BMW G310R spotted testing in India

The G310R is BMW Motorrad’s most affordable motorcycle yet. It is also the first motorcycle that has been developed under the BMW-TVS alliance formed two years ago and has recently been spotted  testing for the first time in India.

The motorcycle has been spotted completely undisguised and is near identical to the bike displayed at the Auto Expo 2016.   The motorcycle still has the 41mm thick golden USD (upside down) forks upfront. The sharp triangular design language is seen on the side fairing as well as the turn indicators. Coming to the tank, it is bulky but with sharp edges and in the shade of blue that could make it to production.

The G310R has a 313cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. This engine churns out 34bhp at 9500rpm and has a peak torque of 28Nm at 7500rpm. It is mated to a six-speed gearbox. The bike has a claimed top speed of 145kmph and a fuel efficiency of 36kmpl, in the real world. This power figure will put the bike just between the Duke 200 and the Duke 390 in terms of positioning.

Now onwards, the BMW will likely be spotted often as it will have to undergo many tests like braking, suspension adjustments and even thorough endurance tests on our roads.

The braking power on the bike is taken care of by a 300mm single-disc with radially bolted four-piston caliper at the front and a 240mm two-piston caliper at the rear with two-channel ABS as standard. Moreover, bike has a competitive kerb weight of 158kg. The G310R rides on 110/70 R17 tyres in the front and 150/60 R17 at the rear.

The G310R will be manufactured by TVS at their Hosur facility and will be exported worldwide. We are expecting the BMW G310R to be priced somewhere around the Rs 2 lakh mark. The BMW will take on the Benelli TNT 300, Kawasaki Z250 and the KTM Duke 390 in India.