http://www.adbmag.com MAY 2019 | 53
Black, powder-coated swingarm is a nice touchGrab rails contoured to your handZF Sachs fork dived a little through the whoopsPreload on the fork leg allows trailside adjustmentsChris felt the difference in maps was massive
They said it
Beta RR480
ENGINE
TYPE DOHC, four-valve
DISPLACEMENT 477.5cc
BORE & STROKE 100 x 60.8mm
COOLING Liquid
COMPRESSION RATIO 11.86:1
FUEL METERING Synerject 42mm EFI
TANK CAPACITY 8.0L
TRANSMISSION Six-speed, constant-mesh
CLUTCH Brembo hydraulic, wet multiplate
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE 1490mm
SEAT HEIGHT 940mm
GROUND CLEARANCE 320mm
WEIGHT 110kg dry
SUSPENSION
FRONT ZF Sachs 48mm spring-cartridge USD,
295mm
REAR ZF Sachs monoshock, 290mm travel
BRAKES
FRONT Nissin twin-piston caliper, 260mm wave
REAR Nissin single-piston caliper, 240mm wave
RUNNING GEAR
HANDLEBAR Beta by Neken tapered mid-bend
FRONT TYRE Michelin Enduro Comp 90/90-21
REAR TYRE Michelin Enduro Comp 140/80-18
PRICE & CONTACTS
PRICE $13,395
WEB betamotor.com.au
PHONE (07) 5520 2483
WARRANTY Six months parts and labourMITCH LEES:
I found myself
over-riding this
bike due to it
being smaller
in size. I was revving it
more and I made some
mistakes because of that.
The power is nice no doubt,
but it just doesn’t have the
torque that the others do.
The suspension is better
but I found it still to be on
the soft side.
BEN GRABHAM:
Like the
Sherco, you
notice the
lower capacity.
The engine is very smooth
and useable and trailriders
will love that. The
suspension still needs a bit
of work as I found myself
riding more cautiously over
the rough stuff than on the
other bikes.
SHAUN LONEGRAN:
The Beta was
the bike I
enjoyed the
most. Out on
the trail, I really enjoyed
the way it felt light and
nimble and the power was
very user friendly. I’d never
ridden a Beta before and I
was pleasantly surprised.
CHRIS SPRINGETT:
I enjoyed the
Beta a lot. The
motor has
good bottom-
end power and I found
there was a big difference
in power between the two
maps. I preferred the dry
map as the wet map was
too mellow off the bottom
then revved up quick. The
suspension was nice on
the trails.