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... All in all we are very pleased with the little bikes doing 400 mile days under less than ideal weather conditions.
Paul & Voni,
How many total miles do each of you now have on the 310's?
I know this is the GS thread but I'dlike to know your thoughts.
I'm considering a G310 R for local back road riding, including dirt roads (no off road). most ride will be less than 250 miles. I'm thinking of putting TKC 80s on the bike for a bit better dirt road bite. At some point I may change the sprockets...we'll see after I have it for a while.
At this point I don't think I need the extra cost and height of the GS.
Comments?
Check the availability of tire sizes. I'm unsure who makes what in what size. Otherwise, if you don't need much suspension travel it ought to work. We did it years ago to make an R80ST a mini R80/GS with a raised fender and MT50 tires for an early '90s trip to Alaska.
Voni's is at 1,700 and mine is at 1,300 but I'm trying to catch her.
p.s. There is a reason she has accumulated 250,000 more BMW miles than I have.
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The switch gear is on par with BMW standards and the transmission is the smoothest BMW tranny have I ever shifted, even better than my '17 RT.
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Anyone else alarmed by the cost of a valve adjustment listed in the new Motorcycle Consumer News? They are quoting almost 5 hours of labor ($645) and parts total of $430, total service $1075! This was for a GS, but I assume an R would be very similar.
Side note - Givi is expecting to bring out a Monokey rack setup for the GS soon based on an email I received from them.
Joe B