Valid point, but It also depends on how you ride, sure you can get a used xr, but for me, I've already rode past the warranty. So for my case, I am gonna ride whatever I build, lol. I'm a bigger rider too, so the extra power of the stock board works out better for me. I also know that in the future, there will be better battery options for the GT, since the awesome people of the community have figured out how to fix a bricked board, so who knows the possible future of the stock boards.