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2020 HUSQVARNA TE 300i VS. 2020 BETA 300 RR P104 COMPARISON CONCLUSION, BETA OR HUSQVARNA? Both bikes are incredible, and if you are riding in technical ter- rain, you will be amazed at how capable they are. Extreme off- road racers will love both bikes, and less experienced riders will also appreciate the smooth pow- er delivery, easy-to-use clutches, and light weight compared to four-stroke off-road bikes. On paper, the fuel-injected Husqvarna TE 300i should out- perform the carbureted Beta 300 RR. Husqvarna/KTM has more resources for R&D, and electronic fuel injection should provide endless adjustability to provide perfect power in all conditions. However, the Keihin carbureted Beta 300 RR has been tuned almost perfectly, and it runs a little better in the real world in stock form. The Husqvarna was improved with race gas and tuning of the powervalve, but the slightly more race-oriented suspension set- tings on the Beta still had most of our test riders choosing the Beta. CN S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 2020 HUSQVARNA TE 300i ($10,099) 2020 BETA 300 RR ($9199) ENGINE: ....Liquid-cooled, 2-stroke, single .................. Liquid-cooled, 2-stroke, single DISPLACEMENT: .......................... 293.2cc .........................................................293.1cc BORE X STROKE: .................... 72 x 72mm ...................................................72 x 72mm STARTER: .......................................Electric ......................................................... Electric FUEL SYSTEM: .................... Fuel injection .................. Carburetor Keihin PXK 36mm LUBRICATION: ........................ Oil injection ..................................................Oil injection TRANSMISSION: ...........................6-speed ........................................................ 6-speed CLUTCH: .................. Wet, DDT multi-disc, ............ Wet Multi-disc, Brembo hydraulic Magura hydraulic FRAME: ..........Central double-cradle-type ..........25CrMo4 steel Molybdenum steel, double-cradle REAR SUSPENSION: ....WP, single shock, ................... Sachs, single shock, linkage, linkage, fully adjustable fully adjustable FRONT SUSPENSION: .......48mm WP Xplor ............................. 48mm Sachs spring fork, spring fork, fully adjustable fully adjustable FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL: ..................11.8 in. .......................................................... 11.6 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL: ....................11.8 in. ...........................................................11.4 in. FRONT BRAKE: ........ Single, 260mm disc .................................... Single 260mm disc REAR BRAKE: .......... Single, 220mm disc .................................... Single 240mm disc GROUND CLEARANCE: ................... 14.2 in. ..........................................................12.6 in. FUEL CAPACITY: ......................... 2.25 gal. ....................................................... 2.55 gal. WEIGHT (ACTUAL, WET): .............245 lbs. ........................................................ 246 lbs. Both the Beta and Husqvarna are oil injected, so no more mixing oil with fuel. So nice.