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RS 500
478cc4-stroke1 cylLiquid-cooledElectric start
About the RS 500
Beta's street-legal big-bore dual-sport (478cc, badged 500). For riders wanting torque on and off road.
- Family
- RS & RR-S Dual Sport
- Model years
- 2011 – present
- Also known as
- RR-S 500, 500 RS, 500RS, 500 RR-S, 500RR-S, RS 520, 520 RS
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- betausa.com › 2027-rs-models
- motorcycle.com › beta
- en.wikipedia.org › Beta_(motorcycle_manufacturer)
- motorcycle.com › detail
- motorcycle.com › beta
- en.wikipedia.org › Beta_RS_series
Generations
2026 – present
RS 500CurrentUpdated frame, X-Trig bar mounts, new exhaust with removable spark arrestor.
- Engine
- 478cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Electric start
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Fuel
- Fuel injection
2024
RS 500RR-S renamed back to RS; new radiators, softer seat, upgraded Sachs fork.
- Engine
- 478cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Electric start
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Fuel
- Fuel injection
2017 – 2023
RR-S 500From merged rr-s-500.
- Engine
- 478cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Fuel
- Fuel injection
2015 – 2016
RS 500Dual-sport on the perfect-displacement engines; fuel injection from 2016.
- Engine
- 478cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Electric & kick start
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
2011 – 2014
RS 520Beta's in-house carbureted DOHC 498cc engine.
- Engine
- 498cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Electric & kick start
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
Year specs
- Engine
- 478 cc
- Bore × stroke
- 100 × 60.8 mm
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Electric start
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Fuel system
- Fuel injection
- Horsepower
- —
- Torque
- —
- Dry weight
- 107.5 kg
- Wet weight
- —
- Seat height
- 935 mm
- Ground clearance
- 310 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1491 mm
- Fuel capacity
- 9.1 L
- MSRP
- $12,690
motorcycle.com prints 243 lb beside 107.5 kg; the kg figure is used. Badge 500, measured 478 cc (100 x 60.8 mm, the RR 480 engine).
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