clutch aids gear changes. A new
molybdenum steel double cradle
frame holds everything in place
while allowing quick access to
the air filter. A plastic subframe
is removable.
To slow things down, the Beta
relies on Nissin calipers with
Galfer discs.
As for suspension, just be
-
cause it's a 125 doesn't mean
it doesn't get the good stuff.
The Race Edition does. Up
front, you'll find a top-of-the-line
48mm AOS closed-cartridge
KYB fork that is fully adjustable
and, in the back, a single KYB
shock that is also fully adjust
-
the cylinder via a crankcase
induction system with Moto
Tassinari V-Force reed valves.
The bike requires premixing for
top-end engine lubrication. To
start the engine, you must kick
it—there's no electric button, in
the name of saving weight and
improving reliability for racing.
Since the 125 RR Racing
model is considered a closed-
course race bike, its factory-built
aluminum muffler does not
include a spark arrester.
A six-speed transmission
distributes power to the ground
along with an O-ring chain, and
a Brembo hydraulically operated
INGREDIENTS
The Beta's liquid-cooled, two-
stroke engine, which has a near
square-bore 54 x 54.5mm con-
figuration, has been redesigned.
It features an all-new cylinder
and power-valve system that
Beta claims work together to en-
hance power delivery. The new
Beta Power Valve (BPV) system,
combined with updated porting,
results in "more responsive per-
formance, allowing the engine
to 'spin up' more quickly," says
Beta. Not only that, Beta claims
the 2024 engine delivers more
peak horsepower while preserv
-
ing torque characteristics.
The bike is carbureted via a
36mm PWK Keihin that feeds
P108
RIDE REVIEW I 2024 BETA 125 RR RACE EDITION
If you don't want to get
noticed, then don't buy this
bike. Isn't she a beauty?
