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Dual Sports for the American, Beta 520 RS Vs. KTM 500 EXC
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<blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 163378" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>Back when I picked up my Beta the KTM was about $1500 more. I had the cash in hand for the Beta, but a little short for the KTM. It's the kind of thing that makes zero difference to the magazines, but it can be very important to those of us with limited funds. </p><p></p><p>As mentioned in the article the Beta has XR like power delivery, yet better. That is a very important to me as previously I had been on XR's for more than 20 years and 12 years on the 600. At the very bottom end just off idle the 600 bests the Beta, but everywhere else the Beta rules. It's sure got enough juice. I passed a few cars on the tarmac at the tail end of dual sport ride. When I looked down at the speedo I was going 95 and it still had some left. I don't need to go that fast.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm not like the magazine guys. It takes me years to fully learn a new bike. I'm two years in to the Beta and I still am not fully integrated into what it can do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cleonard, post: 163378, member: 21"] Back when I picked up my Beta the KTM was about $1500 more. I had the cash in hand for the Beta, but a little short for the KTM. It's the kind of thing that makes zero difference to the magazines, but it can be very important to those of us with limited funds. As mentioned in the article the Beta has XR like power delivery, yet better. That is a very important to me as previously I had been on XR's for more than 20 years and 12 years on the 600. At the very bottom end just off idle the 600 bests the Beta, but everywhere else the Beta rules. It's sure got enough juice. I passed a few cars on the tarmac at the tail end of dual sport ride. When I looked down at the speedo I was going 95 and it still had some left. I don't need to go that fast. I guess I'm not like the magazine guys. It takes me years to fully learn a new bike. I'm two years in to the Beta and I still am not fully integrated into what it can do. [/QUOTE]
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