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BMW unveils new G310GS:<br />
Step up BMW’s new G310GS, the second bike<br />
to be released into their G310 family (following<br />
the roadster-shaped R), and one of at least four<br />
quarter-litre(ish) adventure bikes to arrive from major<br />
manufacturers in 2017.<br />
Highlights:<br />
313cc liquid-cooled single<br />
GS family styling<br />
19 in front rim<br />
Long-travel suspension<br />
Full LCD dash<br />
The facts<br />
34bhp<br />
169.5kg<br />
Seat height 835mm<br />
The baby GS might be small in capacity compared<br />
with its well-established stablemates, and the<br />
only GS not to be built in Germany, but BMW’s<br />
commitment to design and build quality looks no<br />
less thorough. The family styling is unmistakable,<br />
with the stubby front beak, radiator shrouds,<br />
headlamp cowl and tank all mini-me reworkings of<br />
the R1200GS’s aesthetic.<br />
While for our market this might look like a cute<br />
styling exercise to pander to our adventure bike<br />
addiction, the truth is probably more that this style<br />
offers BMW the greatest breadth of appeal globally.<br />
We think our roads are bad, but ride in rural India or<br />
Brazil, and you’ll feel spoilt back home – but that’s<br />
exactly the sort of market where BMW hope to sell<br />
their smaller-capacity range by the thousands. We<br />
get the style and attitude we want, those markets<br />
get the long-travel suspension and rugged quality<br />
and simplicity they need.<br />
12 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016<br />
RENTHAL distributed by<br />
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