THIS IS OUR 2017 BETA 500RR-S & 125RR-S THREAD

[surfer-dude]

HELLO EVERYBODY,

I FIGURED I'D START A THREAD ABOUT MY PERSONAL BETA 500 RR-S, AS WELL AS MY WIFES BETA 125RR-S:

I HAVE BEEN POSTING ON OTHER PEOPLES THREAD GIVING MY OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ON THIS BIKE SO HERES ONE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES WITH IT.

I'M FROM LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M 41 YRS OLD, I'M IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIRST AS THE KID THAT RAN AROUND HELPING THEN AS A SKILLED LABORER, THEN A FOREMAN AND SUPERINTENDENT, I WENT TO ARCHITECTS SCHOOL TO BE TRAINED TO BECOME A BLUEPRINT DRAFTSMAN, AND NOW ALSO REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT,  BUT I STILL FEEL THAT IM JUST A GLORIFIED DITCH DIGGER, BECAUSE I LOVE A CHALLENGE AND HARD WORK.

I GREW UP RIDING BMX SINCE I WAS 3, MY FIRST BIKE WAS SOME RACY RABBIT BIKE, THEN A HARO FST,  A HARO MASTER, SE QUADANGLE, BOSS XXL, ALLIANT BILLET 24", AND NOW I STILL RIDE BMX FREESTYLE WITH A SUBROSA PANDORA DTT.

 AND MX SINCE I WAS ABOUT 10 ON A 79 YZ80, THEN A 88 KX80 BIG WHEEL, KX 125, A COUPLE OF CR250'S, AND THEN A 2003 CRF450R.

IN 2005 I SUFFERED THROUGH A MAJOR INJURY, AND SUBSEQUENT SURGERIES TO HELP ME WALK AGAIN, SO I BASICALLY QUIT RIDING DIRTBIKES UNTILL 2017

THROUGHOUT THIS TIME I FOUGHT THRU 28 SURGERIES ON MY FEET AND ANKLES, BUT  I CONTINUED TO SCUBA DIVE AND SURF, AS THE OCEAN WAS REALLY GOOD FOR ME TO HEAL, THE PACIFIC IS LIKE A REALLY NICE COLD EPSOM SALT BATH FOR MY ENTIRE BODY, THEN EVENTUALLY I STARTED TO RIDE BICYCLES AND DO SOME HIKING, AND WEIGHT TRAINING, AND STRETCHING.

FOR MY 41ST BIRTHDAY I MAXED OUT ON BENCH 255 POUNDS FOR 5 REPS AND DID WHAT WAS IN THE PIC BY MYSELF, AND SQUATED THAT 100 POUNDS FOR 100 REPS 

THEY ALMOST CHOPPED OFF MY FOOT AND TOLD ME I'D NEVER WALK WITHOUT CRUTCHES, BUT GOD IS GOOD, AND SO NOW I COUNT MY BLESSINGS.

THERE IS NO WHERE TO RIDE DIRTBIKES AROUND HERE IN MY HOMETOWN SO I NEEDED SOMETHING WITH A PLATE.

SO I GOT MY 500 RR-S ON VALENTINES DAY 2017, HENCE THE NAME VALENTINA, I GOT HER FROM MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS IN ONTARIO FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS A VERY GOOD PRICE.

FIRST I'M GONNA DO SOME COPY AND PASTING OF SOME PAST POSTS

 

Edited May 10, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

I got my 500 on valentines day 2017 hence the name Valentina. 

After setting up the front end and raising the stock shift lever  a cog, I feel confident on it. my first ride before I set it up felt like my friends wr450, but now it feels closer to my old 2003 crf450r, so I'm really happy with her

awsome bike, I do need to clean up the rear fender so i'm here looking for ideas, but not till after I get my license so far I only have my permit and I dont want any issues when I have to take the ride test. haha

2&1/2 hours so far and I'm loving her more and more.

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

I cruised her around Long Beach today, the day after tropical storm lucifer ravaged the west coast. I got some cool  pics. the two of me riding around in a parking lot are of my trip to the dmv to practice for my test on thursday.

I FINALLY GOT MY LICENSE AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF RIDING DIRTY.

 

Edited February 18 by surfer-dude

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

AT THIS POINT I NEEDED SOME OIL AND FILTERS SO I GOT EVERYTHING OFF OF AMAZON, ENOUGH FOR 2 OIL CHANGES ANYWAYS

 

[surfer-dude]

I HAD BARELY BEEN RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS WITH ZERO OFF ROADING IN AT LEAST 10 YEARS SO I ENTERED THE HBMC DUAL SCRAMBLE OUT IN BARSTOW, IT WAS FUN.

I THOUGHT I HAD WON, BUT INSTEAD I GOT A DNF.

BUMMER

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

MY AMA RACE NUMBER AS A VETERAN HWT BEGINNER.

[surfer-dude]

AFTER A WHILE I JUST STARTED RIDING THE VALENTINA BIKE EVERYWHERE, AROUND THE LONG BEACH, COMPTON, SEAL BEACH AREA, AND ALSO LAMIRADA AND WHITTIER AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN. 

I TOOK HER OUT TO EL MIRAGE, JOHNSON VALLEY, & SOGGY DRY LAKE

I HAVE REDISCOVERED CAMPING AND EVEN PICKED OUT SOME REALLY COOL CONSTILLATIONS THANKS IN PART TO AN APP ON THE PHONE AND A TELESCOPE IS IN THE PLANS FOR OUR TRIPS TO THE DESERT

[surfer-dude]

AROUND THIS TIME MY WIFE ORDERED A BETA 125 RR-S, AND IT WAS SHIPPED FROM ITALY TO US IN A BOUT A MONTH AND A HALF

SHE HAD NEVER RODE A REAL MOTORCYCLE BEFORE, JUST XR100 & XR50 SO WE GOT HER SOME GEAR AND GOT HER GOING

SHE NOW HAS 47 MILES ON HER BIKE, ALL FROM HER.

SHE NAMED HER BIKE "BABY GUISEPPE DABETA" ?  

SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL TOO.

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

I REGULARLY DRIVE THRU GANG TERRITORY LATE AT NIGHT SO I FIGURE A BLACKOUT SWITCH WOULD BE REALLY COOL. SO TIM OVER AT BETA SENT ME A 2017 BETA 500 RR-S SCEMATIC SO I CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

AND THIS IS THAT SCHEMATIC

[surfer-dude]

I BOUGHT MY WIFE HER WHOLE SETUP AND SO TONIGHT SHE SNUCK OVER TO CHAPPERAL AND BOUGHT ME SOME NEW PANTS AND GLOVES THAT I WAS EYEING WHILE WE WERE THERE ON SATURDAY PICKING OUT HER FLY NEW GEAR.

2016 FOX NOMAD PANTS IN ORANGE AND FOX BOMBER GLOVES ALSO IN ORANGE; THEY GO GREAT WITH MY FOX COMP 5'S. AND AS SHORTS I CAN WEAR MY FOX DAVE MIRRA BMX KNEE PADS WITH EM. AND AS PANTS, I CAN USE EITHER SOME FOX TITANS OR MY HAMMER BMX KNEEPADS DEPENDING ON WHAT I'M DOING, SHOOT THERES ENOUGH ROOM I CAN WEAR BOTH.

I ALWAYS WEAR BOOTS AND KNEEPADS AND HELMET AND GLOVES IF I'M ON ANY MOTORCYCLE. I ALSO RETIRED MY OLD BELL MOTO7 FOR THE NEW SCORPION GOLDEN STATE HELMET, TOPPED OFF WITH THE OLD SKOOL OAKLEY O-FRAMES THAT I ALWAYS LOVED.

THESE PANTS ARE MY MOST FAVORITIST PANTS EVER, AND THEY'RE SHORTS TO BOOT. JUST THE RIGHT LENGTH TOO.

I THINK THEY'RE RAD

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[The Italian Stallion]

Its your thread alright...?

[weantright]

Scott Summers would disagree on the XR commits!

[FORMA MOTO]

THE LB

[surfer-dude]

4 hours ago, The Italian Stallion said:

Its your thread alright...?

YEAYEAH!

 

2 hours ago, weantright said:

Scott Summers would disagree on the XR commits!

I WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ANYTHING HE SAYS ABOUT XR'S, LETS SEE WHAT HE SAYS....

 

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS PIC WAS COOL, I USED TO DO THIS WITH MY OLD CRF450 BECAUSE I'M A BARNEY LIKE THAT.

2 hours ago, Krannie McKranface said:

THE LB

YEAH, YOU KNOW BORN AND RAISED, HOME SWEET HOME.

[surfer-dude]

THE LAST COUPLE OF TRIPS OUT I MADE THE SWITCH TO A 13 TOOTH FRONT SPROCKET AND HERES WHAT I THINK;

THE 13 HAS MADE THE BIKE MORE BETTER FOR TECHNICAL STYLE OFF ROAD RIDING, WHICH FOR ME MEANS IN THE ROCKS, AND DOING THAT NDURO CROSS TRAING STYLE WHEELIES, FIRST GEAR THRU 4TH SO FAR, PIVOT TURNS, BALANCE STUFF, AND EVEN MY PATHETIC ATTEMPTS AT NOSE WHEELIES. I DONT LIKE IT AS MUCH IN THE WHOOPS BECAUSE I KEEP SEARCHING FOR A 7TH GEAR. WHEN DOING HILLCLIMBS I THINK I'M SPINNING TOO MUCH WITH A 13, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M IN TOO DEEP IN FIRST GEAR.

THE 15 TOOTH ON THE OTHER HAND I LIKE BETTER ON THE STREET, HIGH SPEED DESERT STUFF, AND EVEN DOING HILLCLIMBS I THINK I LIKE THE 15 TOOTH BETTER, MAYBE MY CLUTCH DOESN'T LIKE IT AS MUCH, BUT THE BIKE HAS SO MUCH POWER THAT IT'LL TRACTOR LIKE A MOFO.

MAYBE THIS WILL ALL CHANGE WHEN I PUT ON A NEW BACK TIRE ON.

SPEAKING OF TIRES, I'M NOT EXACTLY FOND OF THE STOCK MICHELINS, THEY'RE OK BUT NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT, EXCEPT I GUESS THAT I'M GETTING GOOD LIFE OUT OF THEM ON THE STREETS, IGUESS. SO, I ORDERED UP SOME GOLDENTYRES THRU MY HOMIES HARLEY SHOP, A FATTY FOR THE FRONT, AND A MATCHING GUMMY FOR THE BACK, AND ALSO A TRACTIONATOR HT REAR FOR THE STREET. NOW, I JUST GOTTA LEARN HOW TO CHANGE MY OWN TIRES. I TRIED IT ONCE BEFORE BUT I PINCHED IT AND TOOK IT TO THE HARLEY SHOP AND LET THEM DO IT. I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO GET SOME KIND OF TIRE CHANGING TOOLS AS WELL SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE UPCOMING MONTHS.

THE SUSPENSION IS STILL STOCK AND IM BOTTOMING OUT LIKE CRAZY NOW THAT I'M GETTING SOME OF MY OLD SKILLS BACK, SO I THINK I'M GONNA NEED TO SERVICE AND UPGRADE THE SPRINGS BEFORE TOO LONG. 

I THINK I HAVE WHAT BETA DILIVERS STOCK WORKING AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE THO.

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[motoxgiant]

You need a black-out switch for those Fox pants ?

 

Ride and enjoy. Cool to see you got your wife a 125 as well.

[surfer-dude]

10 minutes ago, motoxgiant said:

You need a black-out switch for those Fox pants ?

 

Ride and enjoy. Cool to see you got your wife a 125 as well.

I KNOW HUH, WHEN MY 11 YEAR OLD SAW MY PANTS HE WAS LIKE ; EHH YOU SURE ABOUT THAT COLOR!!! HE'S USED TO SEEING ME ALWAYS WEAR BLACK. I THINK HE LIKED THEM BETTER WHEN HE SAW THESE PICS, THE LITTLE GUY LOVED EM CALLED ME A THUNDERCAT. MY WIFE KEPT GRABBING ME AND CHASING ME AROUND THE HOUSE AND YARD UNTILL I TOOK THEM OFF AND I LOOKED LIKE MY DORKY OLD SELF.

 SHE SAID STRIKE A POSE SO OK

THE 125'S GONNA BE REALLY COOL WHEN SHE GETS A BIT MORE PROFICIENT AND WE CAN GO DO SOME FOREST ROADS. IN TIME IT'LL HAPPEN, I JUST GOTTA HAVE PATIENCE.

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[surfer-dude]

THIS LAST WEEKEND WE WENT OUT TO EL MIRAGE, I ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING I HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, I RODE MY MX BIKE AT NIGHT. ME AND VALENTINA  RAN THE WEST LOOP TRAIL SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT, IT WAS COOL.

MY WIFE STAYED BACK AT CAMP WITH OUR 2 BOYS AGED 7 & 11. IT WAS SO COOL TO RIDE THRU THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO LIGHTS EXCEPT MY HEADLIGHT AND THE MOON AND STARS. I JUST FIGURED THAT IF I'M COOL RIDING THRU MY NECK OF THE WOODS AT NIGHT, I'M COOL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I LOVE THIS BIKE FOR REASONS LIKE THIS, I DIDNT GO TOO FAST AND TOTALLY ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

THE NEXT MORNING I GOT THE KIDS GOING, ON THEIR BIKES, MAPPED UP A LITTLE ENDURO COURSE FOR THEM TO WEAR THEMSELVES OUT ON, MADE SOME BREAKFAST, AND TOOK VALENTINA FOR A SUNDAY RIDE. 

I IMMEDIATELY WENT FOR THE BIGGEST SET OF HILLS RIGHT AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE OHV AREA. THEY WERE DRY DUSTY SANDY STEEP AND ROCKY ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND MY BACK TIRE WITH ABOUT 600 OR SO MILES WASN'T HELPING, BUT I FOUGHT MY WAY TO THE TOP OF THE GNARLIEST OF THEM. AND THEN I CRUISED BACK DOWN AND CRUISED AROUND TO LET MY HER COOL DOWN A BIT I DID THISS A NUKMBER OF TIMES AND CONQUERED MOST OF THE HILSS IN THAT FRONT AREA. ALL WAS GOOD UNTILL, GOING DOWN THE NASTIEST PART OF THE MOUNTAIN, I CAUSED AN AVALANCHE THAT ME AND VALENTINA GOT CAUGHT UP IN. I THINK I WASN'T BEING AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH AS INSTEAD OF JUMPING DOWN A CLIFF FACE, I TRIED CREEPING DOWN AND MAYBE I LOCKED UP THE REAR BRAKE, SO WE SLID DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ABOUT 30' WITH PART OF THE MOUNTAIN COMING DOWN ON US. VALENTINA GOT A SCRATCH ON THE SWINGARM RIGHT AT THE AXLE BOLT, ON THE CLUTCH COVER, AND A SMALL PINKY NAIL SIZED KNICK OUT OF THE SIDE PLATE JUST ABOVE HER MUFF. I TOOK A TOASTER SIZED ROCK TO MY LEFT BICEP, AND GOT A GOOD CHARLEY HORSE AND ANOTHER ONE ALSO BIT ME ON MY LOWER BACK RIB AREA, LUCKILY I'VE GOT SOME EXTRA PADDING RIGHT THERE. IWAS DRESSED LIKE THIS EXCEPT WITH A TANK TOP, SO NO PADS EXCEPT BMX KNEE PADS. ALL IS GOOD WITH ME BUT MY VALENTINA GOT A LITTLE ROUGHED UP. 

SO WE RODE OFF THE MOUNTAIN AND MY ARM WAS HURTING A LITTLE BIT, AND I WAS A LITTLE ROUGH ON MY GIRL, SO I KINDA TOOK IT EASY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. SO, I BASICALLY RAN A 30 MILE SCRAMBLE AROUND AND THRU THOSE MOUNTAINS, AND DIDNT DO ANY OTHER REALLY GNARLEY HILLCLIMBS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY, A FEW SKETCHY, BUT NOT TOO BAD, HAMMERED SOME WHOOPS, FOUND A LITTLE JUMP, AND HIT THAT A FEW TIMES, AND JUST ENJOYED MY TIME WITH MY BIKE.

THE MOUNTAIN WAS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS PIC OF MY LADIES BIKE, AND IT DONT LOOK LIKE MUCH, FROM A COUPLE MILES AWAY BUT I WAS CHALLENGING ONCE YOU HIT IT.

AFTER MY RIDE, I PLAYED SOME GAMES WITH MY BOYS, AND GEARED UP MY LADY TO GO FOR A RIDE. THE WEATHER WAS REALLY NICE 

BUT NOT FOR LONG AS IT WAS STARTING TO GET NASTY, AND THE WINDS PICKED UP TO AT LEAST 50 MPH GUSTS RAIN LIGHTNING AND EVEN SOME HAIL. WITH THE WINDCHILLE IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES.

WHEN SHE TOOK OFF IT WAS NO BIGGIE BUT THEN WE HAD TO RIDE BACK DIRECTLY INTO IT. THIS WAS GOOD FOR PRACTICING MY WHEELIES THOUGH.

THIS WAS HER THIRD OR FOURTH RIDE ON HER BIKE, AND SHE WAS FREAKING OUT A BIT, I'VE KNOWN HER ABOUT 15 YEARS, AND IVE ONLY SEEN HER SCARED BUT ALSO EXCITED LIKE THIS A FEW TIMES. SHE WAS TOTALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF RIDING IN BAD WEATHER.

WHEN WE GOT BACK THE KIDS WERE IN THE TENT WITH OUR OLD AND LOVING PIT-BULL CHERRY BABY AND LOTS OF BLANKETS, THEIR TOYS, PILLOWS, AND SLEEPING BAGS.

SO WE JUMPED INTO THE WARM, AND INVITING TENT AND RELAXED, LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF RAIN PELT THE TENT WHILE OUR KIDS READ DR.SUESS, AND JAMES PATTERSON'S MIDDLE SCHOOL SAVE RAF TO US. THEN THE STORM BROKE SO WE BROKE CAMP, BBQ'D SOME BACON CHEDDER BURGERS AND WENT HOME. ON THE WAY HOME, MY OLDER BOY FINISHED READING HIS BOOK OUT LOUD TO US WITH OUT US ASKING HIM TOO AND THIS WAS A REAL TREAT.

 HERES A COOL RAINBOW PIC! 

GOOD TIMES...

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by surfer-dude

[Johnny Depp]

7 hours ago, surfer-dude said:

I BOUGHT MY WIFE HER WHOLE SETUP AND SO TONIGHT SHE BOUGHT ME SOME NEW PANTS AND GLOVES.

2016 FOX NOMAD PANTS IN ORANGE AND FOX BOMBER GLOVES ALSO IN ORANGE; THEY GO GREAT WITH MY FOX COMP 5'S. AND AS SHORTS I CAN WEAR MY FOX DAVE MIRRA BMX KNEE PADS WITH AS SHORTS. BUT, IVE ALSO GOT SOME FOX TITANS AND I ALSO LIKE TO WEAR MY HAMMER BMX KNEEPADS DEPENDING. BUT ALWAYS BOOTS AND KNEEPADS AND HELMET AT LEAST WHEN RIDING. I ALSO RETIRED MY OLD BELL MOTO7 FOR THE NEW SCORPION GOLDEN STATE HELMET, TOPPED OFF WITH OLD SKOOL OAKLEY O-FRAMES.

I THINK THEIR RAD

OK now we're getting there on the gear, but you were setting a trend with the red shorts and knee pads and football jersey for sure.

For an old MX guy, I figured you'd be tucking those pants in the boots. I think you're going Freestyle. I can't wait to see the jersey ?

[basalt]

This is what its all about!

 

Some reason I think even if they took the foot/feet you would find a way to ride!