One of the first things I checked was the harness around the steering head, even though I had been told it was fixed on the 2021's. I didn't catch it because I left the tank on and was just looking around the steering head.
had a very similar problem on my Suzuki trail bike when i was in high school. main wiring harness relaxed over the years and was rubbing on top of chain, that think give me fits! finally found rub through area on wiring harness. very frustrating! Glad you got it fixed.
Awesome info. I pushed my Beta 300 RR yesterday to get back home about 2km after it refused to start up. Starter was working but it didnt get the engine running. Finally got to a steeper hill, rolled down and managed to pull the bike back working with 4th gear. Rided after that about 30 min just for testing and it was fine.... Ill check the wiring in the evening - maybe the issue is visible as it was on your bike.
Just bought a new KTM300 xc. I hate to hear anyone have problems with a Farley new bike. Glad everything worked out and hopefully you're good for a while. Ride safe
Thanks George, just so happens that bike was stolen from a DS Event in SC not long after I made the video. I have just finally taken delivery of it's '22 replacement. A through inspection of the new bike has turned up zero problems.
It’s Christmas Eve and my son drove up to spend Christmas with us and bought his brand new 2022 300 RR hasn’t been riden yet so we spent 4 hours setting it up doing a complete go thru before our Christmas Day ride we found a lot of funky stuff that was routed wrong some things cheaply done thanks for the heads up 👍
I always remember Italian bikes in the 70,s had dodgy wiring. Seems not a lot has changed. I was all set to buy a beta but The idea of spending 11k on a bike and then having to drag it out of the mountains is a no- no so no-no beta for me . Thanks for this “ misery saving “ info. If I spend 11k I want something that works correctly as it should do.
Unless you're in the market for a Japanese Dual Sport your choices are fairly limited. My experience with Betas are that they are super reliable. This was a fluke problem, not an everyday occurence. I have a new 2022 and I noticed that they have added a clip by the radiator to help hold the wiring harness. Please don't let my issue keep you from buying one of the best 300 2Ts made.
Hi , please can I ask you a question? I have a 2019 Beta 300 racing. Measuring across the battery I keep getting voltage spikes ( found this out as bike was toasting batteries) of between 15/16. In an attempt To repair I have replaced the stator, the regulator, Cdi ,the front and back complete wiring harness, all diodes , the battery the battery leads and I’m still having the same issue? I am at a lost end with the bike and pulling my hair out what’s left of it ! Any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you Shane.
I wished you had asked before you spent all that money and time. First we need a little more info. What type of battery are you using and what do you mean by "toast".
It seems that new bikes can give some problems, but it Also seems that your local Dealers aren't doing their job as they should and before delivering the bikes they should check several things in the bike and solve some know issues...
One other thing, check the connectors behind the headlight and under the tank. It seems that some bikes have the wiring bent at a severe 180 degree angle at the connectors and then ty wrapped or taped. Doing this can either break the wire or pull it out of the crimp. Thanks for watching the video, comments are always appreciated!
I have another theory on how this could happen. If the wires going to the map switch on the the tank are either under or wrapped around the main harness when you remove the tank and disconnect plug to the map switch you could pull the main harness out of place and not notice it. The wiring on mass produced Japanese bikes isn't any better. Just ask any Yamaha FJR1300 owner who has suffered through the "ground spider" issues. Betas are great bikes and they do stand behind their product.
