Season review 2013 300rr

[Timber]

The Beta 300rr is the best bike I've ever owned and I've owned them all! I raced a 2013 Beta300rr all season and ended up with a championship in tha AMA Western hare scramble series, A vet class. I started out the season with an absolute stock bike, had never even ridden it prior to the first race. I am 6'6" and 250 pounds, over the coarse of the season I made the following modifications:
1. Suspension- .48 front springs and 5.6 rear spring. Ended up having Precision Concepts revalve the fork but left shock stock valving.
2. Motor- I took a Leo Vince silencer from a Gasgas and cut the inlet of the stock fmf and fabbed it on to the gasser leo can.  I run the powervalve adjuster all the way out.
3. Carburetor-  The stock carb was good but it always had a bit of a rich condition just above idle that could not be corrected even with the leanest Keihin 35 pilot, probably needed a leaner strait diameter needle.  With the stock tank being ridiculously small I decided to bolt on a 36mm Lectron carb to try and get better mileage out of a tank of gas.  The mileage greatly improved to  allow me to get 50 race miles prior to pitting.  The carb took an already smooth bike and turned it into the smoothest bike I could imagine, really worked great and no more packing jets around because the carb is so adjustable.
4.  Ergonomics- This bike is very adjustable for different size riders.  I ran the stock bars in the forward most position and installed a 10mm bar riser from American Beta.  Also installed a Guts tall seat foam and black gripper cover.
5.  Bash protection-  I used the American Beta skid plate only after I destroyed the stock plastic one.  Moose, full wrap handguards.
6.  Tires-  I put on my personal prefferance of Bridgestone 403/404 combo after I wore out the stock dot's that didn't work half bad.
7. Graphics- Factory Backing in socal has preprinted numberplate backgrounds for the 13's that are clean, simple and high quality. My series requires black plates with white numbers for the A class. I went with the plain EZ series and they fit and look great. They can also provide for headlight or mx front plate or both for an extra $10.
 
That's it.  The fewest mods Ive ever made to a bike to make it work for me, even at my freakish size.  The chain and sprockets are even in good shape still.  I cant believe the quality, ease of maintenance and function of this bike.  I like it so much I just bought another 2013 that Im setting up just like it since a buddy of mine rode my bike and had to have it, paid cash.  I bought a new leftover 13 and got the 2014 tank for it.  The 2013 tank is the only complaint I have about that bike.  GO BUY ONE!!!!!  You wont be disappointed.
 
 Nate Tucker
 
 

[Montesa]

Nice writeup. I'm still waiting to ride mine.

[Enmerdeur]

OK. Say goodbye to my 2013 KTM 300. I am going to go get one of these on Thursday. Can resist no longer

[Timber]

OK. Say goodbye to my 2013 KTM 300. I am going to go get one of these on Thursday. Can resist no longer

13 or 14? Where are you located? If your in california and need a good dealer let me know and I can help out. You are going to love the bike and you will be turning heads at your local riding areas and races, ktm is a good bike but everyone has one and they don't work as well as the beta. Enjoy!

[Timber]

Nice writeup. I'm still waiting to ride mine.

What are you waiting for?

[Enmerdeur]

13 or 14? Where are you located? If your in california and need a good dealer let me know and I can help out. You are going to love the bike and you will be turning heads at your local riding areas and races, ktm is a good bike but everyone has one and they don't work as well as the beta. Enjoy!

2014.

I am in Utah. I see we have 3 dealers here but I have yet to check them out. Yes KTM's are good but I have been riding KTM since 2002 so a change of scenery would be nice. Also I find the 2013 motor not as tractable as motors past. The power transition is too abrupt when in slow very technical sections. Can be very difficult to keep the rear wheel from breaking loose at times. My 2009 was not like that at all. I see for 2014 KTM has made some changes to address that. The height of KTM is also getting a bit irritating in some trail situations.

[Timber]

2014.

I am in Utah. I see we have 3 dealers here but I have yet to check them out. Yes KTM's are good but I have been riding KTM since 2002 so a change of scenery would be nice. Also I find the 2013 motor not as tractable as motors past. The power transition is too abrupt when in slow very technical sections. Can be very difficult to keep the rear wheel from breaking loose at times. My 2009 was not like that at all. I see for 2014 KTM has made some changes to address that. The height of KTM is also getting a bit irritating in some trail situations.

The Beta will defiantly adress all the concerns you have with your ktm.

[GMP]

Enmerduer,
I'll be interested in your evaluation. Hard core KTM guys think the Beta is really planted feeling. GG guys
think its a bit light in the front, because a GG is heavy and planted. I think it's pretty balanced as long as its sprung right and your weight is where it should be. Really simple no drama bike to setup, own, and ride.

[Enmerdeur]

I will keep you posted.

I also have a KTM 450 XCF that I use for desert riding. Of course it is very planted and stable due to the fact that it is heavier and the linkage works so much better on varied terrain than the PDS. If I can even get some of that from the Beta 2 stroke I am sure I will be happier.

[GMP]

Stability is there. I have a Scotts damper I installed but I do that on all my bikes as far as setup just like handguards. I run it with the low speed damping turned down for max high speed sensitivity. In over 30 hrs now I have no recollection of the high speed ckt kicking in due to a deflection. In fact if I had the room under my Flexxbars I'd raise the fork 5mm as an experiment to see what happens. I have the Race model and then could not get to the comp and PFP adjusters. The bike is very versitile, but really shines in the single track and is a blast to pop and wheelie over obstacles with its short feel and smooth strong power. If you like the bit of extra juice of a 300, but not the excessive off idle hit of the KTM, this is your bike.