RUST magazine: 2018 BETA Launch Special
Big updates for Beta this year, the Italian stallions are better than ever! There’s a whole new bike too – meet the RR125… Bonus feature – RUST reflects on the start of the EnduroGP season, where unrest is the prevailing mood. But guess what – Beta are headlining here, too *** We have to hand it to the Italians, they know how to run enduros, they know how to build enduros – and they certainly know how to pick enduro launch venues! So are Beta bang on? Only one way to know: hit the button below and find out! Jon Bentman (Editor, RUST)
Big updates for Beta this year, the Italian stallions are better than ever!
There’s a whole new bike too – meet the RR125…
Bonus feature – RUST reflects on the start of the EnduroGP season, where unrest is the prevailing mood. But guess what – Beta are headlining here, too
***
We have to hand it to the Italians, they know how to run enduros, they know how to build enduros – and they certainly know how to pick enduro launch venues!
So are Beta bang on? Only one way to know: hit the button below and find out!
Jon Bentman
(Editor, RUST)
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<strong>RUST</strong> tech<br />
WHAT’S NEW–chassis<br />
oved<br />
New frame<br />
Mostly the frame looks the same as the 2017 (being a backbone type<br />
with double cradle to the engine), only there’s been significant revision of<br />
the area behind the steering stem. The changes<br />
(hidden by the gusset between the backbone<br />
and the downtubes) increase the flexural rigidity<br />
(that’s in-line or up-down flex) by 11% in the two-strokes<br />
and 10% in the four-strokes, while torsional rigidity (that’s<br />
flex side-to-side) has been increased by 25% on the twostrokes<br />
and 21% on the four-strokes.<br />
Revised suspension<br />
The suspension is still by Sachs but,<br />
as with KTM this year, there’s been<br />
attention paid to the outer slider on the<br />
forks, which boast increased rigidity<br />
and improved sliding (ie less stiction)<br />
while also being lighter – a recalibration<br />
designed to match the new flex<br />
characteristics of the frame. The shock<br />
also, accordingly, gets new settings.<br />
BNG etc...<br />
To tidy up: there’s a new QD skidplate<br />
on the two-strokes which should be<br />
faster to remove; new heat shields for<br />
the mufflers (silencers) on all models,<br />
a new matt/satin finish to the black<br />
Takasago Excel rims; and the bodywork<br />
is now white (was red) with new<br />
graphics to suit.<br />
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