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HRC developed the CR electric in 2017/2018, they applied for 4 patents in Japan, in 2020 they applied for the same patents in the US... https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200101833A1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200130498A1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200130515A1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200204043A1/en The team that developed the bike, the inventors... have been disbanded, team members have recently been listed in patents for other projects applied for by Honda. If Honda follows historical form, they will apply for other patents in Japan before they release a production model.

I'm not so sure about that. The prototype we saw from Honda and Yamaha (which I believe was some sort of partnership with another company) was just an existing chassis from a gas bike, with an electric motor shoved in there. Stark at least appears to have designed the bike ground-up around the battery and motor. And it seems like so far the reviews claim that they nailed the handling and ergos. I think that is super impressive. I'm not saying the traditional brands can't do something similar but we don't know. The Stark seems way ahead of what we've...

I have been involved with this 'side project' from Yamaha. Based on an excisting YZ frame, a (battery technology) startup company developed this electric bike: https://www.emx-powertrain.com/ This project in already running for over 3 years, and I think it looks pretty cool. But looking at the specs, the Varg is already outperforming and the EMX XF30 is not even on the market.

Honda (Mugen) bikes rode couple laps between Japan championship mains, maybe you could find it from youtube still. That was maybe 3? years ago they did look decent like Alta at time but nothing like Stark even test riders werent (allowed?) pushing fast pace.

Got my shipment email as well today! I'm guessing that they are probably shipping this large order by ocean so it will likely be a few weeks until any of us see our bikes, but damn am I excited! Gonna order a new set of gear to match just so I can be "that guy" we all make fun of and look factory on the new bike

I ordered mine on launch day within a few hours of release. I can't remember the initial delivery date but most of this year it was saying August 31st. In mid-July I got a call from a US regional sales guy saying I could expect an email requesting final payment soon and that the bike would ship within a month after payment was complete. After not getting the email over the next 4 weeks I emailed Stark and they responded that I would be getting the payment email very soon they were just working through some additional small delays and...

I wouldn't expect the electric bikes to bring down the price of other EMX bikes, in fact I expect the opposite - or status quo at best. I could see EMX bikes reducing sales of ICE bikes which could bring down the prices of those bikes due to supply and demand. I had the chance to ride a Stark Varg a month back on a MX track. Took a couple laps to get used to no foot back brake, but once I got comfortable with that I really liked the bike. I'd love to have one. I wouldn't sell my...

It seems possible that they ran into a production snag of some sort midsummer. Has the motorcycling community ever had such a magnifying glass on a brand new manufacturer? This is due to their pre-order approach, but still, it's an interesting case study to watch. It stinks you had you money tied up for so long, that wasn't right, hopefully that sort of thing is a blip on the radar. Prototyping and retail sales are 2 totally different animals each with their own challenges.