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The Beta RR125 two stroke is ridiculously light and something tells me it won't quite have the same low down grunt. Let's take it for a ride. Below around 4000rpm the power is almost non existent on the RR125 Beta, but I'm surprised at the amount of mid range power. Once you really hit the high revs she becomes a pocket rocket. I haven't seen any dyno charts but I suspect it would be putting out around 40HP which really has the bike flying, even lugging my heavy carcass around. Shane Watts won the International Six Day Enduro riding a RR125 Beta so power is not an issue if you can keep the engine singing. And there are bigger bikes like the KTM 150XC and HusqvarnaTE150.
The big question is who would the Beta RR125 two stroke enduro dirt bike suit? Talented young riders could find this is a logical step up from the mini bikes. For adults? Unless you are a master of clutch control, it would be too easy to bog the engine in technical terrain or if you do lots of hill climbs. But it becomes a pile of fun in any terrain where you can keep it on the pipe and if you don't mind a pile of gear changes and clutch slipping out of tighter corners.
I've met a few older guys who love dirt riding 125s like the Beta because they used to race and love to ride their engine singing but don't want to kill themselves in the process. It's good to see Sherco has a 125 enduro as well and also the HusqvarnaTE150 and KTM 150XC.
The Beta RR125 two stroke enduro dirt bikes are absurdly light and easy to throw around, but what if you want some more grunt? Husky and KTM have their variants on the 150cc models which are rumoured to be around the same weight as the RR125. And of course plenty of guys have turned motocrossers into woods bikes, see our video about how to do this. Here's a little graph we whipped up to compare the benefits and drawbacks of small bore screamers like the Beta or even the HusqvarnaTE150 and KTM 150XC.
My personal thoughts on the RR125 Beta? I found it very strange jumping off a 300 two stroke and trying to adapt to this little pocket rocket. I timed my laps and although it was very easy to throw around, I thought my lap time would suck because I kept bogging the engine out of turns and rarely got into the upper revs properly to fully use the power. Well surprise surpise, my RR125 was 15 seconds quicker and no doubt I could shave more off that once I learned how to ride the little screamer properly. Would a RR125 Beta suit you? Well hopefully this vid will give you some things to think about it, but as always, the only way to be sure is plant your ass on a Beta RR125 two stroke dirt bike for a decent test ride. Or even the KTM 150XC and HusqvarnaTE150.
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125's are generally a bit underpowered for tech riding unless your a flyweight or you only ride open terrain. I find my sons ktm xcw150 has alot more torque then a 125 and it can lug down well if needed where as a 125 can't do this,especially on hills. If a ktm is out of the question, then the beta 200 would be my pick. They are about 7kgs heavier then a ktm 150 though and the the ktm150 has a 10.5 ltr tank standard which gives excellent range. My sons mate has a sherco 125 which is a nice bike but my sons 150 eats it for torque.
Ktm 200 is still a quick young juniors weapon of choice so the beta should be great. Beta forks are the only ? and unknown for me. Xplor can be tuned well with a bit of work and tuners know them well. It's a real pity that beta can't put kyb on their bikes like gg. Gg will hopefully make a 200 with kyb soon as their old 200's were excellent bikes.
As you currently have one in the garage, like I did, it'll do the job. They're hard work to keep on song while threading through trees or negotiating obstacles. It's fine hustling one along on an MX track or a sprint Enduro, but when you're hammering through a three or four mile section of trees barely wider than the bike, and trying to pass people, it's hard work. Power wise they'll climb anything a 300 two stroke or 650 four stroke can, it's all down to technique. The only plus point is they're easy to physically drag out of a ditch, although you shouldn't need to if you're a having a good day.
