The Evo is Beta’s trials motorcycle, introduced at the end of the 2000s to replace the Rev line and still in production. It is sold in two-stroke form from 80 to 300 cc and with 250 and 300 cc four-stroke engines, in standard and Factory versions.
Beta Evo at a glance
| Maker | Betamotor, Rignano sull’Arno, Florence |
|---|---|
| Production | from 2008-2009 |
| Type | observed trials |
| Two-strokes | 80, 125, 200, 250 and 300 cc |
| Four-strokes | 250 and 300 cc |
| Junior model | Evo 80 Junior |
| Factory versions | 125, 250 and 300 two-strokes |
| Predecessor | Beta Rev-3 and Rev-4 |
| Use | club, national and world championship trials |
The Evo has no article of its own; it is described in the model lists of the English and Italian Wikipedia articles on Beta.
History of the Beta Evo
Replacing the Rev
The Italian Wikipedia article states that the Rev models were replaced by the Evo from 2008; the English article dates the Evo from 2009. Either way, the change closed the Rev-3 and Rev-4 generation and gave Beta a single trials family for the 2010s.
The range
In its model list Beta sets out the Evo as a two-stroke family: an 80 cc model and an 80 cc Junior for younger riders, then 125, 200, 250 and 300 cc machines, with Factory versions of the 125, 250 and 300. Four-stroke Evos are listed in 250 and 300 cc. The English article describes the Evo as an 80 cc two-stroke and a 300 cc four-stroke, the two ends of the same range.
Engines and the rest of the range
The Evo belongs to the period in which Beta stopped buying four-stroke engines from KTM and began building its own: from 2010 the company produced its own four-stroke motors, which until then had come from the Austrian firm. Trials engines, by contrast, had always been Beta’s own design. The same model list places the 50 cc Minitrial, the children’s trials bike, in the Evo group, while the adult range runs up to the 300.
Competition
Beta’s trials record includes thirteen world titles, outdoor and indoor, won by riders such as Jordi Tarrés and Dougie Lampkin. The Evo is the machine with which the company has contested trials since the end of the Rev era.
Design and features
- Single trials family: one range covering children, club riders and championship competitors.
- Two-stroke range: 80, 125, 200, 250 and 300 cc, with an 80 Junior for young riders.
- Four-stroke options: 250 and 300 cc versions for riders who prefer the four-stroke.
- Factory editions: uprated 125, 250 and 300 two-strokes.
- Beta engines: trials motors of Beta’s own design, in the period when the company also began building its own four-strokes.
Beta Evo versions
- Evo 80 and Evo 80 Junior: the smallest two-strokes, the Junior aimed at young riders.
- Evo 125 and 200: the middle of the two-stroke range.
- Evo 250 and 300: the larger two-strokes, also sold as Factory models.
- Evo 250 and 300 4T: four-stroke versions.
The Evo replaced the Beta Rev-3 and grew out of the trial line that began with the Beta TR; the children’s bikes are covered with the Beta Minitrial. More machines are in the Beta collection.
Video: BETA EVO FACTORY 300cc 2013 SHOW!!
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Sources
- Beta (motorcycle manufacturer), English Wikipedia: Evo dates and capacities
- Beta Motor, Italian Wikipedia: Evo model list, four-stroke engines
- Beta Techno, Italian Wikipedia: trials line background
