Beta XTrainer
XTrainer suspension upgrades and prices
The most popular XTrainer setups run from $1,180 for the stock forks and shock reworked to $2,905 for an XT Lucky cartridge and an MXT46 shock. Every price is the whole bike, front and rear, with springs for your weight included.
Out of the box
Why the stock XTrainer feels the way it does
To hit the XTrainer's lower price point, Beta saved money on more budget oriented suspension. That, along with poor internal settings and excessive fork spring preload, is what makes the stock suspension harsh, bouncy and deflective out of the box.
It's no problem to fix. Every option below corrects it, starting with the parts the bike already has.
Pick a starting point
The most popular setups
These are where most XTrainer owners land, not the only choices. There are options above and below them.
- 01
In house fork and shock rework
Stock forks reworked / Stock shock reworked
The budget oriented option, and still a night and day difference. The stock forks get AMP pistons and other proprietary parts, the shock gets AMP's in house developed piston and other internals, the factory compromises get corrected, and both ends get valved and sprung for you.
More control, more traction, more compliance and more bottoming resistance, on the parts the bike already has.
With stock compression adjuster
$1,180
Whole bike, springs included
Choose this Choose with adjuster - 02
KTech Pro valves and shock rework
KTech Pro (ORVS) valves / Stock shock reworked
The KTech Pro (ORVS) valves ($450) are not a complete fork. They are an upgrade to the stock design that adds circuits and features beyond what the in house rework can offer, including an adjustable compression circuit at the bottom of the fork. The result is much more tunability, more stroke control and less compromise.
The shock gets the same rework as the first option, including AMP's in house developed piston and other internals.
With stock compression adjuster
$1,405
Whole bike, springs included
Choose this Choose with adjuster - 03
Lucky cartridge and shock rework
XT Lucky cartridge / Stock shock reworked
The XT Lucky kit ($800) completely replaces the stock fork internals. It is built from the ground up as a complete replacement cartridge rather than a fix to the stock design, and it brings the fork up to modern standards.
It has circuits and features the other options do not, like a sealed cartridge top and a tunable Huck Valve bottoming circuit. Premium construction, low friction coatings, tight tolerances and excellent internal geometries. The stroke control and tunability cannot be matched by the rework or the KTech valves. Every cartridge installed here is valved and tailored to suit the rider, and the shock gets the same rework as the first option, including AMP's in house developed piston and other internals.
From MXTech
- Builds on the original Lucky, refined for more support through the stroke
- Sealed cartridge with a continuous self-balancing system
- Improved Huck Valve for high and low speed sensitive bottoming control
- Compound leaf spring mid-valve and base valves with sub valves
- Fits the Beta XTrainer from 2015 on
With stock compression adjuster
$1,755
Whole bike, springs included
Choose this Choose with adjuster - 04
Lucky cartridge and MXT46 shock
XT Lucky cartridge / MXT46 shock
The Lucky up front, and a complete aftermarket shock out back. At $1,800 valved and sprung, the MXT46 is a bargain: 18mm DLC coated shaft, 46mm Kashima coated body, billet construction, and low, mid and high speed compression plus rebound adjusters, machined by MXTech to AMP's specs for the XTrainer.
This is for riders who want more than the stock shock design can give. It is head and heels above any revalved production shock, including the KYB equipped Race Editions.
More on the MXT46 shock →From MXTech
- Builds on the original Lucky, refined for more support through the stroke
- Sealed cartridge with a continuous self-balancing system
- Improved Huck Valve for high and low speed sensitive bottoming control
- Compound leaf spring mid-valve and base valves with sub valves
- Fits the Beta XTrainer from 2015 on
There are no downsides to going more premium. You are not robbing Peter to pay Paul. Each step adds circuits and sophistication, which means less compromise over a wider range of terrain and speeds.
Add to any of them
Options and extras
- Dual compression adjuster $220
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Replaces the basic, poorly designed stock compression adjuster.
Separate high and low speed circuits add a lot of adjustability,
but the main benefit is dramatically better internal pressure
management: a more stable chassis and better bump compliance.
This bridges the gap to a complete aftermarket shock, and it can
be added to options 1, 2 and 3.
- MXT46 shock on its own $1,800
- Keep your forks as they are and replace the shock. Machined by MXTech to AMP's specs for the XTrainer, built to suit you with the right spring. The best shock money can buy under $2,500. A mechanical preload adjuster is available for $300 more. More on the MXT46.
- MXTech National shock $2,900
- MXTech's premium offering, and the best shock money can buy. The MXT46 is the same construction without the huck valve bottoming circuit. For riders who want to go all out, the National can be built with AMP's valving specs to suit each individual.
- Lowering $200 extra
- For the whole bike, fork and shock together, added to any option. How lowering works.
- Hard parts If needed
- Seals, bushings and shock seals are not in these prices. XTrainer shocks get the AMP shock seal kit ($65): polyurethane dust seal, oil seal and shaft bushing, plus the reservoir cap, floating piston and seal head o-rings. See parts prices.
Nothing hidden
What the $1,180 rework is
Option 1, line by line. The shock half of it is the same in options 2 and 3.
| Fork revalve | $350 |
| AMP XT Fork Fix Kit (pistons, checkplate, rebound needle and more) | $50 |
| AMP fork spring | $180 |
| Shock revalve | $350 |
| AMP XT Shock Fix Kit (pistons, checkplate, rebound needle and more) | $100 |
| Shock spring | $150 |
| Total | $1,180 |
Order by email
Just need parts?
You can order any parts, cartridges, springs or other upgrades on their own. Email Aaron with what you would like to order, along with a good shipping address.
Not sure which one fits?
Send the rider form with your weight, terrain and what the bike is doing. Aaron writes back, usually by email, and you can make a plan from there.
Prefer paper? Grab the rider info PDF instead. Or call (406) 351-1633 and leave a voicemail. Email is preferred.