2018 BMW G 310 GS Review | MC Commute

It’s another commute with Zack! As usual, please feel free to suggest a bike you want to see featured here. If we get enough comments, we’ll do our best to send him home on that one next. -- Success can be both good and bad, in life and in the world of motorcycles. BMW’s famous GS, for example, has gone from a wacky idea in the early 1980s to defining a category in the modern era—if you haven’t seen the On Two Wheels episode, check it out here. The flagship R1200GS boxer has sold well for decades now, and it’s a moniker known around the world. It sounds like nothing but good news for BMW, except when the time comes to build a smaller sibling. The Bavarians have had success with F650 and F800 variants (single and parallel twin, respectively), but now the time has come for a genuinely small GS. The G310GS uses an Indian-made TVS Apache engine—in fact, most of the parts are sourced from India—to create a burly little 30-hp adventure bike. BMW is hoping the mighty GS name will carry this little bike into success as well. But as handsome as the G310GS is, I learned as soon as you turn the key and start riding there are some hurdles to clear. This bike by the numbers: Base Price: $5,695 Displacement: 312.2cc Measured Weight: 382 lb. (173 kg) Fuel Capacity: 2.9 gal. (11L) Seat Height: 32.9 in. (835mm) Measured Horsepower: 29.5 @ 9490 rpm Measured Torque: 18.7 lb.-ft. @ 7500 rpm Dyno chart and more info: https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-2018-bmw-g310gs-in-one-commute Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MotorcyclistMag?sub_confirmation=1 Motorcyclist Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/motorcyclist Shop Products We Use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/motorcyclistmagazine See more from us: http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/

Added 10 May 2026