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der different springs, they will
put your stock springs back in
the crate and you'll have to find
a home for the old ones yourself.
It was like Christmas day when
my personalized Beta 520 RS
showed up, complete with a per-
sonalized plaque attached to the
frame with my name engraved on
it. Everyone who goes through
the BYOB program gets their
own customized plaque, as well.
It had been quite awhile since I
had last been this excited about
a motorcycle—a pretty much full-
race, street-legal off-roader that
was customized to my specs.
The Beta 520 RS is already a
sweet machine as is, but in full-
dress mode? Whoa! I couldn't
wait to ride it. Since it was street-
legal, I wouldn't have to wait long.
I could just hop on it out of my
garage and go, which is pretty
much what I did.
Many of the upgrades I made
to my RS I certainly could have
lived without, but after logging
many good miles on the bike,
there were a few that I, well,
could not live without now, like
the Rekluse EXP clutch that
made my life a lot nicer on the
RS, as did the oversized fuel
tank. I also liked many of the
smaller items I had installed, too,
such as the Arc folding levers,
the wide Fastway billet footpegs,
and the R&D Flex Jet remote fuel
screw adjuster (yes, the '14 RS
is carbureted). Funny, though,
one of my favorite accessories
wasn't even an accessory at all—
it was the Voyager GPS unit that
comes standard on the 2014
(and 2015) RSs. I know I can't
live without one now.
It goes without saying that this
was the best BYOB party that
I've ever been too. Unfortunately,
someone else is riding my dream
bike now, but going through the
whole BYOB process was a fun
experience and one I would seri-
ously consider it when purchas-
ing my next dirt bike. You should,
too.
For more information on Beta's
Build Your Own Beta program,
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