NEW YORK: BMW Motorrad has just revealed their first lightweight motorcycle to be produced jointly with TVS Motor Co., experienced Indian motorcycle and scooter giant. It’s a naked streetbike named the G 310 R, with single-cylinder engine displacing 313cc.
The G 310 R will be sold in three colours, a black and white combination, a metallic blue and more premium, paid option of metallic white base, with BMW racing colour trimming, blue and red. It’s a compact streetbike, riding on 5-spoke wheels.
The G 310 R fascia is dominated by a minimalistic headlight fairing. It’s a cleanly styled motorcycle, sleek body panels left uncluttered by excessive graphics. There’s pronounced tank extensions, boldly emblazoned by a racy ‘R’, while the chunky, smoothly profiled 11 litre fuel-tank bears the famous, globally looked up to BMW badge.
The new TVS-BMW bike comes with digital instrumentation, with readouts for speedometer, tachometer, odometer, gear-engaged, engine temperature, fuel-level, range remaining, average fuel consumption and average speed, apart from time.
The G 310 R comes with a six-speed gearbox, and cable-fed clutch. The cooling-system incorporates a generously sized radiator, and BMW has worked to ensure engine performance isn’t hampered even when running in really hot weather.
