Done trips in highway for several hours at 120 / 130kms hour and zero problems! 12000kms until now with a smile on my face!

The most useful review of the 310r I have ever seen. Congrats @D3Sshooter, you got my heart and my subscription..

I LOVE my 2018 G310R! I have had it for 14 months. This review is SPOT on with my experience. I commute 44 miles round trip 5 days a week, mainly back roads. For that it is perfect. His evaluation at the end is true in my case as well. City riding=GREAT, long highway travel=not enough power band. Keep in mind, it IS a 313cc single engine bike. After riding others in that class, it is the best for me.

The most genuine review of the 310 ever.

You sir are one honest beast 🙏

All of the cons are fixed as of the facelift - very less vibrations now - all Led lights - ride by wire allows for a very short throttle pull so at 7k rpm it doesn't feel like its on full revs now - with glide thru technology (gtt) u cannot physically stall the bike it automatically increases its revs and acts like a crawl mode in first 3 gears - the gearing is also engineered better this time

The best review of this bike I've found - thorough but to the point and from an experienced owner. Many thanks

Thank you sir, for this well put review. Obviously you have tons of experience under your belt, so every thought that you've shared with this community is much appreciated.

This video should be mandatory watching for every MC reviewer out there. It is honest and to the point. And very useful too.

Great review. I have a G310R 2022 and most of the things mentioned in the review is still valid for the current model. In Japan where speed limit on the highway is mostly 80-100km/h, this bike is not only a great commuter but also quite enough for the highway too, especially in big metropolis like Tokyo or Osaka.

Thank you for the honest review. G310R is now off my list. You are not the only one who gave a review on the vibration and stalling.

Great presentation. I truly appreciate your honesty. As a long-time BMW owner (1970 R75/5 for 30 years) I wondered about this bike. I will pass. Thanks again! You have earned a new subscriber.

Spot on comments. I have ridden both the R and the GS. Great quality, ride, comfort, economy. But this is a town and country lane machine at which it a pleasure to ride. It takes me and the wife with no effort but this is only a 310cc machine and you have to repspect that. D3S's reports on this bike really sum it up. Great site. Bob.

This is the best review of this bike I’ve seen. I’ve had one for a year and all points are spot on.

planning to get a 310r, this is a solid review, thank you!

I also have this bike. I LOVE it for the city...not so much for speeds over 100kph. Yes, agree on the vibrations and lack of power on highways. Not enough power for passing when necessary. Yes, agree on the stalling...BUT after a couple of years and servicing...doesn't happen anymore. It used to drop into N out of the blue. That was frustrating. Yes, I'm always double checking before stopping to make sure it is actually in 1st gear. But again, I LOVE it for the city! Great review. Bang on.

I've had this bike for a little over a year and I have experienced exactly the same as you described in your video. I don't have the need to take mine on the highway and that's important because at an average speed of 75mph around here, it wouldn't be what I'd consider to be safe. That said, if I lived in LA where there's always traffic, it would be a fantastic commuter bike because of how light and nimble it is (perfect for lane splitting below 65mph). Thanks for this video!

Excellent review ! I agree with everything...I bought it recently after a few years not having a bike and stalled a couple of times....I just blame myself for the time I was without riding..now I feel better..same with vibrations...very nice bike for around city...cheers mate

Have a 2019 G310R and his review is pretty accurate. The bike is awesome for which it was designed. I mostly zip around short country roads so I don't notice the vibrations really. I can say that once the bike is broken in over 1,000 miles it really, really starts to shine.

Excellent, honest review. Thanks!

Thank you sir from South Africa, after watching this I’m getting me one

Thank you for the review, I was thinking about buying it but I plan to do long trips on the weekends (300-400 km). So its time to check the KTM 390 adventure

I love mine and your review is exactly on point. Great for zipping around town though.

Impressive review ever for G 310 r, i planned to buy one, just unable to make up my mind, yet ur review help me

Excellent review. Exactly what I was looking for.

Glad that you are honest about the bike, and not a sales rep.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I appreciate the update. I better understand the uses of this bike.

Very indepth video on g310r thanks mate

Thanks for the info! Changing plans for a bigger bike!

Absolutely spot on. I had the G310GS and the vibrations through the hands caused me to sell it after 6 months . That and the fact that gear change in town riding from second down to first was v poor. Positives were that the bike handled extremely welll on twisties and suspension was great too.

Thank you. Really balanced and informative.

i really appreciate your review

thanks, excellent points!

Fabulous review. Thanks

Just bought my 2018 G310r a few days ago and I had the exact same complaints after riding for less than an hour. I think I will start to get used to them like you said. Regardless, I think its a great bike and am very happy with my purchase.

Spot on mate! Thanks from down under 😁

Great review!

Very honest review to me ,thank sr i was about to get one ..

I have had two and the newer version didn’t have any issues with the gears as it had a slipper clutch the lights were all better and I had a small screen put on, I also didn’t have any problems with stalling after the run in period.

Appreciate the honesty

I had the stalling also and once even dropped the bike due to stalling on a turn, low speed. But it is not something unpredictable, so you learn to not stall. Never a problem for me now. I also never had that "ghost shifting" thing between 2 and 1. All other points I agree.

Excellent review

Excellent review well balanced

Thank you for good review, from 🇺🇸.

When it comes to long commutes, I drive my modified cb 125twin, which can cruise 125km/h at 12.000 rpm all the time. In the beginning, it doesn't feel right. But I've done thousands of miles pinning at the beginning of the red zone and it's always been fine. So now, depending on the engine architecture and what I know of the engine, I let myself use them a bit more...

17T front sprocket transforms the bike into a long range tourer. lowers the revs by about 500-1000 depending on gear/speed and makes the gearing much more forgiving.

I have a 2020 BMW G310 R and I too find the vibrations annoying and you're dead right about the downshifting from second to first that's happened to me too.The build quality the BM you can't fault it's great.😁🇬🇧

Finally someone accepting that vibrations are heavy.

A true review ! Thanks for this one... I am planning to get myself a g310r , the updated 2021 version ... heard many issues are resolved from the previous versions ... if possible could u do a review of the newer version ?

Thanks for the video.

Nice clear and good voice sir 👍

Just took a riding course today and used this bike because I’ve seen it and thought it looked cool but the clutch and shifting issues were apparent the whole time. I would baby the clutch foreword to keep it from stalling and it would still just stall.

Thank you for this vid sir.

I’ve done 10000 honest American miles on my G310R, and have to say that this video completely nails it. Great city bike, not a freeway bike

Thank you, bro

I own the GS Model. Point 1: no vibration, I even removed de rubber peg. Point 2: agree. Point 3: same embarrassement twice until I learned how to avoid that. ExtraPoint 4: rear brake pedal is too low. I fixed adding an extra piece of rubber. Thanks for the video, now I have some info for comparison.

The Best ... I'm on my 2nd year on my 2019 model .

thanks to share useful information

I've bought it quite recently and I don't plan to use it for long trips, mostly city and around villages for fun. Maybe because I don't sit on 6k RPM constantly for too long, I love the sound and vibrations between 5-7k RPM. I've test ridden Vitpilen 701 1 cylinder and wow this thing was vibrating, but for short ride it was super cool. I have some troubles sometimes to shift from 1st to 2nd, but maybe it needs some breaking in. 320km so far.

Hello! What accesories would you recommend for this bike??? I just got one!

your riding exceperience and video review is honest.....even i faced the same...bmw shld concetrate little more on bikes also not only cars....after riding the bike got one point on mind bmw clearly is famous for its cars

Thanks for that video im also using 310 but the gs one it is almost the same i can say above 7000 rpm i cant see something at the mirrors that is also bad i think but its a great bike for city

You’re a braver man than. I’d never take a 300 cc class bike on the interstate. They simply do not have enough power and physical size to be safe.

Thank you for this honest review, here in India the G310R has gone through a recent big change due to the BS6 emission norms. that have been implied. the BS6 version has got some much better updates and in more promising as they have now had a slipper clutch and ride by wire introduced to it along with all LED headlamps, the vibrations as mentioned by BMW are now reduced but not sure how much in comparison, but the biggest leap taken is dropping its price here in India from a 2.99Lac to a 2.5Lac which is about a 50k cheaper and brings it to a similar pricing to a Duke 390 in India, an aggressive change lets see how this goes!

in India i dont think we can cruise at 120 kmph for more than 10-15 mins anyways ... except for few big highways ... so i guess this bike is more suited fr such condition.....btw vry genuine review so far i got on this bike

Very Good information

With a gentle gesture you ripped off the cons .

Was actually thinking of this bike for next purchase, but after your excellent review decided not really the bike for me.

Love that jacket

I bought one and love it to bits and use it for pleasure and the odd 100mile plus journeys but then I do very little motorway travel mainly 'A' and 'B' class roads using anything up to 7000rpm with occasional 'squirts' for overtaking but he's quite right after that rev. position the motor feels harsh. 7000rpm equates to roughly 70mph which presents me with no problems as it's the legal limit in the UK. Were I contemplating regular Motorway cruising at the limit or 'slightly' more I would not have bought one in the first place, the engine capacity is really too little after all it's pretty much an 'overblown' 250 four-stroke single, a 500/650 would be far more appropriate. I much appreciate a reasoned, unbiased, 'bum on the seat' evaluation. Thank you sir you've done a fine job.

What did you upgrade to? This bike would be perfect if it was 400cc and they managed the vibrations a bit more.. everyone I watch speaks about the vibrations Nonetheless I'm going for it as soon as I can. Got my eyes on a 2019 model with 3500km on the clock

I thing this is the most direct and accurate opinion of my bike.

Enjoyed your video 👍🏼 ....What bmw did you end up getting ?

Finally someone who speaks the truth!

if I would ride 100km each day I would definately take 1200GS, because the relaxed engine and good weather cover from the fairing. only problem it's very tall bike. so R1200RS would be even better. And those new ones have also cruise control.

Totally true review, I have a G310gs it has exactly the same issues. - Vibration over 5k rpm - False neutrals when shifting down to a stop - Low quality chain, rusts easily Topspeed is not much of issue for me since most highways here have a maximum speed limit of 90km/hr which can be done below 5k rpm.

So how can you fix the vibration issue on the bike ? Is it a matter of changing the suspension?

Thank you for a great review, and in general for very, very good and inspirering videos. I had the g310gs. In general I think you get what you pay for +a bit more compared to direct competition. However I sold my bike after just one year and 3500km. The reasons: - the bike is vibrating a lot in a numbing way. 20 mins of driving and my feet would be asleep. My bum sould be halfway asleep, as well. This already at 80 kmph. I would never consider taking it on longer trips than 100km and not on motorways, as it would be very tolling. - Stalling. I have driven many bikes, easy and difficult ones. Including a lot on bikes more than 70 years old, some even with foot clutches. Hardly ever have I stalled. On the BMW I stalled constantly. Very frustrating in city driving. And it stalls without " warning", e. g. You have a difficult time feeling the engine. - Difficult cold start under 10 degrees celcius. I mean, very difficult when around 0 as to the point that you should plan ahead for starting it. - Uneasyness above 100 kmph. It just doesn't like higher speeds. - Very short fist gear to the point where City stop-start gets annoing as you will have to rev it like a loonatic. - Heavy diving when breaking, to the point where an unexperienced driver would get insecure. - 2 recalls within 1 year (sidestand and brakes) And then a strange goofy thing, not really a disqualifying one, but the clock was completely useless at holding time. Loosing up to 5 mins a week. I mean how is it possible to make a digital clock in 2018/19 that cannot hold time? My old manual omega from 1968 hold better time 😂 Would I recommend the bike? No, not at all. For the money of a new one, buy a used bigger bike instead.

Honest review!!! This bike is not for touring. It's a commuter, especially on surface streets. Not for the superslab. Neither is the Ninja 300 or the Honda CB300R, which compete with the BMW 301R.

I've just ordered a G310R and it's arriving next week. I'll look out for the issues you described. Also, my circumstances are the same as what you've described for you - when my office opens up I'll have to commute on the motorway for about 40 minutes each journey at approx 70mph, so I'd probably want a bigger bike. Just out of interest, what bike did you switch to when you got a bigger bike and what were your thoughts on it?

Exchust sound is good or not

Hi, I want to replace the headlamp of my 310r with a round one.. Was thinking with the new Honda 150ss. I saw in ur last video that you have a garage of your own. Will you be able to suggest if that's possible?

almost 2024... and the pretty imminent introduction of lowering speed limits here in UK.... these smaller bikes will become a LOT more popular.. the game has changed.. NOBODY needs 200bhp superbike anymore..too many camera's.. too much traffic.. time to enjoy the ride like it used to be.. before the obsession with Speed .. the small bike is the new BIG bike perhaps..?

Danke für das informative Video . Wurde das Problem mit der falschen Gang-anzeige gelöst? Bei mir zeigt das Display "N", es ist aber ein Gang drin. Dies führt zu gefährlichen Situationrn!

Hi. Will you keep us up-to-date with your experience with the 1200R?

hello. Great review. What do you think of the changes made to the 2021 model? Do you think it will help the issues you addressed in your review? There is a review of the changes on the AFT Channel. Do you think it would be a good bike for Switzerland? And trips around Europe? I don't want a heavy bike or bulky one. Can you recommend comparable bikes? appreciate your depth detailed knowledge. Thank you

Hey! Nice Video, very informative. I want to get BMW G310R as my first starter bike and use it for everyday driving to university and in the city. I live in Germany and I think the bike is very cool looking and economical. But heres my question now: My hometown is 350km away from where I live now and I want to visit my family once a month or once every two months and I want to know if this is possible with this bike or if I should take the train? (of course I would do 1 or 2 stops on my way) I would prefer to drive on the German Highway (Autobahn) at speeds between 110 and 130km/h

How it compares to BMW G650GS?

Hello, are these issues still the same in 2024?

Hey D3s, I saw your review before buying this bike, now it`s 7k km ruined, and the least long drive is 1500km so far. and not found any issues for me, and soon I am planning for a 6000km long ride I would like to get some suggestions from you. thx.

i own beverly 350 it have what this bmv 310 is mising , and vice versa thenx for good reviev

Do you have some tips for alleviating or fixing the problems before It becomes an issue? Most especially the vibrations

What is this clicks jargon?

hello there.. can you tell me you opinion about the pedal of the rear break of the moto? I think it's very difficult to use it...

7k rpm, not a problem, when you ride at lower rpm. Swap sprockets. You should be able to get 30% lower rpm with sprockets for 20mph lower top speed. Passenger pegs, I don't have a passenger. Many motorcycles have this 1st gear quirk. Just keep your foot on 1st gear downshift, while you release the throttle.

i just took safety classes with this bike, and 90% of the time shifting up into 2nd it went into neutral instead. Also when downshifting from 2 to 1, it would usually go into neutral also. Was very annoying and leads me to not purchasing it.

Very nice Review. However, I like to point out not every country has a Speed limit of 120kph. Here in Australia, it is 100kph with some 110kph freeways. Having said that in a 100kph zone you could sit at 95kkph well within the bikes capabilities. For me the bike would be a great bike in City traffic and would be more than capable on longer rides every so often. In your case if you travel 100kms one way everyday then a bigger bike would be a good idea. Thanks for the review :)

Those issues with the shifting is enough to steer me away for my first bike. That’s too bad. How do you overcome this? Everything else is fantastic. But not safe. Looking now at MT03 or CB300 variants

Get a bar snake for the vibrations, very cheap and easy solution and buy some better pegs for the passenger.

"Riding on the edge" revving at 7 to 8k?? Nah that is the bike's sweet spot. I own a 2018 (best year considering the on-the-fly disengagement of the ABS to kick the back tire off road). At that rev you are sure to flush the carbon from the cylinders and pistons and even tho there is a bit of vibration it is not fatigue causing. Perfect light bike to flick on the snakes, muscle and spin on the dirt and just zip thru traffic downtown. Thanks BMW for the perfect low budget bike.