Generation page: Bee-tail

Engine

Rotax 122 on this generation’s record. Confirm the casting.

Where the numbers are

ZD4 plate to the right of the headstock. The year letter for 2000 is not in the brief’s sourced table. To verify. The casting locations are on Identify.

Body

Bee-tail body. No separate mechanical change is recorded for 2000 alone.

Colours and replicas

• Tetsuya Harada, listed through 2000.
• Chesterfield, inside the 1999–2005 span.

A replica is a decal scheme. It is not a different engine.

Known weak points

• Powervalve, speedo drive, crank bearings, exhaust rot.

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