swordfish wrote:
Maybe he should of thought of his dickhead title for the thread first if he didn’t want people commenting.
NP301 wrote:
You sound like a little bitch who does stuff specifically because mommy said not to. Get a life.
1911 wrote:
Now that’s not a very Bob Marley of you.
You should fuck off back to Thumper Talk
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You go away !
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NP301 wrote:
You sound like a little bitch who does stuff specifically because mommy said not to. Get a life.
1911 wrote:
Now that’s not a very Bob Marley of you.
Underground Bob wrote:
You should fuck off back to Thumper Talk
Need a hug?
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scott_nz 10/8/2022 10:40pm
10/8/2022 10:40pm
Bearuno wrote:
[b]PJRAUS : [/b] He got sick and tired of the d**kheads that just want to bitch about a bike / type of bike that They are...
PJRAUS : He got sick and tired of the d**kheads that just want to bitch about a bike / type of bike that They are not interested in.

I was in contact with him last night - he has just scored an absolutely pristine restored 78 CR250, and is going to put period correct mods to it.

I asked him if he's going to the Melbourne WSX, and he may not get to it - he's busy working on the Track he runs and lives at, and doing some Shearing - he's a Shearer, and They are among the hardest working people on the Planet - I did a bit of it in my younger years, and it is a brutal way to make a living. But, if you are good at it, it can be a pretty lucrative living. I gather he's been really good at it - His bike collection is pretty bloody impressive, by the way.

I thought of going to the Melbourne WSX, but, when I added up the Flights, Accommodation, Ticket price, I decided to go to Singapore to visit some friends - so, No accommodation costs! Woohoo - , and do a day trip to KL, and attend the MotoGP at Sepang that's on the same weekend as the WSX. I did it in 2018, getting out of bed in Singapore at around 6.30am, and getting back to my friends house at around 10pm that night. And, it will cost me for a week or two in Singapore, only a couple of hundred bucks more than a weekend in Melbourne....... Cool
He was also banned for abusing people that disagreed with him at the time

And I agree with you , fuck all professions work harder than shearer’s
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dontdrinkandpost 10/9/2022 12:46am
10/9/2022 12:46am
#434 wrote:
Let’s get back to topic!

What is the date for the first delivery now? Where’s the user that put in the first order?
theycallmeebryan wrote:
Yeah thats me. My order was pushed back to Mar 2023. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/10/08/572458/s1200_Screenshot_20221005_072152.jpg[/img]
Yeah thats me. My order was pushed back to Mar 2023.
You did well, my order date was December 14, my delivery date was 30 December 2022, now it has been pushed back to 30 September 2023.
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RaceFace58 10/9/2022 8:00am
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It’s interesting to say the least to see such a drastic change in delivery dates. Scouring the Internet I can’t find any news whatsoever other than the rave ride reviews from June-ish. I read on Forbes an article stating Stark had millions in sales in a 24 hour period but the reality of that article was they had $100 deposits being counted as $14,000 sales. My bet is that December 2023 date gets pushed back even further.
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theycallmeebryan 10/13/2022 3:47pm
10/13/2022 3:47pm
Anyone else receive their check-in call from sales rep yet?

Also, my local dealer has an audio recording advertisement on their phone line stating they will be receiving bikes here in May 2023, for what its worth.
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Bigoldbeef 10/13/2022 4:10pm
10/13/2022 4:10pm Edited Date/Time 10/13/2022 4:11pm
theycallmeebryan wrote:
Anyone else receive their check-in call from sales rep yet? Also, my local dealer has an audio recording advertisement on their phone line stating they will...
Anyone else receive their check-in call from sales rep yet?

Also, my local dealer has an audio recording advertisement on their phone line stating they will be receiving bikes here in May 2023, for what its worth.
I received my call yesterday. Chatted for approximately 15 minutes. Answered all of the questions I had.
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#434 10/13/2022 11:26pm
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Bigoldbeef wrote:
I received my call yesterday. Chatted for approximately 15 minutes. Answered all of the questions I had.
Nice! Waiting on mine.
What did they say? Is the delay „just“ supply chain issues or are there problems with the production? Any info on changes to the bike?
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tobz 10/14/2022 2:11am
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They must have had a lot of queries after their last email that subtly mentioned to just “check your delivery date”



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soggy 10/14/2022 5:35am
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They just did a podcast with Swap. Which is pretty annoying cause he is such a ball gargler but there is some good tid bits in there.
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wvumounty 10/14/2022 11:54am
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The swap pod was good. He actually got the guy to say they still have only 6-7 vargs in the wild.
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wvumounty 10/14/2022 11:56am
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And salt water testing can take 5 years to check for corrosion.
Sandman New England 10/14/2022 3:57pm
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soggy wrote:
They just did a podcast with Swap. Which is pretty annoying cause he is such a ball gargler but there is some good tid bits in...
They just did a podcast with Swap. Which is pretty annoying cause he is such a ball gargler but there is some good tid bits in there.
Who's the ball gargler ?
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Bigoldbeef 10/14/2022 4:21pm
10/14/2022 4:21pm Edited Date/Time 10/14/2022 4:22pm
Bigoldbeef wrote:
I received my call yesterday. Chatted for approximately 15 minutes. Answered all of the questions I had.
#434 wrote:
Nice! Waiting on mine. What did they say? Is the delay „just“ supply chain issues or are there problems with the production? Any info on changes...
Nice! Waiting on mine.
What did they say? Is the delay „just“ supply chain issues or are there problems with the production? Any info on changes to the bike?
Nothing too outrageous. Just supply chain constraints.

They did say the “estimated” date everyone currently has is far enough out that they are confident they will be achieved without any further postponements.

Bikes will be shipped directly to consumers home. If purchaser wishes bike can be redirected to closest dealer for initial setup.

Also asked about the integrated charging stand that is shown in the videos. That may or may not be the actual charger. Seemed like that was something they wanted to include but might not occur. Charger may be standalone equipment.
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#434 10/14/2022 4:46pm
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Bigoldbeef wrote:
I received my call yesterday. Chatted for approximately 15 minutes. Answered all of the questions I had.
#434 wrote:
Nice! Waiting on mine. What did they say? Is the delay „just“ supply chain issues or are there problems with the production? Any info on changes...
Nice! Waiting on mine.
What did they say? Is the delay „just“ supply chain issues or are there problems with the production? Any info on changes to the bike?
Bigoldbeef wrote:
Nothing too outrageous. Just supply chain constraints. They did say the “estimated” date everyone currently has is far enough out that they are confident they will...
Nothing too outrageous. Just supply chain constraints.

They did say the “estimated” date everyone currently has is far enough out that they are confident they will be achieved without any further postponements.

Bikes will be shipped directly to consumers home. If purchaser wishes bike can be redirected to closest dealer for initial setup.

Also asked about the integrated charging stand that is shown in the videos. That may or may not be the actual charger. Seemed like that was something they wanted to include but might not occur. Charger may be standalone equipment.
Thanks for the info!
I’m listening at the moment. I have no doubt they will deliver a fine bike. We‘ll see if they can hit the new delivery dates.
Always interesting when they talk about who they hired! Seems like they’re not cutting corners there!
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#434 10/14/2022 5:08pm
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At 33:35 they talk about lap times.
Seems to confirm what they said about Dylan Woodcock’s lap times. Swap compared his own GoPro Footage and was much faster on the Varg. A Spanish guy compared a 450 with the Varg while the Spanish Federation did the timing. Also a good bit faster in the eMX.

To look at it completely factual and emotionless:
If the Varg has a well made chassis to its KTM brakes and KYB suspension, how should an ICE bike have a faster lap time?
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Johnny Ringo 10/14/2022 7:31pm
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If you guys get tired of waiting you can always go pick up a new Alta in the interim
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#434 10/15/2022 12:08am
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
If you guys get tired of waiting you can always go pick up a new Alta in the interim
Thanks for your heartfelt concern Johnny!
Don’t worry, I‘ll be ripping my 125 till the bike arrives.

What’s the picture in your head of a typical Stark owner?
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tobz wrote:
They must have had a lot of queries after their last email that subtly mentioned to just “check your delivery date” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/10/14/573041/s1200_20C37A3C_BD9F_4E97_8CDB_CCDE1E5FA27B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/10/14/573042/s1200_0647BD3D_D7B6_48CE_A2E5_A1214AB1FEB1.jpg[/img]
They must have had a lot of queries after their last email that subtly mentioned to just “check your delivery date”



CO2 footprint bullshit.
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Brad460 10/15/2022 6:35am
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The longer you have to wait for delivery, the better the bike is going to be (from a design, quality and durability standpoint)

Going back through this thread there was a lot of explanations why they wouldn’t be able to deliver on time (more than just supply chain issues).

I do believe the bike will be worth the wait..

I am looking forward to hearing real life feedback from folks (some of those in this thread).
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