Hi guy's been offered a Beta Evo 250 2T 2010 model in a deal for my bike, problem is i know nothing about beta evo's

I would appreciate any views on good and bad points in relation to the above model.

I like the look of the bikes and have heard that the evo is a good bike, so can any one convince me to take it.

cheers

John.

Pretty good all round bike. Easy to ride. generally reliable

Look out for stripped fasteners on chassis and corrosion in water pump housing, If severe corrosion or leaking a new primary case is needed.

Clutches can be a bit variable.

Was wondering how long it would be until your trials "voice inside your head" tempted you to the dark side! (draggedKickingandScreamimgWink)

Mags

All bikes have there little niggles and Beta are no exception, but there's enough owners to have found and ironed out most.

The technology on them isn't beyond most mortals, so looking after them is fairly straight forward compered to the degree's needed to look after some.

No fancy dan EFi, fuel mappings, throttle bodies and fuel pumps, no pouring fuel in the wrong end either, just a carb and gravity, bliss in this techno mad icrap age!

Where ever you are, parts aren't usually a problem, importers and dealers are usually well stocked and helpful, I've heard some complain parts are a little pricey compared to others, but I've only ever ventured from Beta once since 1991, and that 05 Gasgas seemed to break a lot more often!

Reports of the water pump casing dissolving seem to be true, but I've never suffered, a sure sign of trouble would be water in the gear oil.

I think there was a small batch of frames that cracked around the headstock?? but I seem to think they might have been '09's and Beta did replace them FOC.

Any used bike needs a good checking over, but I feel to do this you need to know what you are looking at, so seeing a few in the flesh and talking to owners will give you an idea of what's what.

Spend some time working through it chassis first, one end to another, wheels bearings, wheel/tyre condition, disc and pad condition, fork damage, frame damage, leaking hydraulics, rear shock leaks, swinging arm movement, chain, sprockets etc, then move on to the engine..

If the dealer isn't too far away, go back and check again, you're sure to have missed something!

There are lots of aftermarket parts available and a used bike will probably have a few, not usually a problem as most are just a bit of "bling", though I do like the aftermarket rear mudguard kit (Bosi??), I can see that being a benefit as my 300 spends quite a lot of the time upside down (without me on it!)

Another thing most don't consider is it's easy for someone to make an older bike look newer or a standard bike look Factory, so check the paperwork.

(remember models generally came out towards the end of the proceeding year, so there are some 2010's registered in 2009 and so on)

Edited October 29, 201411 yr by goudrons