BMW showcases G310R at Delhi Auto Expo 2016

We’re surprised BMW Motorrad didn’t make more noise about this unveil. Tucked away in one corner of BMW’s large pavilion was space for four motorcycles. On the second day of the Expo, one of them was replaced with the upcoming BMW-TVS joint project, the 310R. The bike looked largely production-ready. The bike will be made by partners TVS at their Hosur plant, but sold through BMW Motorrad’s own dealerships later this year.

The bike itself is a known quantity by now. A small, streetfighter-inspired naked running a 313cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine developing 34hp and 28Nm of torque. Weight is just under 159kg and styling is contemporary, but not exactly wild. Interestingly, the cylinder is reversed and canted backward, with the exhaust exiting directly rearward and giving the fuel-air mixture a straight shot into the combustion chamber. BMW also claims it helps in mass centralisation.

BMW Motorrad makes premium motorcycles, so expect the G310R to be positioned and priced as such. It won’t have the take-no-prisoners value proposition of the KTM 390 Duke, but could make a compelling alternative to products from Benelli and Yamaha.