VOL. 55 ISSUE 13 APRIL 3, 2018 P87
The new 310 GS
will put BMW
ownership on the
table for so many
new riders. BMW
will sell a lot of
these bikes.
his bike means more to BMW that you
could imagine. The G 310 GS represents
a shift in thinking, a move to make the
BMW brand inclusive for not just the well
heeled among us, but riders from every
corner of the globe. A brand-new BMW for un-
der $6000 has never happened in my lifetime,
and I'll admit to thinking it's something I would
never see—but then again, I didn't think I'd see
and entry-level GS, either.
The 310 is not exactly a full-blown German
ADV bike (to read our world intro report on the
G 310 GS, click here). Its roots come from In-
dia, in the TVS Motors-built G 310 R roadster
we tested here at the North American
launch last year. The GS is essen-
tially the same bike, with the same
base engine and chassis, but
there's a new exhaust and
heat shield, longer travel
suspension, a two-inch
