I'm on my third Beta Trials bike and wouldn't be without one again as they keep getting better, I would recommend anyone who is getting on (like me) who likes the tight twisty technical stuff and want to go places only the top dirt bike riders get to go, go and have a ride on one, they weigh under 80kg are cheap to run, stick like shit (apart from deep sand) and have tractor pulling grunt, I also run a trials tire on my WR most of the year as they just grip almost everywhere better than a knobbly.
Hmmmm....wonder how many Aussie guys will look at the Beta considering they have released their 2017 prices: “We have decided to keep the price of all of our RR range, both the 2 and 4 strokes, unchanged from 2016.” announced Beta Motorcycles Australia’s director Gary Grealy. “With the Australian dollar still relatively high and stable against the Euro and our excellent sales across the board at the current prices we see no reason to change.” he added. 2017 Beta Enduro Price – Inc GST Two-Stroke + ORC RR250 – $10,990 RR300 – $11,990 XT300 – $10,190 Four-stroke + ORC RR350 – $12,690 RR390 – $12,790 RR430 – $12,890 RR480 – $12,990
In the states people act like the dealers are making a killing on bikes..... when that is sooo far from the truth
I found an illustration of an Auzzie buying a dirt bike View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WwqXHo4v8k
Well mates, you're just getting the Aussie love I guess. The prices for the 2017 bikes are starting to show up in local ads here in Cali and for example the 2016 FE501s was $10,599, and the 2017 is $10,799. That's actually quite reasonable for the improvements you get for the money.
