I finally got to test out a newer Beta 200! I have spent the last couple years on a four stroke and I have been itched to get my hands on a two stroke again! I finally decided to dive back in and test out a two stroke.
To first make sure I liked the bike, I rode it completely stock and tried to focus on the engine characteristics. I was super impressed. It had a strong hit off of the bottom and had great top speed as well. The 200 can be ridden on the pipe and it is also luggable. Since my first impressions were liking the bike, I decided to get it set up to race!
First thing I did was send my suspension off to JDP in Ohio. He turned it around ridiculously quick! After that we tore the bike to the frame. We installed a race wire harness to remove all the extra wires and components we don’t need. Next thing we did was install a Samco hose kit to delete the thermostat. We added wire tie to a couple things, greased bearings, Loctite important components, anti-seize bolts, and changed out the stock brake fluid to liquid gold (Castrol Brake Fluid). The last thing we did was install guards; Bullet Proof Designs radiator guards and rear disc guard, Eline By AXP Skid plate, BRP chain block, Flexx Bars, Countershox, Enduro Engineering flags, Bib Mousses, and Dunlop tires. After doing all of this, it was time to do some final testing before the first race.
With a couple turns on clickers, my JDP suspension felt fantastic. The bike stays straight and is predicable. I adjusted to the bike pretty quick, In one race and 2 days of trail riding, I put 9 hours on the bike. The more I rode it the better it felt and I put it through the test. Hard packed Missouri dirt, creek bottoms, sand tracks, massive moon rocks, hard enduro, turn and burn trails…. It performed better than I could ask for no matter what I asked of it. I felt like I could do more things on this bike than I could on any other.
The bottom line is, this bike can do anything you ask of it with very little work to set it up. 10/10 on looks, 10/10 on performance, 10/10 on FUN!
