Steve Saunders Guest tester Rev3

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A V A IL A B L E A T P R E S E N T
I FEEL that, com pared to the
o p p o sitio n , th is bike has
been a bit under-pow ered in
recent years, so I was pleas­
antly surprised to ride this
one as it is very strong at the
bottom and through the mid
range, m aking light w ork of
most nadgery sections. It is
nice to ride a 125 with some
torque. A t the test venue we
had plenty of rocky, slippery
stream s and this bike was
mega in them with plenty of
grip available. I did feel that it
w ould have been nice to
have a bit m ore to p -e n d
pow er and I actually think
that a sm aller main jet would
transform this bike at high
revs.
2 0 0 . . .
THIS bike is unreal at finding
grip because it has such a
soft and sm ooth power deliv­
ery that it is alm ost im possi­
ble to lose tractio n . T his
m odel is effectively a 250
with a bit less power (it is a
fu ll 200 - actual capacity
195cc - not an over-bored
125) not a hopped-up125
and you ride it like a bigger
bike so you don’t need to rev
it hard to go places. This
m odel was actually initially
developed in Britain, espe-
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d a ily for the British market
which features slippery haz­
ards rather than the dry,
dusty, Continental sections
that the factories naturally
develop their m odels for.
The Beta REV3 range has
the benefit of a full six-speed
box and from thje 200 model
up you have three gears for
‘n o rm a l’ type sections, a
close fourth for hillclim bs and
then fifth and sixth for com ­
fo rta b le betw een se ctio n s
riding. There is no big ‘clunk’
between any of the gears
and gear selection is always
positive.
T he Beta 200 is often
over-looked as a se riou s
alternative when riders come
to replace th e ir bikes but
they really should have a test
ride on a 200 in genuine trial
conditions, not just flicking
round a ta rm a c car park.
Believe me, it would make
you think!
250...
THIS m odel is the natural
choice for the m ajority of of
riders. It really is half-way
between the 200 and 270.
The engine is still sm ooth yet
with enough power to haul
most people up much more
than they should be looking
at! The engine is so sm ooth
and torquey with a very lin­
■ BETAS com e w ith
rem oveb le
flyw h eel
w eights and to tell the
tru th , rid ers love to
sling these in the bin!
Personally, says tester
Steve Saunders, I think
you should leave them
on u nless you really
know w h at you are
d oing. R em oving the
w eight naturally makes
the engine deliver with
m ore snap but ask
yourself - is this really
going to im prove your
perfo rm a n c e in real
s e c tio n s
w hen
a
sm ooth, torquey power
delivery would actually
pay dividends? All this
is in the hands of the
p u rch aser o f cou rse
but thin k before you
sling that weight.
ear power delivery,
W hen you test ride a Beta,
particularly if you are com ing
off som ething with fast-suspension and a quick engine,
it does not feel as light or as
lively. Actually, the a d ju st­
m ent on the suspension is
very adaptable and you can
make it as quick and bouncy
as you like, but that would be
missing the point. The Beta
is set up to keep the rear
wheel on the ground and
therefore driving. The point is
that you can stand on the
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G uest tester Steve Saunders m akes a splash on a REV3 - Read w hat he has to say in his synopsis, above.
Beta and RIDE it, you don’t
have to flick and skip and
bounce it around. I know
everyone thinks that theycan
do this but in reality they
can’t.
So with a sm ooth, torquey
motor, a neutral handling,
steerable chassis, a good
solid precise clutch and six
speed gearbox, this model
was my personal favourite as
life on this one was just very
easy.
270...
NOW if you like a bit more
excitem ent in your life here
it is - everything is naturally
as per the 250 but with an
aw esom e am ount of power alb e it delivered in a reason­
ably soft sm ooth m anner. It
is possible to plonk around
on the bottom end with the
e n g in e fe e lin g v e ry w ell
m annered but open it up a
bit and you g e t a little
rem inder that you are on the
big one! To be totally honest
I do th in k that the 270 can
be too much of a good thing.
It is not an anim al that is
to ta lly uncontrollable, but let
it loose and hold on enjoy
the ride. T his is a bike for
W orld Rounds, not club tri­
als although if you have the
skill you w ould blitz
those big clim bs!