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RIDE REVIEW I 2024 BETA 430 RR RACE EDITION
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ecently, Beta gave me an offer I
couldn't refuse. I finally got the
chance to participate in Scot
Harden's Nevada 200 Trail Ride, and Beta
stepped in and pitched the idea of me
riding one of its four-stroke RR Race Edi
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tion models. I'm a lightweight two-stroke
kind of guy and thought this would be
a good opportunity to go outside my
comfort zone and take them up on their
four-stroke offer. After "careful" consid
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eration, I chose the Beta 430 RR. Why
the 430? To be honest, for no reason
other than it being a 430, and a 430 just
sounds right, doesn't it? For me, 450s
and bigger thumpers tend to be a lot of
motorcycle on the trail, and smaller-dis
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placement four-stroke enduro bikes just
aren't my cup of tea. But the 430 sound-
ed about right and a happy medium to
me. Plus, I've had some seat time on the
2023 430 RR "standard" model and liked
it very much, so the newer and upgraded
2024 Race Edition model sounded in
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triguing. Caliente, Nevada, here I come.
J R
UST IGHT?
BETA OFFERS FOUR DIFFERENT FOUR-STROKE RR OFF-ROAD MODELS—
350cc, 380cc, 430cc, AND 480cc—FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.
I CHOSE THE 430. BUT WAS THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE?
BY KIT PALMER
