The Apache is brilliant. But RC 390 has a slightly better suspension and more power. The RC is for someone who knows exactly what they want from their bike and sees race lines in real time 😂. Where as the Apache /BMW is much more forgiving and will give you a true sense of security around corners. You should see the BMW in real life. Or Apache they're both breathtaking :p They look like big bikes as well. If they price it 800-1000 euros/ pounds cheaper than the RC it could well be worth it for the Euro/Brit bros.

"G310 RR is the sportiest and most desirable sports bike in the sub-500 class" *Laughs in RC390*

TVS basically perfected the engine, reduced the vibration and made the apache 310rr a better and more affordable bike than the BMW 310 twins. And when the product was completely finished.. BMW just took it, put on some BMW stickers, Downgraded the tyres and removed the optional accessories and selling it for higher price. Even being higher priced, The BMW will still sell a lot as most people here care more about brand than the value... Also don't forget the 3 times servicing cost the BMW is gonna charge for the same motorcycle. The product is also mostly developed for other Asian markets than US & Europe as here most of the roads are filled with curves and lot of traffic and we find very less long straights here and because of that the maximum safe speeds possible are usually below 100kmph that's the the riding modes make sense here.

Completely agree, if we get that BMW version here in MX, I would go for the TVS and not expend more money by just getting the BMW brand. I am not sure if we get all the options for the TVS here in MX, but we do get the two color options and it does come with the Road 5s. I also agree that the KTM is way better than the TVS and more sporty so if BMW expects to get more people into their bike by saying that is the best sports bike under 500cc they are completely crazy. With the current economy situation pretty much the same everywhere (Prices going higher) I don't think people will be willing to pay more just to get a nice BMW logo.

When I saw the teasers for BMW, I thought it was TVS manufacturing for BMW for sale outside India, but here we are. And about that low powered rain mode on a 34 Bhp machine, it only makes sense when the roads are not very good, and that's what it is here in India.

I've had my first bike, a 2018 G310R for about a year. Started with 5k miles and now have close to 12k miles. While it's not the fastest, it is light enough to enjoy through the twisties. Reliability has been great so for $3500 I'm pretty happy with it.

Love this talking head split mate.

Coming from a country where small bikes and mid size bikes are well known. TVS Apache competes with Sport tour bike called Dominar 400 which has the same motor as the KTM Duke 390... in general everyone chooses the Dominar 400 due to its versatility to travel, speed, and comfort seating position. But if only talk about sport bikes... R3 is the choice just cause speed, reliability and maintenance. And if its sold in US or UK, I don't think it could be a possible competition unless people go for the looks, which I can't lie. It's a gorgeous one

The BMW might do better in European markets especially at places where small capacity motorcycles are a thing. Here in India people still prefer TVS because of the pricing and after sale service. BMW should've atleast changed the bike a little bit aesthetically and that's just my opinion. But people here in India are already hating the BMW because of no changes to the bike apart from a diffrent paint scheme and a higher price tag plus the shitty after sales service.

Eye opener vid, thank you 😊

I ride tvs rr310 and its been 4 years and the bike is amazing looks amazing and very practical for daily use

My brother owns the Apache. It's really fun to ride and it's coupled with Michelin tyres perfect. Most of our rides are on Himachal roads.

Don't fall into the trap of judging a bike by its specs, they don't tell the whole story and many machines are much more than a sum of the parts, the Interceptor/Continental are perfect examples of this.

The issue with smaller power figures is, the roads, they're terrible. First,if one owns a track bike, they use it for almost every scenario. Second, even if one wants to get on a track, it's not affordable for a lot of people and this this a classic 2nd world problem, if you will. So bikers end up on public roads to enjoy the speed.

Love the video, BMW looks greate!!!

If some riders are willing to pay the asking price, then the company priced their bikes at the correct asking price. But if you are comparing, then I personally believed most european bikes are over priced.

I had a new Honda CB250RS in 1985. I managed to control the wild power slides from its 26hp without rider modes 🙄

BMW are a funny bunch 😀

This BMW (just) looks like a sportbike

Well the new BMW G310RR is a good looking machine. Especially in that BMW white with graphics. Wish BMW could have changed at least the front styling to give the G 310 RR its own unique looks. Personal my choice will be the TVS because for less cash it gives the same good looks, Amazing built quality,same levels of performance, but with more extra features that the BMW Misses. The KTM is also a realy awesome machine,it looks sharp and modern. The design is on the functional side though rather than being aesthetics side. it got more power and performance, its slightly practical thanks features larger 13.7 litter fuel tank, pillion grab bars for the rear seat. Compared Apache here in India it doesn't comes with adjustable front suspension like in UK or the Europen market's. Still its a good option to have.

Being an Indian i can say you are spot on about the tvs and bmw facts and specs. What I don't understand is why BMW waited for so long to launch this bike. It doesn't make much sense to buy the BMW as it's too expensive and doesn't have the premium factor over the RR310 in any way, except may be for the after sales service.

Its just the TVS Apache RR310 with BMW loho and decals 😂

Would go for G310RR with M Sport paint, because it'll look better when parked on the side of my M2 Competition!

Fun fact all bmw 310 series bikes are made in tvs plant

Still waiting on the g xxx rr version of the f900r ... maybe the rs660 and r7 can breath a li bit life in the mid range sportsbike class ( maybe a road legal r9/mt09 or rc8/890duke will be presented too in the future) 🫠

No petal discs are not just for show that wavy structure helps them disipate more heat while breaking than regular round discs. petal discs are more efficient in short apache has amazing. Breaks while bmw gets trash breaks

400cc is the minimum in Philippines to enter express way. @5:45 uhm there is the Kawasaki ZX25r 51hp and up to 100hp Turbo kit by Trickstar. (Asian market)

Given the options, my choice is easy. RC390. If BMW improved the suspension or engine power of the G310RR, there would at least be consideration (but doing that would probably increase the price enough that it would still lose).

This thing just makes 0 sense when the R3 and RC390 exist. It would be cool to see a small track/race focused bike from BMW with some actual effort behind it, but this ain’t it chief

BMW is the Harley Davidson of Europe. You're paying for the name. So many bikes are better at half the cost.

They rebranded tvs apache 310 into a bmw🤣.

This bike is soooo long coming! 310 been out for years already! TVS had already done the work back then too

Can the TVS Apache be purchased in the USA ?

To access your video I had to skip 3 freaking ads!

Interestingly In India we have a Ninja 300 also available for additional 20000 Rupees premium which produces a way better 39.5horses and has excellent top speed of 178km+. Since TVS Apache already available BMW should have re tuned the engines and made it more powerful to compete with RC390 and N300. But as mentioned by you there is no change in this bike other than the BMW body cover and badging. 😊.

There is limited edition(200) of the TVS Apache version which has enhanced powered of 39 hp and 30 plus some torque.

34hp! That's a huge amount of power! Good that it has a power mode to limit it to 25hp! *Sarcastic mode off* What a useless thing! Its just for posers say "mine is better than yours, it has power modes"!

Lol, I can't get over the comedy of "rain mode" on a 34 bhp motorcycle... Ninja 400 anyone?

I'd never want to pay a BMW tax. In the case here, I'd have the TVS. Now the Triumph tax, yeah, I'd pay and have paid that !

2:24 Yes It's necessary in our country India as we have a lot of traffic here and fuel prices are too high all over the world, so that urban mode is there for fuel economy.

Really liked the look of TVS when saw it years ago. Is it available in UK/Europe? Buy TVS and buy a BMW badge to stick on 😅

Outside India, this bike can't really sell more than an R3 or a Ninja 400.

nice Video 🔥🔥 Thumbs up and keep it up :)

I think you haven't seen indian city road conditions and i have the previous version of this bike without the power modes so i have to be very careful with clutch ....so yes i do think in city lower torque helps

I'd go for neither!

Most riders won't realise that it's a rebranded TVS, and will buy it because it has BMW on it. No idea how much TVS servicing is in the UK. But, the last time I owned a BMW, it ended up being serviced by the local Honda dealer, as I couldn't believe how much BMW wanted for a service. The "but it's a fixed price all over Europe sir, so you'll know how much you'll be charged even when you are outside the UK", didn't really fill me full of joy. Especially after they charged me for the first service (which was supposed to be free at the time), because I didn't bring the bike back to the dealer I bought it from !

It needed to be a 400cc bike to challenge the Ninja 400 on the US market.

I’m a bmw owner and fan buuuuttt….. I agree with you, Ktm for me

There's also the kawi 300(India only i guess)/400 siblings Y25 Yamaha Gixxer 250

I am a BMW owner and rider, that being said I would never buy this bike (or any 310 BMWs) even if I was back in India. BMWs are usually better in their premium segment, for this price range there are better bikes.

Wonder if the fairings are interchangeable between G310RR and TVS Apache 😄

Whoever made that promo video was having a whale of a time in After Effects.

my TVS apache RTR 200 4v gets limited to 17.5 HP when in rain and urban mode, whereas the peak power is 20.8 HP!😅

WOOOOOOOOOW AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC MAGICAL SUPERB TOP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

6:03 Bajaj doesn't give the adjustable suspensions on Indian KTMs.

If you have the option buy TVS, it’s cheaper both are made by TVS but TVS gets some parts in better quality and the service cost is 1/3rd of BMW even using the same spares and oil and everything you pay 3 times the labour charges 2 times for oil change and the oil is exactly the same made by same company. That’s all BMW TAX. Brake feel is also better on TVS

I ride a Ninja 650 and I've never needed any modes or traction control. I wonder why they have them as gimmicks, when they straight up add to costs.

I have BMW 310GS adventure bike. Compare that to my R3, the BMW is very very slow. The design looks awesome, but I doubt it if any better than 310GS, you won't exceed 100mph, and if head wind, you will struggle to keep up with traffic.

You should do a test BMW 310RR vs Himalayan Scram ! Yes the bmw may be a bit quicker but in 20 years time the Scram will still be running!🤣🤣🤣

Most people at the moment at getting RE Scrams 411, better price not plastic and a lot of colour options as well

I’d rather import a fully specked TVS Apache from India for less then 3k £. Then buy a BMW 3100rr in the UK.

bajaj engine?

6:14 what i feel..?? okay, here it is.... i wanted KTM to go with something like this BMW in case of headlight styling.... KTM kind of ruined it all with this new model.... for BMW/TVS, I wanted them to go with something like KTM's race steering setup instead of the current touring one, but they didn't. If I buy any of these, I'll try to get these things changed for sure....

If you live in a crowded city and need to save money in gas(petrol) you do what you can to save some.. considering fuel prices have gone double in less than a year.,

Bmw=premium price hike your paying for a lifestyle brand imho

I just wonder how BMW decided to stick to a single whilst Yamaha, and Kawasaki are doing twins. If this was a twin 270° it would make it way more interesting than what it is atm.

I have a KTM RC 390 (2021). The BMW looks cool, but am I willing to lose 10 horsepower? ... But, I have had an awful experience with KTM's after-sales service in my country, whereas BMW is characterized by being very customer-oriented... I think that if I change it, it will be to have a small sporty BMW and an adventure one over 600 cc (or café racer). I think this BMW will be particularly good for young people and for those who want to have a sport one to use from time to time

In India modes are important cause we don't have some humanless miles of dead roads here.

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Yamaha R3/CBR250RR/NINJA 250/ZX25R would slay the BMW ups i mean that TVS.

Honda CBR500 would be my preference if it counts as a sub 500 😂 R3 also ace if not. I think the KTM makes sense as a new purchase but wouldn’t want one out of warranty period 😂 the CF Moto 300 SR is probably a more direct competitor power wise and comes in at sub four grand with a 4 year warranty as well. Personally it’s a used Honda or R3 for me over a new one of these any day!

Ktm is better but we don't get adjustable shok in front

It's not just the RC390 that's better. I'd say the Yamaha R3 is better too.

Bruh moment for BMW

Thats a lot of extra cash for little more than a BMW roundel.

BMW has 3 year unlimited mileage warranty, how does that compare to TVS ?

New RC 390 >>>>

The poor Indian market have to put up with that weird numberplate thing stuck on the front of their bikes, ruining the looks. I’d hate that.

Talking about riding modes and traction control/quick shifters in such small capacity bike is (including KTMs 390 series), in not so developed countries, people rarely buy motorcycles for tracks or racing! It is their everyday bike to buy groceries or to have fun weekend ride and with all due respect, not everyone can afford Lr class motorcycle and even if you do, you don’t have such good road to drive on. Moreover, there is no hard traffic rules that are being followed, hence just one mistake of yours/someone else and you are gone ! So such features provide best of both world in most affordable price one can imagine. 😊 ps - no intention to hurt anyone’s feeling. Just providing real world scene from a bike enthusiast! ✌🏻

It is necessary to have these riding modes when you live in this densely populated country where you are really conscious about people and petrol.......

In India it coat 20k more than tvs it's their logo money.. Lol

I noticed something with some BMW customers (not all mind you) when I sold them. For the status seeker customers if we think we could have put the BMW roundel on a stinking pile of dog 💩 they would paid a premium price for it. I never understood that status above value way of thinking but those customers seems to have more education than intelligence. BMW knows their customer base and know the foolish among them will happily hand over a premium price for less than premium hardware.

its an tvs engine..in bmw suit

KTM 390 makes 44 HP at 9000 rpm. I ride a GSX and love power but my girls little Duke 390 has me wearing a shit eating grin. The 310 BMWs at work are wet socks in comparison. Comfortable sure, but it doesn't eclipse the rawness of the KTM with its nice tech, abs and piles of stability in a tight chassis. It was cheap as hell too. The RC would be a better option, for the cost especially.

Ktm has well known engine issues. Heaps of videos in you tube itself. Yes definitely ktm looks better. But reliability is more important than looks for sure.

Want my damn 600s back.... who the fck needs a 300cc sports/race bike

Hey bro

So i buy a tvs apache the slap a bmw logo on it!! Hahaha

It's LITERALLY a re-badged TVS Apache RR 310 with a 340 pounds increase in price.

Its nothing a rebranded TVS Apache 310. They should have given a high lift cams and better exhaust for atleast 40hp

If they price it around 2.4 lakhs it would make sense

Hi I from India, on paper everything looks Same on these two bikes, but bmw one have more top speed due to bmw tuning

Wish it was a 600cc...or some middleweight.

3 colour available...!!!

R3 Rival

RC390 over BMW any day

Wrong currency symbol

KTM 390 is sure better in almost every aspect, but the BMW name is something people wont ignore, sure its more expensive for literally no reason, but everyone knows BMWs lion s1k, and a baby version aint that bad, especially since it looks pretty cool also.

In India 200cc bike also have riding modes

Damn you have such a large Indian audience that you start speaking in Lakhs 😂.