I wonder how much they really have to do with the ktm motors? Maybe they just help to assemble them or maybe theirs more to it.
More to it, and I would guess more than most think. There is an actual foundry in the Beta factory site where the castings are done. Also, when they used the KTM RFS motors in their first 4strokes, they built them there under license. Thats a large factory that does a lot more than a handful of exotics a year, relatively speaking.
Beta made small engines for Ktm and Polini mini bikes . As far as an Italian Husky engine in a Beta why ruin the Beta ? Beta has an excellent program going on with well engineered motorcycles .