Funny, I knew this would happen. My bud just got the 09 Raga replica 300. Sweet bike, nothing bad to say. And yes, the Gasser's pull harder out of the box then the Beta's, even the 290 evo. I had my rev3 270 for 2 years of hard trail ridding and never had to do anything besides oil changes and new tires. I've heard of and seen the work people have had to do with some of the new gassers. Finicky little stuff, but stuff that shouldn't of broke or cracked etc. Both great bikes, but I think the Beta is a better built bike. Just my opinion.