Summit Attempt with ZERO Traction? - Stark Varg

[@davem2659]

You just made me realive my ride.Last week three and a half hours breaking trail with a bald rear I was so exhausted, Hills became impossible., People on quads have no idea how much work it is to be on a dirt bike

[@williamleonardo8478]

I love my 2014 TM 300 Enduro 2-stroke

[@blbills]

The new update really helps with wheel spin in low traction environments like this. Give it a try.

[@maarkkkm]

I'm guessing it has something to do with the tire setup, tire pressure and suspension

[@Huddyreed123]

I have a 2024 150 R and in a couple years, I’m looking to upgrade to a 125 XC is that a good bike? I mostly ride mountain and trails and may be a little of track. I was wondering if it would be a good bike.

[@hig4s]

Does your Varg not have crawl mode they are advertising?

[@mikeh.4087]

That looked like a hard climb but what a view! You should do a 360 view at the top of those trails.

[@lancelee1598]

Not sure how high that trail is, but with ICE bikes they are naturally dropping power as you go up in elevation. Not with the electric bike. So aside from the tire and setup not surprised that you had to dial down the power to try to get some of the traction back.

[@Reza_7]

you have a crawl mode you know ?

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[@ThisTall]

Curious what camera settings you film in?

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[@andrecontois8510]

Don't ktm wheels fit on the stark? Could have swapped to get a better tire for that ride at least. Interesting experiment though.

[@shaner.5]

I think on your gas bike your spinning the tire the more than you think, next test tire cam with a section of trail and watch video side by side.

[@friton6969]

Have you ever tried a TM racing dirt bike?

[@therealbojak]

Would love to have the trail info at the beginning of each video.

[@MentaL65535]

So what you are saying is that you have a shit tire for the terrain and blaming the bike for it? Also, the trail looks extremely dry, even a very gummy tire will struggle on that on any bike. Is the bike equipped with the 19 (mx) or 18'' (enduro) wheel? Also, you should have really ordered it with the hand rear break, as it's a game changer when dragging the break in weak traction conditions, similar to using a clutch to modulate power together with the pulling the throttle.

[@shandhardy3525]

Very different from your first video hill climbing the stark. You said it climbed hills easier than almost any of your other bikes… what’s changed?

[@shandhardy3525]

Video was literally titled “stark varg might be amazing at one thing…” Summited the hill and said “holy crap that was easy”

[@kristinchrishadley936]

One was a high-speed, non-technical hill. These mountain single track hills are very different than wide-open desert hill climbs.

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[@justincoull2166]

Do you think if you had a gummy tyre it would have made the diffrence?

[@michaelreid9172]

The Pirelli MX tire for sure is not doing any favors especially if it is the 19" but a gummy isn't gonna do much in this loose stuff. I think it is a suspension issue.

[@michaelreid9172]

Interesting. Mine crawls up anything and climbs better than my fe501 or my yz450 or my 2 strokes. I will say I am a bigger rider and the valving is incredibly stiff. I could see it not getting traction with a lighter rider since it is so stiff it will not weight transfer.

[@CurtisBrandt]

Yeah you are probably right. Seemed like something very off with setup.

[@shandhardy3525]

In one of his very first stark review videos he said it climbed hills incredibly well… now he has totally flipped the script.

[@michaelreid9172]

​@@shandhardy3525yeah there seems to be some inconsistency and some bias maybe. That's ok. Everyone has an agenda you just need to account for it. He seems to have some good opinions on particular bikes in his comfort zone. Everything else I disregard. Kinda like giving an MX pro and enduro bike to ride an SX track😂

[@algee8228]

@@shandhardy3525 It was quite a different hill in that earlier video to be fair. However it does seem the setup is definitely not the best for this hill...probably similar to what it would be like on a 450SX bike (which is what the Varg is closest to). I would think a Varg built for enduro would perform much better.

[@KTMsoldier1988]

Ever been in a vehicle with traction control in slippery conditions when you want some wheel spin to paddle through stuff....yeah it robs you of all your power. Litterally been stuck in a 4 wheel drive truck because of traction control.

[@larryxriowa6408]

I seen they are doing an update with crawler mode. True or not I don't know

[@MarkusOsmers]

Ya, that Update is live, but it is max 5 kmh forward and backward intended to manouver arround and it does a complete motorbrake so it wouldnt roll . But that update also changed the complete motor driver firmware, also enhanced power and range. So it changed quite a bit.

[@zanaisu]

May I join the give away?

[@stevenmarin5097]

why not test a 350 ktm

[@richardhartley7094]

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[@peterbonivart6818]

In your video from April 23rd it was the best climber and now it's the worst..?

[@40rpt]

Yeah, I thought I remembered an earlier video lauding the climbing ability.

[@TengoUnGatoEnLosPantelones]

He’s a shill youtuber trying to make money what do you expect?

[@shandhardy3525]

Exactly what I was thinking. He raved about how well it climbed.

[@kristinchrishadley936]

@@shandhardy3525tight, technical single track vs. open desert hill climbing. Speed and momentum being totally different on each.

[@shandhardy3525]

@@kristinchrishadley936 I climb hills all the time on my ultra bee (I know it’s not a stark) way easier than my gas bike ever did.

[@Ozfreerider_adventures]

Mine is the best single track bike I’ve ever had by a mile . Totally disagree with Kyle’s points in this video .

[@TheDeepsilver]

Not going to lie, Kyle’s take on the Varg sounds like paid by the oil lobby 🤣 and I love my 2 and 4 strokes.

[@Ozfreerider_adventures]

@@TheDeepsilver i literally thought the same thing !!! I’ve seen car journos on KZbin be fairly complimentary of EVS. And then all of a sudden just go 100 agains them and post video after video of negative hit pieces on them , and it makes me wonder if like companies are paying them . They have so much to lose if EVs take over and would do anything to protect their business. I don’t know how the varg went from the best hill climb bike ever to the worst . Weird

[@shandhardy3525]

@@Ozfreerider_adventures he is catering to his following more with this video it seems. Watch the video he posted today, claims all his following hates the bike and it seems like he is somewhat catering his opinion towards them now.

[@Ozfreerider_adventures]

@@shandhardy3525 yeah I agree

[@coolcatoficiall1904]

plssss i neeed to win it plsss give it to me.. im a 15 yr and i just grovn over mi 50cc mini dirt bikeeeeee plssssss give it to meeee.... il sure drive itttt

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