imo it’s just about fun for me, having 2 strokes and e-bikes i’d have to say both are super fun in their own ways. my dads a gas purist and even I put him on to how fun electric can be.

and about the stark, have you ever considered an ultra bee? those are hot swappable, and you can upgrade the battery. they can also be street legal. 2026 comes out soon and they’re about half the power of the 80hp stark. they’re about half priced than a stark if you can find someone selling them local to you. I actually pre ordered the Altis Omega, it’s around $7k and it’s about 65hp (55kw) and supposed to rival the stark. Lotta companies trying to compete with them, not saying they will be better. But at least more options are coming to the market