13.4 hours -- 2023 Beta 300 Race Edition

Poor Matt only made it 13.4 hours on his 2023 300 Race Edition.. It actually took the amount of heat very well!
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Choose "3 Seas Recreation" for your Beta parts! Customers can now order all Beta parts and accessories directly from the Beta USA website. All parts inventories are in real-time. Customers can choose shipping options and the best part, selecting their preferred dealer. Why choose 3 Seas Recreation as your preferred dealer? -We have spent over $40,000 this year alone on our race team, all of which are on Beta Motorcycles. -We have produced over 300 "How To Beta Videos". All free to the public. -When you choose "3 Seas Recreation" a portion of that sale will come back to our shop, all profit goes back into our race program and our KZbin videos. -Since 2011 we have been a pioneer with the Beta Brand in the USA and spend hundreds of hours giving advice over the phone for Free. -We are BETA ONLY when it comes to Off Road Dirt bikes, all of our attention is on Beta! -We take brand new bikes out of the show room and give full riding videos, none of this is backed by the Factory or Beta USA Beta Parts Link: betausa.com/accessories.html ------------------------------------------- NEXT LEVEL 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you don't miss a video! 👍 Like Our Videos 💬 Comment Below 🏍 Enjoy The Ride, Jared -------------------------------------------

[@jameswampler3135]

Awesome dealer support!!!

[@3SeasRecreation]

Much Appreciated! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@rideroftheweek]

Geez that bike has been roasted. 🔥🔥🔥A friend of mine did the same thing to his clutch hose during a muddy race. Definitely something to watch out for on the Betas.

[@mikeb4708]

I have raced plenty of muddy GNCCs as 90% of them are mudfest. When your bike starts to emit steam out of the radiator overflow tube then you need to stop until it cools down.

[@3SeasRecreation]

We also think the cooling fan is a huge addition that can help relive some of these issues. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@woodsrider117]

Thanks for posting!!!

[@enmerdeur]

Great channel. I think your crank seal leaking diagnosis may be premature. There is gear oil on the stator side of these motors by design. It resides in the bath for the starter/Bendix. Possible the bike was laid over and some of it probably migrated up around the seal making it appear the seal was leaking. Oil on the crank is more than likely residual 2-stroke oil which is normal.

[@Madtigertv]

My Sherco finished a Hard enduro with a no rad fan, blown o-rings on the head from an air vent hose being closed up... MAde it to the end! More Beta!

[@3SeasRecreation]

Thanks for checking out our channel! This bike got extremely hot! We have been racing the Beta brand since 2012 and have done a ton of hard enduro events/ Gncc stuff as well. We have never melted a bike like this. And truthfully for as HOT as it got the crank is in amazing condition and the piston wasn't even stuck to the cylinder! Hope your event went well! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@StanleyKubick1]

my most recent dirt bike is a 2007 carbed kx125 so I don't know much about newer bikes, but don't they have temp gauges and warning lights on those fancy LED dashes?

[@Unkownktm]

May be worth fitting a fan if you going to do mud races or similar

[@mxrabit]

Mas que grande animal, é a derreter!

[@motovalleyenduro]

This is so timely. I raced Tough Like RORR and my 300 got really hot. Boiled off some coolant but I got moving again and no more issues. I checked everything like you did here but my bike def did not get this hot. Great video showing what can happen though. You are right, in the heat of the moment it’s hard to stop twisting the throttle.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Hey Good Morning! Hopefully your event went well and I wish we could of made it this year.. Yes I also think that if he was able to get any sort of speed it would of helped for sure! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@sarahdell4042]

I boil over my 2 stroke every time I ride. 😢

[@motovalleyenduro]

@@sarahdell4042 that doesn’t sound right. Jetting off maybe? A fan really sorts it out and is a small thing investment for peace of mind.

[@sarahdell4042]

@@motovalleyenduro I have a smart carb. I ride hard enduro. Lots of slow going bike dragging, or full throttle up mountains. I’ve smashed two fans, and really should get another …

[@motovalleyenduro]

@@sarahdell4042 oh nice me to. Smart carb and I’ve found if it is set to run a bit rich it keeps the bike cooler. Also, apparently they have new metering rods out that are a good upgrade for some bikes. Def need a fan for that type of riding. I rode Tough Like RORR last year without a fan and cooked the seals on the head. Won’t do that again. Burned coolant for a couple weeks before I figured it out. Would not have been able to tell by looking at them.

[@ericmorris4610]

My 22 300rr came with 4 loose screws on the thermostat. It slowly leaked out all of my coolant and I almost overheated too

[@vince5946]

Beta recommends a small amount of oil on the Stator side, just enough to almost fill the starter gear valley, at least they did on a 2017 Xtrainer

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Morning, Yep I agree. A small amount of oil will help the starter bendix long term. My only side note on this particular bike is that Beta does not do that from the factory and this bikes side cover has never been off.. So this oil came from somewhere else. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@atlegjesdal3203]

comes originally with oil from the factory 

[@betarider9392]

@@3SeasRecreation Hi Jared. Page 88 of the 2023 Beta 250/300 service manual reads as follows: Pour about 7cc of gear oil (for specifications refer to the recommended lubricants and liquids table) in area A. This is referring to the starter gear area. Really enjoy the vids, keep them coming.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Yep I agree, but standard from the factory there isn't that much and I wish I could attach pictures here to show how much oil was on the shop floor when i pulled the cover.. I should of added another image in the video showing the amount that came out of the igntion cover side. Also, the crank case was full of oil as well... Anyways she got hot!

[@jeremypierce1979]

Wish they had a shop in California or Oregon that would be awesome

[@walterschwarz5579]

Grea Area in Eugene Oregon is a beta dealer and they are fantastic to deal with

[@3SeasRecreation]

Thanks for the positive vibes! There seems to be a ton of riding out your way as we sell parts all up and down the west coast! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@Natedoc808]

Brown’s cycles Paso Robles and several others in Cali

[@Natedoc808]

This goes to show how tough these bikes are. Imagine getting an Austrian bike this hot… not way the piston isn’t welded to the cylinder with some of it a pile of molten metal laying down in the bottom end.

[@3SeasRecreation]

I for sure agree, the bikes are incredible! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@brettfrimmer6567]

This speaks tremendously to the quality and dependability of the Italian design. Austrian motor is a paperweight after that. You can torture a beta and it just takes it

[@3SeasRecreation]

Thanks for checking out our video! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@dmsentra]

That's funny. My daddy taught me to take care of my things. How did this happen?

[@JoshDurston]

Do the 2t RE bikes have a fan? Must have blown all the coolant and then gone into full meltdown to get hot enough to melt the clutch line and wiring.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Morning! This bike does not have a cooling fan but it will this week!!! LOL . Yes I agree, coolant went first then it had no help... Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@stacksmasher]

Yikes! I would be worried about the crank baring. Why not replace it when you do all the seals?

[@3SeasRecreation]

Hey thanks for watching, yep we will for sure. I suppose I didn’t mention it

[@user-oy1yw2pl6u]

is got fan?

[@MTBPlanB]

Thanks for the content…but it seems your video editor is in the wrong color space hence flat colors with reds that look orange and shadows that are washed out. I’d say disable the HDR settings on your camera until you get it sorted will help a lot. Cheers!

[@babar69110]

the standary LUT seems a nightmare for beta shooting/ ktm look like red beta and beta often look like orange ktm ;)

[@user-rn8js5yk4i]

La mia ha 200 ore........e' ancora perfetta in tutto!!! Beta❤

[@DirtbikeXpeditions]

What was the cause of the overheating? Did it get plugged with mud?

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Morning, yes this was more of a rider/ riding conditions than anything to do with Beta and the bike. The bike got so hot the piston started to score the cylinder, I was not at the event but if you google pictures form the John Penton on both Saturday/Sunday you will have a better idea of what the bike went through! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@hadleybennett6875]

So what happens in this situation since it is technically the customers fault? Do they pay for a new motor or does betas 6 month warranty cover this?

[@jne232]

I wonder this too... If I had to guess, it's not covered. Little extreme on the "it just overheated"

[@user-oo3if2jy5s]

What about having it warrantied from Beta ?

[@OtisFlint]

Wouldn't and shouldn't be covered. Clearly race abuse, not a mfg defect.

[@juliomaciel4766]

Why he don't a fan helPs a lot are bikes cold down. Beta made sutch a good products, top qualati. Be safe. 🤘

[@3SeasRecreation]

Great point! Some customers purchase fan kits and some don't. Not sure that he was predicting that the John Penton GNCC was going to be a complete mud fest. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@Outdoorjunkie246]

The bendix takes oil😊

[@snakeplissken5136]

Did it overheat from mud on the radiators?

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Evening, no it actually split the coolant hose in the frame and it lost all of its coolant that way... Pretty interesting! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@garyalexander2480]

13 hrs crank seals failure 😅 need to air check filter sealing and oiling and maybe a fuel filter. Could be factory assembly but that’s shit box 😅

[@3SeasRecreation]

Hey, thanks for checking out our channel! This isn't really an air filter issue, there was zero dust at the John Penton. This bike failed due to being overheated. These bikes rarely overheat to this extreme, it could of been prevented but in the middle of the race that is hard to do! We have all been there! Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@garyalexander2480]

@@3SeasRecreation it may have over heated and seized because it ran lean from sucking air through crank seals though right ? And what did the seals in ? Or is it just hot ambient temperature at the location of that race ?

[@ericmiller9132]

You clearly DIDN’T watch or listen to the video

[@garyalexander2480]

@@ericmiller9132 you recount it for me hero

[@timhenrywoodard9583]

Is all this covered by the Beta Warranty?

[@scootypuffjr.]

🤣

[@captainwin6333]

I doubt any warranty covers user error.

[@Rangitatahunter]

I think any company would look at that kind of abuse and tell you where to stick it...

[@scootypuffjr.]

@@Rangitatahunter if that were a Ferrari, they would ban him from ever buying another.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Morning Tim!! Sadly this bike is not so much a Beta issue but rider error. Matt was laughing when he dropped it off and we both know he could of stopped. LOL. BUT I did have a guy drop off a 2021 300 RR engine Saturday with locked up main bearings... That one should be covered. We will know Monday!

[@henkaandersson5319]

Overheat! cause lean jetting

[@alexfrankl7861]

Still spitting out main bearings, its a shame cause i do like them.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Good Morning, Beta actually changed the main bearings for 2023 and we have not seen a single issue. We are just replacing these ones out of caution due to the heat in the engine. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@calebames6842]

@@3SeasRecreation my 2023 xtrainer knocks when i give it any gas worried its the main bearings. the bike has .1 hours on it too.

[@raizt1596]

It's not a "stah-ter". It's called a "stay-tur".

[@thehungryhunter3454]

Just depends where you're from lol

[@raizt1596]

@@thehungryhunter3454 went to engineering schools in Virginia and California.

[@3SeasRecreation]

I almost thought you were staying "Starter" but then I was like well I didn't say anything about the "starter".. Then it dawned on me its the Stator LOL. Ahh. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@3SeasRecreation]

Here is a follow up video showing what happened! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmndq2N5qL9kpMk

[@scootypuffjr.]

I wouldn't trust ANY of those bearings on the crank and rod.

[@3SeasRecreation]

No doubt! Had another 300 motor get dropped off yesterday with a locked up bottom end… yay

[@scootypuffjr.]

@@3SeasRecreation have you ever had one come in that was that hot before?

[@RM00182]

@@3SeasRecreation Beta?

[@joshstafford4410]

Bike didnt blow-up, stop talking crap.

[@ridered7394]

Definitely blew up! doesn’t run anymore, regardless of what the customer did, it does not run needs new piston = blown up, 😂

[@oakesiii3412]

Some people need to learn some mechanical sympathy all of that could of been avoided

[@3SeasRecreation]

Hey Good Morning, I would normally agree! However... on this particular bike, once I got the engine back together I found a coolant hose leak inside the frame! I am taking the blame off the customer for this one! Check our our follow up video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmndq2N5qL9kpMk

[@oakesiii3412]

@@3SeasRecreation I saw it .. that hose would have split due to the crazy temp a new hose won't just split like that

[@LuckyNikitaBoba]

What a POS bike. It's nice to be able to pay for all of that. Most of us don't have the money to fix a blown motor only after 13 hours. BETA sucks.

[@3SeasRecreation]

Hey there, I think you missed the point of the video. This is 100% on the rider and he is fully aware of that. We showed this bike got incredibly hot. For the folks that travel every weekend to race nationals they are not going to stop. When you are racing a national series you know up front it’s not a cheap date. No form of racing is cheap. Betas are incredibly reliable for your average rider. I’d be willing to bet that every brand of bike blew up at that race. Enjoy The Ride, Jared

[@gorillam2]

Dude watch the video, the owner ran it out of coolant and siezed the motor. We've all done it, it's just how impressive the beta held up that's cool.

[@damarpo5467]

You're an DA BMT!!! Got play your video games and leave this stuff to adults!

[@rx2ride259]

@@3SeasRecreation This is exactly why you should not have posted this video. Just feeding the stereotype to small minded people. BETA's rock!

[@seashackf1]

What’s nice is when people watch the video and actually pay attention. Covered in mud, no coolant and continued to race it. You know of a bike that could survive that?