BMW Motorrad at the Osaka Motorcycle Show 2017, has
showcased the BMW G310R. The bike is the first product of the joint venture
between BMW Motorrad of Germany and TVS Motor of India.
BMW G310R follows the
styling of the bigger S1000R naked roadster and gets 41 mm upside down forks up
front and a die-cast aluminium swingarm with a directly hinged monoshock in the
rear with adjustable preload.
Brakes include a single 300 mm disc in the front
with four piston, radially mounted fixed caliper and a 240 unit in the rear
with single piston floating caliper. ABS, like in all BMW Motorrad motorcycles,
is standard. The BMW G310R tips the scales at 158.5 kg and has a seat height of
785 mm.
Powering the BMW G310R is a 313 cc single cylinder,
liquid-cooled, four-valve, DOHC mill coupled to a 6-speed gearbox. The engine
needs at least 95 octane petrol and is capable of producing 34 PS of maximum
power at 9,500 rpm and 28 Nm of peak torque at 7,500 rpm.
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