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- First beta with injection
- Flywheel masses reduced by up to 22 percent
- Still true to character
- That is new
- Interview beta export manager
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While all off-road machine manufacturers have long since switched to gasoline injection for their four-stroke engines, the team from Tuscany is only venturing into the no longer so new technology for the 2015 model year with a single model, the 350.
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The fork is sensitive to even the smallest of edges and, together with the somewhat harder monoshock, makes the ride through the undergrowth the Italian’s favorite discipline.
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With the technically complex valve train via rocker arms, the engine is still extremely easy to turn.
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Compared to the competition, the beta motors run with a markedly low vibration and are mechanically very light. Which is also confirmed on the route.
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Careful: Beta only dares to use petrol injection with the 350 engine. The injection system comes from Synerject.
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Starting behavior is problem-free, the single shows its traditional strengths even when idling.
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The shock absorber of the Beta RR 350 EFI.
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Nicely done: milled fork bridge with adjustable mounting of the handlebar brackets.
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The technicians sacrificed up to 20 cc of displacement in order to reduce the oscillating masses (smaller and lighter pistons).
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Hot reds: Even without extravagant stylistic devices – the look of the Beta is successful.
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A goal that the developers are not only pursuing with the 350. Up to 22 percent lower centrifugal masses of the crankshaft, shorter and thus lighter connecting rods and titanium valves (only RR 350 EFI / 390) are found throughout the entire four-stroke model range.
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Instead of the Japanese industry leader Keihin, however, the RR 350 EFI equips the one in Toulouse – as with its French competitor Sherco
resident supplier Synerject. The main technical difference to the Keihin counterpart: A stepper motor opens the throttle valve in overrun mode and should therefore ensure lower load change reactions, easier running and better drivability.
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While the 350 injector with a base price of 8950 euros costs an acceptable 200 euros more than its predecessor, the price of all other models remains unchanged.
Beta RR 350 EFI model 2015 in the driving report
First beta with injection
Beta has worked its way up to a successful manufacturer at a well-measured pace of development. Now the Italians are installing an injection for the first time. Driving report of the Beta RR 350 EFI model 2015:
D.he business is good for Beta. Mainly because the manufacturer, originally focused on trial machines, has discovered enduro racing for some time. While the first sports enduro was still powered by KTM engines in 2004, the men from near Florence have been installing in-house four-stroke engines since the 2010 models. For the 2013 season, self-constructed two-stroke propulsion sets rounded off the model range in the enduro segment. The success proves the realignment. Last year alone, enduro sales jumped from 3000 to 5000 machines.
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Beta RR 350 EFI model 2015 in the driving report
First beta with injection
Beta changes little. While all off-road machine manufacturers have long since switched to gasoline injection for their four-stroke engines, the team from Tuscany is only daring to use this technology, which is no longer so new, for the 2015 model year with just one model, the Beta RR 350 EFI. Instead of the Japanese industry leader Keihin, however, the RR 350 EFI is equipped by the Toulouse-based supplier Synerject – as with the French competitor Sherco. The main technical difference to the Keihin counterpart: A stepper motor opens the throttle valve in overrun mode and should therefore ensure lower load change reactions, easier running and better drivability.
Flywheel masses reduced by up to 22 percent
A goal that the developers are not only pursuing with the Beta RR 350 EFI. Up to 22 percent lower centrifugal masses of the crankshaft, shorter and thus lighter connecting rods and titanium valves (only RR 350 EFI / 390) are found throughout the entire four-stroke model range. The technicians even sacrificed a displacement of up to 20 cm³ in order to reduce the oscillating masses (smaller and lighter pistons). The only exception: the 350 model, which relies on every cubic centimeter of displacement for the top performance of around 45 hp required in this class and competitive pulling power.
This is probably one of the reasons why everything on the Beta RR 350 EFI initially seems to be the same. Starting behavior is problem-free, the single shows its traditional strengths even when idling. Compared to the competition, the beta motors run with a markedly low vibration and are mechanically very light. Which is also confirmed on the route. Only in direct comparison with a carburettor model will you notice that the single-cylinder is a little more aggressive due to the injection – and probably also due to the lightened engine innards. The brisk sprint from the neighboring area is more successful, the targeted thrust of the gas before enduristic adversity comes more spontaneously. All of this without any unpleasant side effects. Because with the technically complex valve train via rocker arms, the engine is still extremely easy to turn. In addition, the moderate displacement of the RR 350 engine continues to be easy to adjust. The predicted lower engine braking torque due to the idle gas increase also remains of minor importance in this displacement class.
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Still true to character
The Sachs spring elements act comfortably. If this design does not offer enough reserves for use on the motocross track – the training area for most off-road pilots – the Beta RR 350 EFI really thrives on species-appropriate terrain. The fork is sensitive to even the smallest of edges and, together with the slightly harder monoshock, makes the ride through the undergrowth the Italian’s favorite discipline. And because the more front-heavy weight distribution on a low-traction surface – compared to a KTM – ensures very precise steering behavior, the modernized Beta remains true to its character. Also in terms of tariffs While the 350 injector with a base price of 8950 euros costs an acceptable 200 euros more than its predecessor, the price of all other models remains unchanged.
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Careful: Beta only dares to use petrol injection with the 350 engine. The injection system comes from Synerject.
Four-stroke models
- Injection on the 350 cm³ model
- Displacement reduced: RR 390 (386 instead of 398 cm³), RR 430 (431 instead of 449 cm³), RR 480 (478 instead of 498 cm³)
- Motors by 1.5 kg (RR 350) or 1 kg (RR 430/480) lighter
- Crankshaft with lower flywheel. RR 350 EFI: 5 percent, RR 390: 22 percent, RR 430/480: 3 percent
- Connecting rods shorter. RR 350 EFI: 3.5 mm, RR 390: 5.8 mm, RR 430/480: 5.3 mm
- Sachs front fork with improved response
- Seat foam rubber softer
Prices
Beta RR 350 EFI: 8950 euros
RR 390: 8850 euros
RR 430: 8,850 euros
RR 480: 8950 euros
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Interview beta export manager
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Beta export manager Frank Schroder (55) on the model and business policy of the Italian off-road machine manufacturer.
Beta is the last off-road machine manufacturer to switch from carburettor to gasoline injection. However, only with the 350 cm³ model. Why the reluctance?
Schroder: Beta has always followed the policy of small steps. An injection must be well coordinated if it is to offer advantages over the carburetor. That is why we initially focused on a single model, the RR 350, when making the switch. Quality is more important to us than quantity.
Is the reluctance of Beta to be due to the costs??
Schroder: No, a carburetor as complicated as the Keihin FCR is priced at the same level as an injection.
Instead of the industry leader Keihin, the French manufacturer Synerject supplies the injection system for the 350 series. Why?
Schroder: Overall, we are a small manufacturer with a relatively small number of items. A European company like Synerject, which incidentally is 70 percent owned by Continental, can support us better with the application than a Japanese company.
Speaking of small numbers. Business is going well, isn’t it??
Schroder: We now sell 5000 sport enduros and 2800 trial machines per year. Mopeds, 125 cc and the hiking trial range around the Alp models add up to another 5000 machines. We cannot complain.
Does Beta also benefit from the Husqvarna takeover by KTM? Not everyone wants a motorcycle from Mattighofen
Schroder: The technology is decisive. We have proven that we can offer attractive vehicles with our own engines and good quality. We don’t need KTM haters as a basis for the success of Beta.
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