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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • We've spent a few months with the 2022 Beta #XTrainer and are back to bring you an in-depth review. This is one of #Beta's most popular models and is a great fit for almost any trail rider. #cyclenews
    We incorrectly noted that the XTrainer uses Sachs suspension but it is actually Olle forks and shock.
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  • @boerplaas388
    @boerplaas388 Год назад +7

    A great bike all around . I ve been riding enduro bikes all my life around 45 years of riding now and this bike is a great enduro bike. Nothing wrong with this bike at all . 👍

  • @ryantherriault
    @ryantherriault 3 месяца назад +2

    This is the best review of the xtrainer 300 on YT. Nice job!

  • @dirtbike3654
    @dirtbike3654 2 года назад +7

    This a good honest review of the Xtrainer and t'all are welcome to ride my modified 2021 XT. The Marzocchi 45mm forks, Fox shock, and FMF Fatty Pipe have transformed it into the ultimate trail bike for me, a newish rider who is 5' 7'. Yes, I could have bough a 300RR and lowered it, but wanted the smaller frame of the XT. I found the stock front brakes grabby and replaced the pads with EBC reds(carbon). The stock Olle 43mm forks were somehow simultaneously soft yet also very deflective. MXT make a drop in Lucky Fork cartridge that a lot of riders seem to be happy with. I also replaced the stock Shinko 216MX Enduro tires with a Shinko F546 90/100 front and IRC VE33S rear, both with bibs. I'm just a 51-year-old Dad trying to keep up with his 14-year-old son(he rides a full-size KTM 250 XC like a boss)!

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for the info on your XTrainer. This sounds like a great bike.

  • @scottjackson163
    @scottjackson163 Год назад +9

    The propensity to feminize the X-trainer, or portray it as an entry level machine, seems ridiculous to me. There aren’t many riders whose skill level is in excess of what the Xtrainer can accommodate. If a smaller frame and a lower seat height connotes something juvenile to you, then you aren’t paying attention the videos that show what this motorcycle can do.

  • @scottjackson163
    @scottjackson163 Год назад +6

    Great video. I need to sell my Kawasaki KLX 300 and get a Beta X-T. The Kawasaki is a durable machine but too heavy for me to pick up.

  • @elvispusley3515
    @elvispusley3515 Год назад +1

    The forks and rear shock is made by R16V they are from Ollè who makes trials forks primarily. They can be a little twitchy. I love my Extrainer model 2022, it is awesome Al around. Gooday

  • @richardorr4114
    @richardorr4114 2 года назад +8

    I’m torn between the xtrainer and the rr. Guess I’m watching to many videos. It would be strictly for single track where I don’t ride fast anyways. I like the price point of this bike and have seen more good reviews of it than bad. Decisions decisions

    • @jayoutside6087
      @jayoutside6087 2 года назад +3

      Get the xtrainer you won't regret it. I have a 20 model and I love it. I also have a 22 beta 390rrs and it's a monster.

    • @boerplaas388
      @boerplaas388 11 месяцев назад

      Difficult choices. They’re both great bikes.

    • @richardorr4114
      @richardorr4114 11 месяцев назад

      @@boerplaas388 I ended up with a 2023 200 race edition

  • @utahdesertrider1806
    @utahdesertrider1806 2 года назад +6

    If you go fast in whoops or A-level riding buy an RR if you love single track and don’t care about high speed get the Xtrainer

  • @rochellestanley9532
    @rochellestanley9532 Год назад +5

    Great bike, especially with a skilled rider..

  • @utahdesertrider1806
    @utahdesertrider1806 2 года назад +7

    Easiest bike to ride that I’ve ever ridden

    • @Mkruzer
      @Mkruzer 2 года назад

      How are you liking it here in utah?

    • @utahdesertrider1806
      @utahdesertrider1806 Год назад +1

      @@Mkruzer hey just saw your comment. I love Utah! Came here about 7 years ago. You here in Utah also?

    • @Mkruzer
      @Mkruzer Год назад

      @@utahdesertrider1806 yes. In slc.

  • @randomgirl-lj3xi
    @randomgirl-lj3xi 8 месяцев назад +4

    How about people stop calling things a 'girls bike' in 2023. Like what does that even mean? just say its good for shorter people.

  • @ow-my-achilles1106
    @ow-my-achilles1106 Год назад +5

    Even Beta calls it "Cross Trainer", a cross between slow speed trials and enduro. But people still calling it EX Trainer.🙄

    • @captainamerica9353
      @captainamerica9353 Год назад +2

      Given that it reads "X Trainer" on the sides of the tank, I'd say "EX Trainer" is ok.

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  Год назад +2

      We interchange X Trainer and Cross Trainer

  • @RyanNitzen
    @RyanNitzen 2 года назад +3

    Very unique bike that’s a lot more fun than it looks!

    • @pakoymotovlogs9382
      @pakoymotovlogs9382 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/CigG1fLnP5w/видео.html DT 125 MOTOR MUNA TAYO MGA IDOL 💕

  • @Mark-op7zt
    @Mark-op7zt 2 года назад +3

    I've always heard the X Trainer is unstable at higher speeds. You're saying it can go up to 75mph. I wouldn't care to go that fast, but I would like to somewhat keep up with my friends on faster less technical trails.

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад +2

      It still has good power (300cc) just tuned down from their moto/enduro models. Also in a more manageable chassis.

    • @user-yp7rd1qe9i
      @user-yp7rd1qe9i 5 месяцев назад +1

      It’s perfectly stable at high speeds on smoother surfaces. The front suspension in particular, gets sloppy in rough terrain when going at race or near race speeds.

  • @rdsrf
    @rdsrf 2 года назад +4

    Suspension is manufactured by Olle (Spanish trials suspension company) not Sachs. Sachs is on most other Beta models. Grest review otherwise!

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for the correction on the suspension. That was a mistake on our part.

  • @northernmichiganadventuree7476
    @northernmichiganadventuree7476 2 года назад +1

    Mine came stock with Shinko tires. I wish it would've come with the Michelins.

  • @bikersoncall
    @bikersoncall 2 года назад +4

    I've never heard anyone say;
    ''a lot of people think it's girl's bike'' lol.
    I'm sure some will now.. 😲😅

  • @thomastjg53
    @thomastjg53 2 года назад +3

    How do you think it would be in the sand ? I’m taking mi. Sand , which can get very deep.

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад +2

      Think it would be okay

  • @Mike_B_724
    @Mike_B_724 2 года назад +2

    Looking at getting back into riding and really want to get one of these just to mess around on, but being 6ft/240lbs I'm afraid I'll feel like a gorilla humping a football 😄

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад +2

      🤣 Definitely on the taller side. Our photo model for our magazine story was 6ft 1 and handled it nicely.

    • @joshmotox2946
      @joshmotox2946 2 года назад +6

      I’m 6’4 200 even. I lead the pack every weekend on the x trainer. Go for it ! You will love it

    • @Mike_B_724
      @Mike_B_724 2 года назад +1

      @@joshmotox2946 awesome, thanks

  • @adamnewsom4113
    @adamnewsom4113 Год назад +2

    These bikes do not have Sachs suspension .

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  Год назад

      Thanks Adam

    • @adamnewsom4113
      @adamnewsom4113 Год назад +1

      @@cyclenews no worries. The bike actually has R16V suspension. I believe they are known for use in trials bikes which Beta is well known for. In my humble opinion, this bike is a crossover between Betas trial bikes and there RR models. I have found that my bike is best suited for slower woods single track trail riding that does very well when the terrain gets rocky loose and downright nasty. It’s not great for faster desert riding. Once you get above 5th gear the front end and the suspension in general will wear the rider out due to the hard or jerky response to bumps. I’ve had my suspension sent out to someone who specializes in working with this bike’s suspension and it made minor improvements. But I didn’t get this bike for going fast and straight. I bought it for forest trail riding like I had mentioned earlier.

  • @errata101
    @errata101 2 года назад +2

    Wow!!!,

  • @ktmkaos
    @ktmkaos 2 года назад +5

    Criuse comfortably at 75mph?...utter Bullshit

    • @captainamerica9353
      @captainamerica9353 2 года назад +2

      I have one, not broken in yet, still it doesn't like going over 60. I only have about 150 miles on it, but it's very light and with the knobbies and unbalanced wheels, it's not exactly a cruiser on pavement. Plenty fast off road, though.

  • @elguy2326
    @elguy2326 Год назад +3

    First time heard it's a girl's bike lmao

  • @ktmkaos
    @ktmkaos 2 года назад +3

    The back up kick start is an option ,,,this bike hasn't got one !!!!

  • @maico125
    @maico125 2 года назад +6

    A girls bike? What ? Never heard that either. Everyone I know who has one is an experienced rider who wants something fun and affordable.

    • @cyclenews
      @cyclenews  2 года назад

      Just relaying what we've heard. Beta says they sell a lot of these to female and/or beginner riders.

    • @maico125
      @maico125 2 года назад +3

      @@cyclenews That much different (and has a very different connotation) than saying "a lot of people think of it as a girl's bike". I don't know anyone who owns one or rides with somebody who owns one who thinks of it as a girl's bike.

    • @bikersoncall
      @bikersoncall Год назад +1

      lol, yep Girls bike we heard it here, so damn, lets
      all call it a girls bike..... :facepalm: Might as well
      start calling it a kids bike while we're at it .. 😅