The New BMW G 310 GS Thread~

RIDERS said:

Great Photos Voni and Paul! I rode Julie's new 310GS home from Iowa City yesterday, 130 miles, as Julie still has a boot on one foot from bunion surgery but she can drive; we had taken her trade in to Iowa City December 16th. Temp was in the 40s. Tried to vary the speed coming home and did stop at 90 miles for gas. I don't know if it was completely full as it had a hundred miles on the tank and I put 2 gallons in. It rode very nice and had plenty of power; I think I hit 76 or 77 mph a couple times (speed limit 65 mph). The little windshield works well and I doubt Julie will put one on it; I did put one on my G310R. Compared to my 310GR it feels like a lot bigger bike. The shifter is tilted more forward and took some getting used to. I have 3900 miles on my 310GR and am averaging 61.8 mpg but I may ride faster than most people. Today we put an oiler on the GS (Tutoro) and some handguards and heated grip wraps (Oxford) and tire pressure monitors (tireguard). Julie hasn't ridden since Dec. 16th and even with our Winters that is the longest she has ever gone without riding since we started riding in 1985. After 4 years without BMWs we are happy to be back and are anxious to take some trips on these. She is hoping someone makes some adventure type cases for it. Oh, yesterday the roads were wet and salty coming home so her bike got filthy but she said it is a GS so that is o.k. We did try to wash it off.

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RIDERR1150GSADV said:

Congrats with the new ride!
Great to hear the bike has some punch to it and it can keep up on the interstate. That was one of my concerns even though I'd rarely would take it there anyway.
It is bigger/taller than the R version but to me it seems that the suspension is a bit spongy. Is that an issue on the road?
Being 6'2" 200#,when I sat on the bike I could flat foot it in the showroom. The bike was sold so I couldn't ride it....

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GMassey said:

I have been following the development and intro of this bike in the US for nearly two years. Yesterday was fortunate enough to acquire the second of the two allocated to BMW Western Oregon in the Portland area. Who knew that by ending up with a red one I would be following in the footsteps of Voni Glaves? Voni you’re going to have to hook me up with the source for one of those matching red hats!

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PGlaves said:

The suspension seems pretty dialed in to me. As for size, I am 5'10" - 160 and can flat foot it easily. Voni is 5'6" and a lot lighter than I am and she can just get both heels down on both sides.

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RIDERR1150GSADV said:

Good questions actually. Can someone please post up the maintenance intervals and what and when schtuff needs to be done???

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43912 said:

Are the valve adjusters shim or threaded?

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Lee said:

12,000 miles
Replace air filter
Replace spark plug
Check valves
Replace chain
Change fork oil

Change fuel filter at 24,000 mile

Change brake fluid after one year and every 2 years after that.

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RIDERR1150GSADV said:

Thanks! What about engine oil/filters? 6K?

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akbeemer said:

You can find the service schedules for BMW bikes at the link below, however they do not list the 310 yet. When they do you can get the schedules that a BMW Tech should be following. You’ll probably be very close to the 310’s schedules if you look at the G650GS’s schedules.

https://www.ascycles.com/bmw_motorcycle_service_and_maintenance_schedules#G

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Lee said:

12,000 miles
Replace air filter
Replace spark plug
Check valves
Replace chain
Change fork oil

Change fuel filter at 24,000 mile

Change brake fluid after one year and every 2 years after that.

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PGlaves said:

Yes

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RIDERR1150GSADV said:

Amazingly long oil interval as most bikes with that size engine go by hours rather than miles ridden.

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David Darcy added 3 new photos.
9 hrs · Sydney, NSW, Australia ·
RALLY RAID PRODUCTS BMW G 310 GS PROJECT UNDERWAY!
Huge thanks to Greg Yager of ADVWORX https://advworx.com.au/ for a solid ten hours work giving the two BMW G 310 GS' a huge upgrade to prepare them for the gruelling APC Rally commencing soon. Spoked wheels, tractive rear suspension with remote gas reservoir, new exhaust system, Renthal Bars and bar risers, GPS mount, USB and 12V chargers, radiator guard, Continental TCK 80 tyres, screen and headlight protector and of course Rideworx Barkbusters and fitting of Rotopax and Tailplate. A bit yet to come including bash plate, panniers racks. John Mitchinson and his crew should be very proud of the quality of the parts designed and manufactured by Rally Raid Products. Look forward to showing the build and testing the bike in the next couple of weeks with the ultimate test being the APC Rally.

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