VOLUME 59 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 8, 2022 P87
It's hard to ride the carbureted
Beta 300 and not compare it to
Austrian TPI technology used in
comparable KTM, Husky and Gas-
Gas 300s with which we have a lot
of experience. Although we did not
compare these motorcycles back-
to-back, the Beta has a noticeably
livelier and snappier feel than the
TPI bikes, which tend to feel a little
more on the "boring" or "dull," side
in comparison when you really
open the throttle versus carbureted
two-strokes like the Beta. Whether
that's a good thing or not is pretty
much a personal preference, but
before and we'll say it again: a well-
tuned 300cc two-stroke can be the
"perfect" all-around off-road motor-
cycle, at least in our opinion. And
that opinion hasn't changed with
the extremely potent and rideable
Beta 300 RR. With its tractable low-
end grunt paired with its pipey mid
to top, it can carry you through the
most technical of terrain at speed,
or at walking pace if need be. The
desert gods blessed us with wet
dirt and near perfect conditions on
our test day, so we were able to
really let this motor loose. And we
loved every minute of it.
The Beta 300 RR
comes fitted with
Sachs suspension
components versus
its pricier 300 Race
Edition brother that
comes shod with
KYB metal.
