Stark Varg EX vs Sur-Ron Storm Bee (2026): The Two Best Bikes We Track

The short answer

These are the two highest-scoring bikes we track — the Stark Varg EX at 97 and the Sur-Ron Storm Bee at 96 — and they are $4,041 apart.

• Buy the Varg EX ($13,040) if you want the most capable full-size electric enduro built, and road legality from the factory rather than from a kit.
• Buy the Storm Bee ($8,999) if you want most of that capability on the deepest support network in electric dirt, for a third less money.

One point is not a verdict. It is the Score reporting that the Varg's hardware advantage and the Sur-Ron's price-and-support advantage very nearly cancel.

The thing that should bother you about the more expensive bike

Stark publishes no top speed and no range figure for the Varg EX.

That is not an oversight we are filling in charitably. It is the most expensive machine in our catalog at $13,040, and two of the three numbers a buyer asks first are simply absent. The Storm Bee publishes 68.3 mph and a 75-mile claim — and we hold a real-world figure of 45 miles for it, which is among the best claimed-to-real ratios in the class.

We leave the Varg EX's fields blank rather than borrowing the Varg MX's 68 mph and 50 miles. The two share a powertrain, but not gearing, weight or tyres, and an inherited number is a guess wearing a decimal point.

The same gap shows up in power. The Storm Bee publishes 22,500 W peak against 10,000 W continuous — a 2.3× ratio you can check. Stark publishes a 60,000 W peak and no continuous figure at all, so the single most inflated number in this category arrives with nothing to measure it against. (Why peak and continuous differ →)

The core matchup

Head-to-head, factor by factor

Power → Varg EX, overwhelmingly. 60 kW against 22.5 kW is not a step, it is a different class of machine — and 1,036 N·m of wheel torque is the most in our catalog. This is what the money buys and it is not in dispute.

Chassis → Varg EX. A 21-inch front wheel is the full-size dirt-bike standard, and only six of the 37 adult bikes we track actually have one. The Storm Bee's 19-inch front is the light-class default; capable, but it is not the same bike underneath you over rough ground.

Weight → Varg EX, surprisingly. 264 lb against 280. The bike with nearly three times the power is the lighter one, which tells you where Stark spent its engineering budget.

Battery → Varg EX. 7,200 Wh against 5,720 — 26% more. But note that only one of these two will tell you what that buys in miles.

Spec-sheet honesty → Storm Bee, decisively. Top speed, continuous power, claimed range, and a measured real-world range. On the Varg EX, three of those four are blank. For a $13,040 purchase that is a real cost, not a footnote.

Street legality → Varg EX. It is built as the road-legal variant with factory lighting, where the Storm Bee is an off-road bike that takes a kit. That said, factory road-legal is a starting point, not a guarantee — registration is a state matter, and our state-by-state legality guide is the place to check yours before you spend either amount.

Support and aftermarket → Storm Bee, decisively. This is Sur-Ron's moat and it is not close: the biggest parts catalog, the widest dealer network, the largest owner community, and resale that holds. Stark's network is real and growing but it is younger, and at halo prices the cost of a thin support network is measured in downtime.

Price and value → Storm Bee. The gap between these two is not a rounding error. It is a full second bike, or a very good bike plus every piece of gear you will ever need.

Which should you buy?

• You want the best full-size electric enduro made, and road legality without a conversion → Stark Varg EX ($13,040, Score 97). Accept that you are buying it on hardware and reputation, because the spec sheet will not tell you how fast it goes or how far.
• You want most of that for a third less, on the best-supported platform in the class → Sur-Ron Storm Bee ($8,999, Score 96). The sensible choice for almost everyone reading this.
• You race closed-course and never need lights → Stark Varg MX 1.2 ($11,990, Score 95) — same powertrain, cheaper, and it does publish a top speed. (Varg MX vs Sur-Ron →)
• This is more bike than your riding needs → Sur-Ron Ultra Bee ($6,499, Score 94), which is most riders and no insult. (Ultra Bee vs Storm Bee →)

Not sure which fits your size and riding? Run the Find Your Ride configurator.

The honest bottom line

The Varg EX is the better machine and the Storm Bee is the better purchase, and one point between them is the fairest description of that we can give.

What tips it for us is not on the spec sheet — it is what is missing from one. Spending $13,040 on a bike whose manufacturer will not publish a top speed, a range, or a continuous power figure requires a level of trust the Storm Bee does not ask for. If you have ridden a Varg and you know what you are buying, it is a superb motorcycle. If you are buying on paper, buy the bike whose paper is complete.

VoltRipper is independent — we don't sell Stark, Sur-Ron, or any bike, and our Score is based on verified specs, not who pays us. Affiliate disclosure is included on monetized pages, and we're spec-verified/data-driven rather than hands-on until first-hand testing exists. Nothing here is legal advice: confirm street-legal status with your own state before riding on public roads.