MAKING
HARD
SIMPLE
VOLUME ISSUE JUNE , P103
D
on't let its name fool
you. The Xtrainer from
Beta is better than
you think.
The Xtrainer is modeled
after its much-loved RR
racing cousin, the Beta 300
RR, but, according to Beta,
tweaked for the entry-level
rider to make it as easy as
possible to ride (but expe
-
rienced riders will appreci-
ate that, too). Beta started
with the 300 RR because
who doesn't like a 300cc
two-stroke for off-roading?
Almost no one. From there,
Beta lowered the seat height
by nearly an inch, from 36.6
to 35.8 inches. This was
priority number one. Beta
mainly accomplished this
by taking away some wheel
travel, about an inch at both
ends. The Xtrainer uses Olle
suspension components
versus the RR's higher-end
(and pricier) Sach's or KYB
components that come on
the RR Race Edition.
Next, power was tamed
a bit; it is a 300, so there
is plenty of power to work
with here. One of the obvi
-
ous methods Beta uses
to harness the Xtrainer's
power is the restrictive ex-
haust pipe. Just look at that
header pipe! It's noticeably
smaller than the RR's.
MAKING
HARD HARD
BY KIT PALMER
BETA'S XTRAINER IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK
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