RUST Magazine: RUST #43

2020 BETA ENDURO
plush suspension trail riding was never
so comfortable!
RR430
Damn, but the Beta techs are good.
Enduro 450s can be real brutes – big
power with a big hit. In the RR430 you
get the significant power upgrade over
the RR350/390s but not so much of
the hit in the guts. You go faster, you
feel racier, you appreciate the agility
of the chassis, everything is top notch
but it doesn’t intimidate. Oh yes, and
where on the lighter models sometimes
you’d get deflected by particularly
stubborn rocks, the RR430 was mean
enough, heavy enough, to boss its
way everywhere, and would stick like
a bloodhound to its line. Again this is
helpful. For the clubman rider who’s too
big and heavy for a 250F, or even for a
350F, but too timid for a full-race 450
– here’s the perfect companion – lard
ass just found his fast.
RR480
Around the tight technical and worn
out Hell’s Gate test track (without the
hellish climbs that make this venue
the winter extreme race of notoriety)
the 480 was too much bike. You could
still circulate very nicely on it, but
stretching its legs wasn’t really feasible.
But again, as before with this model, it’s
a 500-lite. Great for wide-open spaces,
but with that 5-10% less bite than the
biggest axes, so it’s easier for the happy
amateur.
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