Summit Attempt with ZERO Traction? - Stark Varg

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More from my ride on the Stark Varg up a technical loose, rocky, steep trail. Do I make it to the summit? Lets see!

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[davem]

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

[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

[higs]

Does your Varg not have crawl mode they are advertising?

[Huddyreed]

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.

[mikeh.]

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

[andrecontois]

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

[lancelee]

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.

[friton]

Have you ever tried a TM racing dirt bike?

[therealbojak]

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

[michaelreid]

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.

[justincoull]

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

[ThisTall]

Curious what camera settings you film in?

[shandhardy]

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?

[larryxriowa]

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

[shaner.]

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.

[KTMsoldier]

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.

[MentaL]

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.

[peterbonivart]

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

[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 .