This Electric Supermoto Broke A Track Record Held By A V10 Racecar Stark now holds the lap record at the Autòdrom de Sitges-Terramar, after the Varg SM Skoll completed the circuit in a time of 41.888 seconds. RideApart · Sep 22
Stark Put the VARG SM on a Diet To Create the Limited-Edition SM Sköll Stark just launched a limited-edition VARG SM Sköll, which weighs 2.4 lbs less than the standard SM and is finished with a blacked-out look. RideApart · Sep 16
Stark Joins The 2026 Australian Supercross Championship. Makes History In The Process Stark Future will race the full 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship, making history as the first electric motorcycle manufacturer to do so. RideApart · Sep 8
This EV Motorcycle Startup Shows That Substance Over Style Matters, Continues Profitability While other EV motorcycle startups have floundered, failed, or downright evaporated before anything hit the market, Stark Futures focused on delivering a product and that's made it the one profitable EV motorcycle manufacturer around. RideApart · Aug 6
Stark Drops Factory Editions of VARG MX and EX Dirt Bikes. Major Suspension Upgrades Stark Future just announced the specs of its Factory Edition VARG MX and EX models. Here's everything we know about the specs. RideApart · Jul 29
This Dirt Biker Just Took Gold at X Games Aboard an EV Stark. Gives a Symbolic Middle Finger To Haters Patrick Evans won the Best Trick category at the 2026 X Games aboard a Stark Varg. But the fact that he threw a whip during the competition is making headlines. RideApart · Jul 2
Stark Is Giving Its Customers Traction Control for Free. Take Note KTM Stark Future just added traction control to its VARG models for free via an over-the-air update. This contrasts with KTM, which asks customers to pay more to unlock features. RideApart · Jun 26
There’s No Denying Stark’s Future’s Place in Enduro After Its Insane Erzbergrodeo Results. EVs Are Here to Stay Stark Future competed at an Erzbergrodeo main event for the first time ever, and people weren't prepared for how well the electric motorcycle manufacturer did. RideApart · Jun 10
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Russia could attack NATO within four years Earlier on Friday, Britain's military chief warned the country must boost its defences in response to threats posed by Russia, which invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. Euronews · Jun 5
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones The Guardian - UK · May 10
This EV Dirt Bike Startup Just Tripled Revenue, And Went Profitable Stark Future reports 212% YoY growth and EBITDA profitability as demand for its Varg electric motorcycle surges globally. RideApart · Apr 19
EV Motorcycle Company Makes Even More History Amid FIM EnduroGP Rules Shakeup The FIM just changed the rules of the EnduroGP World Championships to allow electric motorcycles to compete alongside ICE bikes. Stark was the first to throw its hat in the ring. RideApart · Mar 19
EV Motorcycle Company Takes First FIM SuperEnduro Manufacturers World Championship, Making History Stark was essentially banned from entering the 2024 SuperEnduro World Championship, but won the manufacturers' title the next year. This could signal the start of the off-road electric revolution. RideApart · Mar 10
A Trike Stark Varg? Sure, Why Not The fine folks at CBoysTV are at it again, building wild machines and tearing things up. But their latest build, a Stark Varg converted to a trike has to be one of their wilder builds. RideApart · Feb 8
RideApart · Feb 3 Stark Is Building a Bigger Battery, Which Could Solve for Its Upcoming On-Road Bike Ranges The biggest issue for electric anything is range, but Stark Futures is teaming up with Wanxiang A123 to build the next generation EV battery that could help solve motorcycle range.
RideApart · Jan 13 Stark Future Posts Record Growth and Profitability, IPO Intentions Soon Stark Future posted a 77% year-over-year sales growth in 2025, but that's just the start of a list of financial achievements from last year.
RideApart · Dec 23, 2025 Can a Stark Varg Beat a 500cc 2-Stroke Suzuki Around Pastranaland? Watch Carson Brown try to beat the Pastranaland lap record set on a 500cc 2-stroke Suzuki, aka the RMZilla, aboard a Stark Varg.
RideApart · Dec 23, 2025 This Stark-Swapped Go-Kart Is the Most Insane Thing I’ve Seen on Ice The Cboys stark-swapped a shifter kart and studded its tyres so it could rip around on ice. Now it wheelies.
RideApart · Dec 22, 2025 Stark Varg Allowed To Race Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. But Can It Even Finish? The Red Bull Erzbergrodeo regulations have been amended to allow electric motorcycles, namely the Stark Varg, to run in all events. Here are the details.
RideApart · Nov 20, 2025 Stark Signs Strategic Partnership With EVE Energy, Showing the Future of Electric Motorcycles Stark is partnering with EVE Electric to use the 26120 cell in its next generation of on-road motorcycles, and it promises to be another leap forward for the fast-growing company.
RideApart · Nov 10, 2025 An EV Dirt Bike Let Me Sneak Up On the Most Cunning Deer Around, It Still Went Wrong Even in the best of cases, everything has to go right to be successful on a hunt. But nothing went right when I took a Stark Varg EX on a blacktail deer hunt in Southern Oregon.
RideApart · Oct 14, 2025 Stark’s EV Supermoto Is Finally Here, and Its Specs Will Make You Salivate The Stark Varg SM is finally available to buy, and it's the most powerful production supermoto ever. Here are all the juicy specs.
Tom’s Hardware · Oct 2, 2025 Undersea cable attacks drive sea drone development — Stark's Vanta unmanned vessels could be an affordable solution to protecting vital infrastructure Anglo-German autonomous systems specialist Stark has demonstrated its first unmanned surface vessels (USVs) - sea drones.
RideApart · Sep 15, 2025 The All-Electric Stark Varg EX Turned Me Into an Enduro Rider for Two Days I spent two days in the Pyrenees mountains testing the 2025 Stark Varg EX, which takes all the credit for giving me the enduro mindset I carry today.
Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025 AI Takes Flight: STARK Valued at $500M As Sequoia Invests In Next-Gen Drones German startup STARK just added $62 million to its cash arsenal in a new funding round led by financial heavyweight Sequoia Capital, according to Tech Funding News. This brings the total cash haul since the attack drone weapon maker was founded to around $100 million.