Fair comment, but Pedrosa has won quite a few races and is unbeatable on his day, Dovi has won 1 race in the big class (a wet race if i remember) he is consistent but falls short of MOTO GP championship winning potential.
Dovi has had a fair crack with a long spell on factory Honda's & he just wasn't good enough to be honest.
Why on earth would Honda want him on the team again?
I have used the dunlops for a while now because i'm tight & they are cheaper than the X11's.
I have found them to be a great tyre though, but they seem to take one or two trials before they offer the best grip.
They do seem to last quite a while however.
Your first stop is the Beta UK website to find out what model year you have.
Then you need to investigate the clutch, measuring the plate thickness might shed some light on it.
I have had 3 LWB transit connects, 90 HP and i average 42MPG running round half loaded with a good mix of urban & A-road driving.
They have all been good reliable vehicles over the years with no real issues. Room for at least 2 bikes with the bulkhead fitted.
What copemech said above, does not make more power, but provides some resistance to pinking.
If you are looking to reduce pinking, start by tuning the carb first.
Wonder if Dougie would enter some of the BTC rounds?
I'm sure a lot of people would be interested to see what happens especially with the current rules.