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Alacrity · 07-25-2009, 05:19 AM

Few Beta pics from Dakar 2009 - 450RRs. 2000kms+, 700 to nearly 5000m, mostly dunes, rock passes or canyons, crosscountry high desert scrub , disimproved roads and bit of tar. Great bikes - numerous flats, a bit of overheating (the desert was hot - imagine) some sluggishness at altitude -but otherwise they made us appear better riders than we were.

Photoboy: Why are they not more popular - they are more so elsewhere. They have very limited production and distribution. But I've seen many more Betas than I've seen Aprilia or Benellis. About the same as 'Bergs - which makes sense. They are Italian - and that puts many people with mechanical backgrounds off straight away. Not warranted, but I understand.

07-25-2009, 05:19 AM	#97
Alacrity Semi Pro Bar Vaulter Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Flyover Country - Unless I'm Elsewhere Oddometer: 468	Dakar 2009 Betas - Our Bikes and Dakar Comps Few Beta pics from Dakar 2009 - 450RRs. 2000kms+, 700 to nearly 5000m, mostly dunes, rock passes or canyons, crosscountry high desert scrub , disimproved roads and bit of tar. Great bikes - numerous flats, a bit of overheating (the desert was hot - imagine) some sluggishness at altitude -but otherwise they made us appear better riders than we were. Photoboy: Why are they not more popular - they are more so elsewhere. They have very limited production and distribution. But I've seen many more Betas than I've seen Aprilia or Benellis. About the same as 'Bergs - which makes sense. They are Italian - and that puts many people with mechanical backgrounds off straight away. Not warranted, but I understand. __________________ The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can't. So far...its working. The bars low