Nice video! It's much more true and unbiased than everything else on KZfaq. BMW did make a really good baby GS. Being an owner of a big 1250GS, I bought the 310 as my second bike. I am having so much fun with it. Which I could not do with the big GS. Small weight, agility and size made this my main go-to bike for almost everything I do. And 1250 is now sitting in the garage most of the time.

Got 40.000 km now on my bike. I still love it. Off-Road en on-road, it is a joy Evert day! Greetings from thé Netherlands

Good video. I had the loan of a 310r sport last week, while my f900XR TE was in for a service. I was so taken with it, I took the 310gs out for run. Consequently I’ve sold my XR and bought the baby gs. Happy days ahead, I’ll be 73 next birthday.

That's awesome! I just bought a new gs310 and I am excited to learn to do technical stuff like that!

I've always ridden small dual sport thumpers, off road as a teenager, and as an urban assault vehicle to commute in my 30s. For my 60th birthday, I bought myself a 2019 G310GS with the intention of doing the kind of off road riding you showed at the end of this video as well as some motorcycle camping. I've never ridden an ADV bike. I didn't want a big heavy bike when I was young and strong, and I certainly don't want one now. The baby GS is almost perfect for the riding that I do and the riding that I want to do (more motorcycle solo dispersed camping). I was pleasantly surprised that the G310GS handles so well on the road, as I'd imagine a nimble sport bike would feel, but it's also very capable for the mild off road riding I want to do. I've taken the G310GS on several 200-350 mile day rides. I don't feel that I had to compromise on either Gelände (terrain) or Straße (street) because I'm not hardcore on the street or off road. I'm roughly the same size as you, 6'2" and 225 pounds, and the G310GS fits me well. Almost three years later, I'm still loving my baby GS.

Looks like a great all rounder!

Thank you for this review. I have just over 1000 kms on my '21. Great bike, daily commuter. I really find it curious all the haters on this bike yet for the RE Himalayan with much more weight and much less power it is a virtual love fest. Each to their own I guess.

That looks like a lot of fun. Especially on the easy trails and fire roads.

Thanks so much for your honest review of the 310 GS. I've been riding for over 30 years now, always on the street, mostly on numerous BMW's. I recently purchased a 2021 G310 GS, as I am getting older (68 in a few months), I've wanted to learn do do some mild off-road. Seeing you handle the roads that you did right off the bat, I'm very encouraged. We have many back roads here in central Virginia, and I think this bike will be great. I'm keeping my 1200GS for road trips, but I think this one will give me so much more opportunity to explore local,less paved ones...

Great video showing a useful review

A great video. Thank you.

thanks for the good review

To help with the technical stuff consider going down a tooth on the front sproccket or up 2 or 3 in the rear.

Great video. I watched it before I bought my 310GS a few months ago and I have found everything you said to be true. It's not vibey; it's super nimble and a great street bike; it's confidence-inspiring. I don't know if I've ever stalled it - it's not easy to stall. I took it on the dirt for the first time today with the stock tires and it did great...very manageable. I didn't do anything this technical, though I hope to in the future. Plus, the ergonomics are outstanding. It's just such a comfortable bike to ride. I have two others in the garage that are literally just sitting there. I just put one up for sale b/c this GS can do it all, I think!

Totally convinced me. I've been looking at beginner bikes that can handle a dirt road. I'm 6' and 245 lbs. Thanks for including your height and weight in this content. 👍

I was deciding between this 310gs and a barely used 2019 z650. I decided on the z650 but didn't buy it yet and I've been wanting this 310gs. I almost didn't test drive it but did it anyway just to get it out of my mind if I didn't like it. Well, I did like it and didn't like it. I STILL WANT IT!!! and might get it depending on other things going on in my life next yr. Most reviews say it doesn't have much power to pass after 60mph and isn't very pleasant beyond 65 and I doubted that...until I drove it. Once I hit 60mph it felt like it was too much to expect to go faster. I know it can go faster, however, one of the limiting factors was it was new and I didn't want to push it too much when it wasn't broken in. So that was the primary reason I went with the z650 - wanted more high speed power and ability to move around traffic with ease. In my area and where I'll be driving, people drive fast and the speed limits get up to 70 and 75. The 310gs runs and feels smooth, seat was comfortable for my rear, and the size of the bike was good (5'-7", 158#, 30" inseam) even if I couldn't flat foot it. The only other thing I didn't care for but would probably get used to was the ride-by-wire throttle. Hope that helps some of you with your decision.

Me watching all these videos about 310GS and seeing how everyone seems to be concerned about the power, when at same time 125cc bikes are available for beginner bikers to purchase

This video would be sooooo much better without the background music muffling the commentary.

Noticed you don’t have hard saddlebags. Any reason?

Coulda turned down the music.