VIDEO: A first endurance test with the Stark Varg
Just a few days ago, the first electric Varg's were shipped to their customers. Stark Future has already had a strong media campaign and will nevertheless have to convince many die-hard off-road riders that they are right. We present you with a first thorough test.
Every time we publish something about electric motocross bikes, there are a lot of non-believers who spit fire at the technology on social media. Stark Future will therefore be able to put a lot of strong arguments on the table to convince that group of people. Traditional motocross enthusiasts grew up with gasoline engines and everything associated with them. In any case, it is a strong emotion to associate competition machines with noise, smell and gasoline.
We have no idea whether this group will ever be convinced of the new technology, but we would bet a few cups of beer that Stark Future from Barcelona has completely put its eggs in the basket of the so-called Generation Z. These are the people born between 1997 and 2012 who grew up with smartphones, apps, large amounts of data, The Internet of Things, etc. It is also sometimes scornfully called the screen generation.
The Stark Varg in action
The first machines are therefore delivered and it goes without saying that we will now quickly learn more about the qualities of the Varg. Bryan Haskell from California was the very first worldwide to sign an order form for a Stark Varg. The company gave him the unique opportunity to subject the Varg to a rigorous test alongside Sébastien Tortelli.
As an Alta owner, he is the right person to make a comparison between what Alta did and what Stark Future managed to pull off years later. He made the video below and discussed many logical things that you as a technician should ask when traveling with an electric dirt bike.
To get straight to the point: The Varg is lightning fast. You have to be a very experienced rider to control the bike if you set it to the maximum power of 80 hp. On the other hand, you can turn the beast into a soft one by setting the power to, for example, 20%. With this setting, grandma can go to the bakery for croissants on Sunday morning without breaking a sweat.
And the battery life seems completely ok. Haskell worked hard for half an hour with a set power of about 60 to 65 hp and then played for another 15 minutes at a lower tempo. Upon returning to the pits, it turned out that the battery still had 45% power left after having driven for a total of 60 minutes, which is a nice observation.
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