2017 BETA 390 RR-S
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W
e have a strong urge
to climb to the high-
est mountaintop and
boisterously share with the world
that right now is the best time
in history for dual-sport lovers.
Even with increasing pressure
from government restrictions,
manufacturers are developing
dual-sport bikes that rival closed-
course off-road race machines.
The Italian manufacturer Beta
offers multiple displacements
of dual-sport RR-S models to
satisfy any type and size of rider.
In the past, you could get all the
four-stroke displacements in the
RR model with only two options
for the dual-sport version. Now
the four-stroke RR models are
RR-S models, which means
they are all street legal. The dif-
ferences between the RR and
the dual-sport RS models were
so close Beta opted for the
license plate on all RR enduro
bikes. If you are still looking
for a dirt-only enduro machine,
Beta offers the Race Edition
350, 390, 430 and 480 RR.
The Race Edition models are
not street legal and designed for
the serious off-road racer or the
causal rider looking for a more
aggressive bike than what the
RR-S offers.
GO-
ANY-
WHERE
FUN
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM BOOTH
Beta's 390 RR-S is a go-anywhere, do-anything
dual-sport bike for just about anyone
