new scooter 2015 Beta 500 RS

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Driving from Austin to Houston Tuesday to pick it up. Haven't had a new bike since '99. Cheerful
Going straight to the Sam Houston National Forest with it, forecast says rain, they close the trails when it does.
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jeffro503 10/31/2014 3:06pm
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Those are good looking bikes for sure. I don't know anything about them....but they are a pretty bike. Congrats on the new machine!
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scooter5002 10/31/2014 3:27pm
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I had raging wood when I saw "Beta 500" in the title, then I scrolled down and saw it had valves and a cam. Still, enjoy it.

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endurox 10/31/2014 3:41pm
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can you post a review after a few rides?
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Cashmore 10/31/2014 3:42pm
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Those are awesome bikes. Granbury Motorsports has one and it looks trick in person!
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Olson 10/31/2014 3:43pm
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Very good looking bike! Handles well too.
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agn5009 10/31/2014 4:35pm
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I had a 2013 beta 450RR. Worst bike I've ever owned ha. I hope you enjoy yours more than I enjoyed mine. They're a sweet looking bike for sure, and I wish I would've got a 2 stroke beta and maybe I would've liked it more. The 450 was just so clunky feeling. And I'm not sure if the parts are better or not now, but it took me about a month to get a shift pedal in when I broke mine off. Hopefully since they've been around a little longer now the part situation is better. Regardless, they are a high quality machine and high quality company
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Gringoe 10/31/2014 4:42pm
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agn5009 wrote:
I had a 2013 beta 450RR. Worst bike I've ever owned ha. I hope you enjoy yours more than I enjoyed mine. They're a sweet looking...
I had a 2013 beta 450RR. Worst bike I've ever owned ha. I hope you enjoy yours more than I enjoyed mine. They're a sweet looking bike for sure, and I wish I would've got a 2 stroke beta and maybe I would've liked it more. The 450 was just so clunky feeling. And I'm not sure if the parts are better or not now, but it took me about a month to get a shift pedal in when I broke mine off. Hopefully since they've been around a little longer now the part situation is better. Regardless, they are a high quality machine and high quality company
Just curious. Did you get yours for Moto or offroad?
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Johnny Depp 10/31/2014 4:49pm
10/31/2014 4:49pm Edited Date/Time 10/31/2014 6:02pm
follow the link, don't believe everything you read online. A lot of KTM dealers realize the threat that Beta represents to a few of their nitches.

This is a totally redesigned engine. Generation III.
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agn5009 10/31/2014 5:48pm
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Johnny Depp wrote:
follow the link, don't believe everything you read online. A lot of KTM dealers realize the threat that Beta represents to a few of their nitches...
follow the link, don't believe everything you read online. A lot of KTM dealers realize the threat that Beta represents to a few of their nitches.

This is a totally redesigned engine. Generation III.
Yeah I didn't mean to sound like a negative Nancy. It just didn't mesh well with me I think. I have a few friends who rode mine and lived it and actually bought one. Everyone is different in every way possible.

Gringoe, I had mine for offroad.
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Drtbykr 10/31/2014 6:11pm
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An excellent looking purchase. I know u should stand up when riding, but sometimes my EE tall seat is nice to lounge in.
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Johnny Depp 11/2/2014 12:09pm
11/2/2014 12:09pm Edited Date/Time 11/3/2014 1:27pm
a bit more info on my Build Your Own Beta (BYOCool here:

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/1109793-beta-2015-500-rs-has-arrived/

Drtbykr: I'll try the seat and see what I think. Maybe a Seat Concepts for Dual Sporting?

AGN5009: This bike will be my only one, and it seems to have a better chance at doing it all than anything else to me.

EnduroX: Yes, I'll post up how it goes..

Scooter5002: No not this one...But Wow, full floater






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Johnny Depp 11/4/2014 8:37pm
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Got it today. Took it to 3 Palms Adventure park in Conroe and had the track to myself all day.

The engine pulls like a diesel, I even had the stock 15-48 and it pulls strong.

Never even set the sag, may have caused a slight push in the sand, could be the michelins too?

Suspension better out of the box than '12 and '13 pumpkins I have ridden.

There is no noticeable drawback to this street legal bike on the track, maybe even a few advantages....

I'll not have too much sorting to do it appears.




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Jimfunn 11/5/2014 7:53am
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had a top EWC rider on a Beta blow past me at Dunkirk last Christmas in the deep sand, brake light and all! The bike looked awesome and he pounded out laps for an hour+ at a time.
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Johnny Depp 11/5/2014 1:08pm
11/5/2014 1:08pm Edited Date/Time 11/5/2014 2:24pm
This should up the fun factor, a 2nd set of OEM wheels with IRC GP1 50/50 tires.


Before you think the engine is gonna blow, owners are reporting 200-300 hours with no problems, (none have run them farther than that so far) and oil changes on 20-30 hour intervals coming out looking good. The separate gearbox oil compartment keeps clutch wear contamination out of the engine.

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racer628 11/5/2014 2:10pm
11/5/2014 2:10pm
i saw you out at three palms yesterday, was gonna come up and say hi but you were loading up to leave. but you were flying out there, i tucked in behind you and you were wheel tapping those rollers in the back by the river and jumped the big step on step off jump. pretty impressive for a bike with a blinker. i was on the ktm # 628. congtats on bike and next time ill say hi.
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Johnny Depp 1/1/2015 7:04pm
1/1/2015 7:04pm Edited Date/Time 1/1/2015 7:21pm
I did my 1st race in years early December at a TORCS event in Rockne TX. I have to share this photo I found on www.texasoffroad.net. I got 4th in Over 50 C and my last lap was my fastest. 1 hr. 21 minutes total. It felt like old times, but I wasn't pushing, just cruising. Great to have a bike again and get back to one of my favorite places.


Aceofspades 1/1/2015 7:55pm
1/1/2015 7:55pm
Betas are supposed excellent pure woods bikes, especially the two stroke models. I'm thinking of buying new next year and I absolutely have a beta 2t on the short list if I get a new bike. I love mx bikes, but I'll never ride an off road bike as good as my old 02 kdx200. That was the perfect non-competition woods machine. Just a pure tractor and all the tractable power I ever needed. Traded it to a 97 rm250 and realized quick that mx bikes aren't made for slow riding in rocky terrain lol. Burnt many a clutch up.
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Drtbykr 1/1/2015 7:58pm
1/1/2015 7:58pm
A guy I know a little bit sells them in Atlantic Canada now, Clay's Off-Road in Moncton.

He knows bikes, and he sure can ride them.

I bought my KTM in 2006 because it was "exotic". Lol, sheit, now they are everywhere!
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machine 1/2/2015 8:42am
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They look a lot like a KTM. Looking at the front hubs, brakes and rear swing arm.

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