Here's Robert Kvarnstrom.. a Beta WEC rider .. I guess you can moto too if you want to. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjO09XYXXM4 ..and Deny Philippaerts..Boano racing ..WEC View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HzzF5pw6Ik and some 2 stroke.. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6wWcWXmtY ..I love my Beta but still looking forward to having my 430 cr ready for trail riding too!!!.. racing ??? maybe.... I'll get to flashback to riding 32 yrs ago.. That is just not possible when I type that out but it is true .
Beta still builds KTMs motors in their plant. The dealer I was talking to yesterday said the only KTMs motors being built in Austria are the twins. It's not Beta design obviously, but they build them out and send them to Austria for the final build of each bike. And apparently they've been doing that for awhile now.
Get to about the 1 min mark and there's some mention. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60SOBF2yvzo
..but globalization and parts made by other companies and shared are just the norm for almost everything. I think one of the Beta small bore 4 stroke is a suzuki? or yamaha? kinda like everything. black and decker, Husky for that matter now that I think of it. It just depends on what model and part etc.
I am not a bike design expert, but I have the seat and tank off of my 250rr and notice that the frame back bone swoops down similar to a trials bike. Maybe that is why it feels so good in rough technical areas.
Woo hoo our local group ride crew is now up to 2 2013 Beta 300RRs one even has a plate! I think our crew is now scale tipped back to 2T bikes!! Back to the future! 10 years of 4T bikes for me and now my new bike will be a 2T (TE300 Husky).