$3,000 Battery Swap on Stark Varg

[@JS-nf1sn]

It's awesome that they have such good customer service. I've been lucky so far. I haven't even had to adjust the chain on mine, and I've been riding it since last June...My luck could end, but the only thing I've had to do is wash it, charge it, and do one gear oil change..

[@ZaySolis119]

My stark did the exact same thing 😅😅😅😅

[@murdoch9106]

I have obsessed over these and I have not heard much issues at all so this is awesome and knowing where this all started I'm no surprised they were really fast with replacement parts and support, love to hear this! And you are completely right, there is always gonna be something and you happened to be the unlucky one to get the lemon, if it was a common issue we would have heard it for sure! xD

[@Surfratglass]

That bike is next level. Glad they stand by the product.

[@beesboys]

i have a stark and the support is so fast and good it is a good company

[@JustinBleeder]

The subject matter of this video is key to what will inevitably dictate which among the Ebike/emoto companies will survive. Service after the sale has made dealing with EBMX a winner for me. I'm happy to hear Stark is also focused on this aspect of their business model. Now if we could only get EBMX to build a bike in a different size class to compliment Stark.

[@motolifeenduro]

The battery is a consumable for the Stark Warg. It's good that it can be changed under warranty, but it's not clear why the error can't be fixed.

[@Offthevoltz]

We don’t all have a KZbin channel dedicated to e-bikes with 60k subscribers. Too many issues on this bike.

[@federico297]

I have a friend that has basically got the whole bike replaced piece by piece by stark (battery, vcu, wiring, powertrain, waterpump and 2 docking stations), and it doesn't have a 60k YT channel. So no, everyone gets the same treatment

[@Offthevoltz]

@ so everything goes wrong with these bikes. A lemon that you take care of under warranty is still a lemon. Would hate to own these after two years. With all those things have gone wrong with your friends bike it must have more down time than seat time.

[@federico297]

@@Offthevoltz yea, that bike was absolutely a lemon, now it's working flawlessly for months (thank god after replacing basically everything you would say, and i agree). Like every manufacturer, there are bikes born bad, and others without any flaws (i know guys with over 150 hours on their Varg with only regular maintenance), i myself had some minor issues due to my bike being an early frame number. I guess is just luck, but it's the same with every dirtbike

[@TheDirtyBirchTrails]

oh ok there Sugar bear. I've had mine for about a year and 80 hrs and nothing so far. Love this thing !!

[@SouthCentral-re9bn]

Man the Altas didn’t have nearly as many issues as this. Being performance is no excuse.

[@Z0ttMonte]

The stark Varg ex is better I hope with all the updates

[@DavidRuiz-or7kd]

When are you going to receive the new stark varg ex? Will you make a video about this motorbike? I have reserved it and I hope it is a good purchase

[@mSantsnj]

I can't wait to start seeing these EX videos!

[@Fangstu]

What did it take to get rid of the old battery? Was it a pain to find a place that would take it?

[@steedu46gt]

Damn I had one of these in my cart for awhile but the issues and 37.7 seat height really killed it for me. I would rather go ultra bee.

[@ApexRR1]

With 21/18 tires and a Torp controller, I been very happy and trouble free with 60 hours of run time on trails and track. I even raced a Hare Scramble and was tickled to pass clutch bikes struggling on steep hairpin trails.

[@erikjonromnes]

@@ApexRR1u didn’t clarify which bike u mean… stark Varg or ultra bee?

[@BrawndoDrinker]

I can see why you ran the Ultra Bee in your trail race test. Looking forward to the full review of the 25 UB updates.

[@M3rwin6]

I have been considering buying a stark for months but my ultra bee with the Sirris suspension is so good i haven't pulled the trigger yet. The only benefit i see in the stark is the wheelbase but i am not sure it really matters with the type of riding i do. We will see

[@hvac.animation]

How long were you riding before you reached 5% battery?

[@No_Vice_Rider]

Thanks for another informative video Tucker and the ECR team :) How long did it take to swap the battery?

[@MarkFries-o7n]

I hope Dust will be good to work with as well

[@scottm.456]

Tucker you said "18 miles one of the worst ranges achieved"..what's been your best on a regular trail ride?

[@JoshStreetDesign]

Tucker I've only ridden mine once on my private sand track and I only got 13 mi in 50 horsepower mode. I'm actually really worried about this bike is all I see are constant videos and comments in the chats about how many problems people are having with it and how many replacements they've already had to do. Thinking I should have kept my altar which I never had a single solitary problem with putting 250 hours on it.

[@reeserides9371]

What were the issues you were having with the Stark phone? I am asking because during my last ride the phone kept losing connection with the bike. Then after the ride the phone would not connect at all Stark has now sent me two new Bluetooth modules and that has not fixed the issued. Wondering if your issues were similar. Thanks Tucker.

[@scottm.456]

Tucker younsaid 18 miles one of the worst ranges achieved..what'd been your best on a regular trail ride?

[@ridingdirty2412]

Love the bike. Customer service looks great. But when the warranty is out and you have to pay for this stuff out of pocket?!?!?

[@russellzauner]

Ask them when they're getting you a tabless cell pack - half the weight or twice the power - bug them until they do it.

[@timking2822]

Awsome.

[@Dailyquikshorts]

Do altis sigma vs eride pro sr?

[@Obiniiiii]

Have you already broken the battery? bro its durability is ridiculous

[@Chris.Lester]

Dude watch the video and listen to what he says before u assume

[@eBoard3R]

⚡️👀⚡️

[@olivier97120]

I would say around 3500 K€ to produce

[@Chris.Lester]

The battery is the most expensive part on the bike those cells all together cost about 7500 motors about 1500

[@izom]

what a joke to dismount half of the bike to change a battery :-/ not talkin bout the price....

[@garbageman3992]

yeah ofc its going to have some problems and need replacements every once in a while, because, yo know... its pushing like 55KW THOUGH ELECTRONICS SMALL ENOUGHT O FIT IN 1 HAND. only morons who know nothing about electrical engineering claimed that it would be perfect with zero maintenance (which ironically ended up being most ebike youtubers lol). however its not terrible on reliability and it is their first model too, iv heard that stark gives people with and without a large youtube channel the exact same treatment, and out of all the ebik brands in the world stark made the BEST, highest quality, and most consistent quality control bike ever WHILE keeping it all first world development, no chinese slave or child labour all for a fair price. its an amazing bike and the test of time predicted exactly what us electrical engineers expected, its not perfectly reliable but even with that in mind its still a great bike.

[@Chris.Lester]

Perfectly said I cant stand all the ignorant idiots saying “poorly made junk” at one or two parts getting replaced ITS A BIKE they need parts thats how it is at least stark stands by their product and helps no questions asked plus a lot less parts you’d replace than if a gas dirt bike blows up the motor

[@snupermoto723]

yup, sounds right. typical over priced, poorly built toy for those looking to signal their virtue.

[@fredtello]

260 lbs heavey