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Testing the Stark Varg Electric Dirtbike in Barcelona, Spain
Video review can be found HERE Last week I had the chance to fly to Barcelona, Spain to see and ride the new Stark Varg electric dirtbike first hand, and it was truly an incredible experience. Before diving into the bike and company itself, I need to extend a huge thank you to the whole team at Stark Future and Austin from Electro & Co for making this trip a reality; never did I think I’d be flying half way across the world to ride a pre-production motorcycle! The Varg really is a massive step forward in technology, and...
The YZ-EMX, Electric YZ250 Build
The YZ250 Yamaha Should be Selling: 3DP-YZ Build
As we all know, the Yamaha YZ-250 has remained essentially unchanged since 2006, almost 20 years ago at this point. Yes, we’re aware that plastics have been changed over the years, but the nuts and bolts of the bike are still straight out of 2006 and it shows. It’s still a solid platform, but having owned one since 2015 we had to wonder what the bike could be if Yamaha gave it some real attention. Over the last few years we’ve slowly been making changes, swapping parts, and creating what we think is the ultimate YZ-250 based on available parts...
Racing the Hangtown 125 Invitational
A few weeks back we took a much needed break to go do some amateur racing during Hangtown National week. Amateur Day at Hangtown is always a fun time, with practice taking place Thursday before racing on Friday. We've camped out the last few years on Friday to be there bright and early to watch the pros duke it out on Saturday, and there's not much better than finishing your amateur motos and knowing that you get to watch the best in the business tear up the very same track the next morning. This race always provides a challenging track...
The Design Process: YZ-F Intake Scoop Case Study
Since we used a lot of unique technologies when creating our latest intake scoop offering, we thought it might be of interest to share a bit about the process for those interested in the product development space and give a glimpse into what is involved in bringing a relatively simple product to market. While our smaller scoop was already popular, one bit of feedback we consistently got was “go bigger!”, so we did! Increasing the volume of the scoop also required it to cover more surface area on the airbox cover, which is where the challenge began. Anyone who has...