dan williams

Back with learndings about the electrical system on my EVO after it glitched and cracked some ribs. Thought it was carb but seems it was electric. One interesting insight was how the electrical system finds ground for the spark plug. The other was the revelation that the 300 Ohms called out in the owners manual for the trigger coil might be a wrong value so if you're diagnosing your Stator and the trigger reads 185 Ohms you're probably OK. Beta debug.pdf

Yeah but if negligence can be proved a liability waiver isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. But that’s a whole ‘nother kettle of fish. Landowners might be somewhat shielded by “hold harmless” laws but organizers are very exposed. The word from the insurance company is they had to pay out a large claim for a drowning so now all water is verboten.🫤

So this showed up on our event insurance (along with the wrong additional insureds). Trialsmaster clarified with Birdsong insurance if someone falls in a puddle we are not covered without additional insurance. 🫤 So if it rains and you don’t get the additional coverage you are not insured.

Sad news from California. Lane Leavitt passed away on May 16th. Lane was a multi-time U.S. national champion who went on to a career in films and television as a professional stunt man and coordinator improving and inventing systems in common use in the film industry. A larger than life presence. He will be missed.

The S3 website shows the 250 and 280 head inserts have the short plug neck and the 300 head insert has the longer neck. If that is different than the stock head insert than I guess try a longer plug of the same type/heat range and go from there.

Interesting the plate is still 3mm thick but the friction material is semi-metallic and the plate width is thinner. Something I didn’t notice about the kevlar plates is they are slightly wider than the stock plates.🤔

I noticed some of the bikes that use the 3mm Barnet plates also call out 1 plate with a different number. I ordered one just to see if it’s the same form factor with a different thickness. I’ll let you all know what I find.

Not sure what difference this may make but just adding to the general knowledge I notice the Beta fiber plates are now noted as being Ferodo rather than Adige. I personally haven't seen any but I do see Beta wants a lot more money per plate.

Anybody try the TL01s yet? Opinions?

The stock brake lines are 1/8” J. Juan lines but I haven’t found any specs for the hose. There are ultra-low expansion hydraulic hoses but finding specs is proving difficult.

Yeah I remember that. There were always custom goodies on Ron’s bikes. Including a few Ron specific mods. Always amazed me the stuff Ron Jr. could do especially since he could barely flex his throttle wrist. He’d turn the throttle on by rolling it under his fingers and control power with clutch technique.

“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy In my never ending quest to improve my Beta (and ignore the fact that I’m the weak link) I’ve been thinking about the generally accepted weakness or at least variable feel of the Beta rear brake. It uses the same master cylinder as the other bikes. The caliper is not particularly different. I can only come up with one big difference between Beta and the other brands. Beta’s brake is on the other side of the swingarm. In itself not significant but the brake hose is roughly twice the length of the other bikes. This makes the Beta twice as sensitive to the effect of hose expansion under pressure. Could something this simple be why Beta rear brakes are not on par with other manufacturers? I feel some research coming.🤔

Looks like they've upped their game. Much nicer looking bike.

I need to update it. So much good information added through this thread.

The waiting begins. Really looking forward to seeing how this develops. EM paved the way but they are really going to be hurting once a few more electrics get released and this latest prototype looks very interesting.