Australasian Dirt Bike – June 2019

Onlyfivedollarsdearerthanthe
cheapestofferinginthisclass,the
BetaRR300hasaveryattractiveprice
at$12,395.Ihavespentadecent
amountoftimeridingtheprevious
twomodelswhileIworkedatBeta.
AsIamabigfanoftheRR300Iwas
keentoseehowthenewmodelfelt.
Hoppingoffanyoftheotherbikes,
theBeta’sseatheightof930mmis
easilythelowestandyounoticeit
straightaway.It’ssomethingIlikeas
I’mnotoverlytall.
Ifoundtheengineverypowerful
withitsnewECUandadjustableBPV
exhaustvalve.Iactuallyfoundittoo
aggressive,soaquickstopatBeta
guruVichadhimadjustthepower
valvetomellowoutthepower.
Thiswasafastfixandhadme
muchhappierwiththedelivery.I
foundtheRainmodeoptionwiththe
mapswitchwasmypreferredsetting

overallthetracks.Betahasgonewith

aZFSachs48mmforkandredesigned

ZFSachsmonoshockfollowinga

rebrandingbythatcompany.Onthe

grasstrackIwashappywiththembut

ontheendurocrossandextreme

tracksIgotalotofharshnessfrom

bothends.InthepasttheBetahas

beenverysurefootedintechostuff,so

itwasasurprisetofeelthiswasn’t

thecaseanymore.Theotherfeature

thatmakesthisbikefeeldifferent

fromtherest,isthelowseatanda

tallishhandlebargivesitaslight

trials-bikefeelandthat’snota

surprisewithBeta’sstronghistoryin

thatdiscipline.

It’sstilltheperfect-sizedbikefor

ridersontheshorterside, withits

strongenginethatiseasilytuneable

viathepowervalveandmapswitch

it’sdefinitelygotaplaceinthis

competitiveclass.

We recommend protection for that chamber Beta-brandedhandlebarcomesfromNeken

Beta RR300

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