Varg MX 1.2 (Alpha 80hp)

The verdict

The Stark Varg is the electric motocross benchmark — the closest thing to a full-factory race bike the category has, with up to 80 hp from a 360V, 7.2 kWh system and race-grade everything. It earns a VoltRipper Score of 83/100, which surprises people who expect the most powerful bike to top the board. It doesn't, and for a good reason: at ~$13,490 it competes with premium gas motocross bikes, not trail e-bikes, and it's a closed-course machine, not a do-everything one. If you actually race motocross, it's extraordinary. If you don't, it's the wrong bike.

Who it's for — and who should skip it

Buy it if you are a serious motocross rider or racer who wants the fastest, most capable electric MX bike made, and you can use 80 hp on a real track.

Skip it if you're a trail rider, a commuter, or anyone not racing — this is a full-size, expert-only race bike, not a light trail e-moto. It's also not street-legal (that's the SM variant's job), and at $13.5k it's halo money that buys far more versatile bikes elsewhere.

What it actually is: a real electric motocrosser

Don't file the Varg next to a Sur-Ron. It's a different animal — a full-size MX chassis with race-grade suspension, a 360V, 7.2 kWh powertrain, and a 20 kW nominal / 60 kW peak (80 hp) motor. It's built to line up at a motocross gate against gas 450s, and it beats most of them. Weight is a competitive 260 lb, and it's aimed squarely at closed-course racing.

The killer feature: app-adjustable 10–80 hp

The Varg's party trick is that its power is fully adjustable from 10 to 80 hp in the app, along with engine braking, traction, and delivery. That means one bike can be a beginner-friendly 10 hp trainer and a full-factory 80 hp weapon — dial it to the rider, the track, and the moment. Nothing in gas MX can do that, and it's the single most compelling thing about the bike.

Range: built for motos, not miles

Stark rates the Varg around 50 miles; plan for ~35 in real riding, and understand that a race bike's "range" is really moto count — how many hard laps you get before a battery swap. It's plenty for a race day with a spare battery, but this was never designed as a long-range trail machine (see our range guide).

Why the most powerful bike "only" scores 83

Our Score rewards more than horsepower, and the Varg gets dinged where it should:

• Value. At ~$13,490 it's roughly $4,500 more than a Sur-Ron Storm Bee and multiples of a trail e-bike — a steep premium for capability most riders won't use.
• Not street-legal. It's a closed-course MX bike; road riders need the separate SM (supermoto) variant.
• Maturing aftermarket. As a newer platform, its parts-and-support ecosystem isn't as deep as Sur-Ron's yet.

None of that makes it a bad bike — it makes it a specialized one. On outright racing capability, nothing here touches it.

Stark Varg vs Sur-Ron Storm Bee — the halo cross-shop

This is the decision at the top of the market. The Storm Bee scores higher because it's more versatile and $4,500 cheaper — a do-everything full-size Sur-Ron with the deepest support network. The Varg is the pure race weapon: far more power, real MX suspension, and the app-adjustable range no one else offers. Choose the Storm Bee if you want the most capable do-anything electric dirt bike; choose the Varg if you're actually racing motocross and want the best tool for the gate.

The bottom line

The Stark Varg is the best electric motocross bike money can buy — an 80 hp, app-tunable, race-grade machine that's genuinely competitive with gas 450s. Its 83-point Score reflects exactly what it is: a specialized, expensive, closed-course racer, not the versatile value pick most riders should buy. If you race, it's the benchmark. If you don't, save your money and get a Storm Bee, an Ultra Bee, or a Mantis X Pro.

VoltRipper is spec-verified and data-driven — we do not claim hands-on testing of this bike. Specs and prices are cross-checked against the sources listed above and re-verified regularly; real-world figures are our own estimates, clearly labeled.