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I agree! And it opens up way more places to ride.

Yes, but only really when I'm moving it around the garage or putting it in the van. The bike feels very planted when you ride it and stable, but not heavy.

True, but if you're racing a series you probably already have a camper and a generator and at least you can use the generator if your power goes out at home. I also haven't had to use a generator to charge at all in the hare scramble racing I've done. I charge the night before while its loaded in the van and just unplug the cord in the morning and drive off. I have one and i stopped bringing it to the races because I wasn't using it. I did use it as an excuse to finally drop the $600 to get one since I'd wanted one just to have around the house.

Nice I’ll have to give it a try!

Good point I didn’t even think about brake pads. Clutch should have been on the list, I totally forgot about that.

They're pretty fun! I'd love it if somebody developed an affordable kit that could easily drop into an existing bike frame. I know they exist but they aren't quite where I'd want them to be from a design and engineering perspective yet.

I’ve always heard it breaks down the glue in the filter. This stuff also makes it so easy. You just throw the filter in the washing machine and dump some soap in and it comes out looking brand new.

@@lurtbike I have tried maxima air filter cleaner multiple times and has never came out clean I will give the no toil a try.

Make sure you oil with the notoil brand oil. The cleaner doesn’t work on every type of filter oil.

Washing machine... what. Just a tub with hot water works in a few minutes.

@woodysrockspyro6436 washing machine has better results for me with less work. I usually already have my other filter ready to go so I do it after the fact.

Yeah for sure. I’m sure the new enduro version will be expensive for a while but it’ll drop after a year or so I’d imagine.

Thank you! Agreed!

20 miles according to Strava

Not at all. Doesn’t really feel any heavier when riding than my Beta 300. Moving it around the garage is definitely harder though.

That bike and your start was awesome! Loved seeing it on the Vet C line!

@@edking9336 I will definitely try that next time! I got lucky on some of those line choices. They don’t always pay off, unfortunately.

Thank you! That was my first win! Only took me about 40 races to finally win one haha.

@lurtbike Good line choices and patience payed off!

Thanks man!

Typically between 25 and 30.

I’m really curious to see how you like it compared to the 450L!

@ March 3rd can’t come soon enough!

It needs an electric fuel pump if you haven’t added one already. Steak your power for it off the cigarette lighter plug and just put it in the existing fuel line down near the bottom of the unit so it doesn’t have to suck the fuel up very far. Should take care of it.

@lurtbike 10 4 I will try it

So what kind of fuel pump it have from the factory?

@@kennethrobinson1672 it comes with a vacuum style pump that uses the vacuum produced by the engine to drive a diaphragm pump. Very common on riding mowers but the fuel tanks on those are level with the engine, not below it. They’re not strong enough to lift the fuel the extra 12-18 inches depending on how full the tank is.

Sounds like you could be running extremely lean from incorrect carb jets, or it could be the fuel pump as the other guy said, but definitely check valve lash, and preferably when hot

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Hahaha yeah I know. Honestly this was the roughest track I've ever done. I'm not sure any amount of valving would have smoothed this place out, but it's definitely on my to-do list.

@@lurtbike I hear ya. If I had more time, I would launch into the dark arts of the suspension shim shuffle myself. I have ridden some incredible suspension, but mostly just mediocre setups.

I’m jealous. Curious to see how the new battery does and how the road riding experience is.

@@lurtbike They claim 20% more range,different phone and some other things....I have EV cars,Electrci motion trial bike.No way to buy gas bikes anymore!!!

@@Manlixer777 I ordered an EX also waiting until March.

March is going to be fun for sure

Yeah that would be really cool but sometimes its tough if you don't know how many laps the race is going to be when you start. Either way, if they could come up with a way to manage the battery without having to change power modes manually it would be cool.

Support has been awesome from Stark so far. I haven’t needed to replace anything that I couldn’t get from a normal dirt bike retailer. They come with a 2 year warranty and Stark is definitely backing it up. I have nothing negative to say about the bike.

Yeah I know how to bleed them. Bleeding a brand new setup from master cylinder to caliper with a new cable is a bear. Lots of air to get out of the system.

It came with a manual for the motor but nothing else. Turn on the battery disconnect on the right side of the machine. Pull the choke out on the dash. Turn the key like you're starting a car. Mine takes 6 or 8 seconds to start when its cold but it always starts. Theres not much to them. If the starter isn't turning over get out your voltmeter and start chasing your voltage. If you don't know what that means you should open up facebook marketplace and list it for sale because this machine is probably not for you.

Thanks that helps. Turns over but didn't start yet. It's really cold here. I am comfortable around machines. How many hours do you have on yours? Did you have a lot of issues?

I have about 22 hours on mine now. I replaced my engine at 5 hours because it was only running on one cylinder. I have another video on my channel that shows how I did the engine swap. It's been running great since then, although I do need new tracks now because mine are starting to come apart and spit out the metal links inside.

Yeah its not as bad in reverse but honestly with a left hand rear brake i don't find it necessary. In forward its awkward as hell to me.

@@lurtbike I was weirded out by it at first as well but I love it now in forward too. Where I park my van it's often pointed slightly uphill at home and being able to put it in crawl mode to load is awesome, I run it in and then it just stays there locking the rear with no hands giving me both hands free to put the tie downs on. I haven't used it much outside of loading, unloading and driveway repositioning to wash, garage etc. though. It's pretty quick to hit the power button to go back to 'neutral' if you need it but takes a bit to get used to.

I couldnt agree more. People crying "but safety!" when the entire sport is jumping a 250 lb motorcycle through the air or ripping through the woods as fast as you possibly can.

Thank you! It was a rough one for sure

That’s paired directly to a dirt bike - yes it is!

@@lurtbikewe can obviously see the Bluetooth speaker attached the handle bars pal

Ok now it’s clear you’re the one that’s missing the obvious 😂

When gamers don’t realize what they’re looking at 😂

@@lurtbike Looking at an old guy playing with a mp3 player hanging off his bike clown

Stick to the games son, the men are outside riding.

Do they make them bikes for men?

@@lurtbike men outside lol riding poof e bike

haha yeah i found a better one that mounts to the handlebars. I kept this one in my chest pocket when I was riding with it.

100% I want to spend the time riding, not increasing my to-do list.

I've ridden MX on one day and Enduro the next. Just charged it up over night and its good to go. Bike is always ready. Love it

@@japandrz now I just need to charge up my bank account

Completely agree. I have usually one day of the week to do what I want, at most. I want to spend it riding not rebuilding my top end, cleaning the air filter, fiddling with the carb, rebuilding the water pump, checking valves. I ride my Stark, bring it home, next weekend all I need to do is load it up and go riding. Haven't even needed to adjust the chain yet....

Thank you! Suspension is stock and I believe its the 175lb setup. I mostly ride woods and I've backed the compression clickers all the way out and sped up the rebound a little. Same with the shock. I'm pretty happy with how it rides but I've also never had a professionally done suspension setup so I may not know what I'm missing. I took almost all preload off the shock spring and have backed compression out significantly. Front tire is still the stock tire with the red tube and I filled it with like 4 ounces of FlatOut tire sealant. No issues yet (about 50 hours on the bike and 6 races), but I need a new front tire and I'll probably go to nitro mousse plushie with a Dunlop MX-34. Rear tire is a IRC VE-33 tire with a Nitro Mousse standard mousse.

@@lurtbike Protune suspension in Ohio did my Varg suspension and its some of the best suspension I've ridden. A good revalve for the woods completely changes the experience. I highly recommend it. The Varg comes from factory very, very stiff. Even for MX I found it too stiff. Mostly in the valving. Protune kept my springs and revavled for GNCC and its outstanding. I would recommend the investment, especially racing. Get your clickers back!

Yeah I get that its different but every bike already has a battery, albeit much smaller and now they are usually lithium ion even in the gas bikes. They're also literally carrying 2 gallons of gasoline over a 200 degree chunk of metal. I guess in California where fires are common that's more of a concern. Here on the east coast I haven't heard anyone mention fire as an issue. Everyone mentions sound as the issue, but even that is an easy fix because I have a bluetooth speaker mounted on my bars paired to my stark phone with spotify and I can blast music loud enough to hear it when I'm close. The 2024 AMA rulebook leaves it up to the series to allow e-bikes in the vet classes through supplemental rules, but none of my local series have allowed it yet. We just have the open electric class and it's a non points class which sucks. Hopefully that will change soon as more manufacturers start developing electric bikes. Honestly I think once Honda enters the mix it will all change. I'm just looking forward to being able to ride with all my middle aged c class buddies again (without changing oil and air filters all the time)!

I think your vid came out just before Stark introduced their EX model. Your dreams may be answered. I’m starting to consider one.

@@TylerN737s no kidding! but just as the ex was announced I heard the AMA now needs prior approval for running e-motos in events, if you dont get approval then you arent covered by their insurance policy. at the same time someone else said that the national forest workers are against them due to fear of fires. its almost comical hearing these arguments when we are riding around with plastic tanks of flammable gas strapped to the top of a bike!

@@bikesbeersbeats the very definition of asinine

@@bikesbeersbeats Wait until Honda has one and they suddenly change the rules. The AMA is just making excuses until their buddies can get in on the action!

I'm only 5' 9" (175cm) and I'm fine on it. The more confident you get the less you need to put your feet down. Worst case you can always get a lowering kit for relatively cheap. It's no taller than any other dirt bike.

@lurtbike Thank you so much I'll do my best

@@lurtbike Can you show me a video of your leg touching it? Is it rear 18 inches or did you do low link?

I don't have a video of me riding it right now, but it's really no taller than my 300 2 stroke. I did not lower it and I do have the 18" rear wheel. I don't think wheel size makes a difference because the 18" tires are a little taller so.

@@lurtbike Thank you so much for answering Always ride safely

I use 25% regen across all the power modes. I don’t think the regen is actually enough to give you more battery life and I don’t like the extra drag when I let off the throttle. In trying to ride smooth I want to coast more if that makes sense.

It’s on the list of things to do for sure!

​@@lurtbikeBleeding it helped a lot for me too, but it could still have a bit more bite

No I haven’t. From what I understand it won’t go well because they aren’t hi flow pumps and you won’t be able to move and brush hog at the same time.

That’s what I use mine for and it is awesome. Honestly though looking back you can get an excavator cheaper and I think it might be more useful around the house, especially if you get a hydraulic thumb for it. Either of them are awesome to have around the house though I think.