Yup ! For my sins.

That case was on the road version. Having a look at the GS version, it might not be an issue.

The silencer and the headers are a single welded unit. INSANE !!! The silencer stops the pin being removed. However, you could remove the caliper (which requires the wheel to be removed)

And yes, those header bolts are small and made of the lowest grade steel you can imagine. I put it back together with plenty of copper-grease to try and save the poor owners wallet down the line. (Which BMW say you shouldn't use... But I say f**k em)

BMW are selling a lot of 310s. Not because they're good bikes. They're part of their "Rookie to rider" scheme. Which isn't that bad really.

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/Of...ietoRider.html


Make no mistake, these 310s are SERIOUSLY POOR QUALITY. Models less than a year old are coming back with issues such as seized calipers, electrical issues (Cheap sensors used everywhere).

These bikes are built in India. Using Indian produced substandard components. Everything on them is cheap zinc plated steel and plastic.

They may look well designed and well made on a showroom floor, but just go and look at one with 1000 miles that has seen a few damp roads and you will realise that they're like any cheap 'throw-away' third world motorcycles/scooters.

Look past the badge !!!

A 310 is around £5k new I think. That's the 1/3 of the price of a new 1200GS. So of course, they're built to a standard. A very low one.

If I had £5000 to spend on a bike. It certainly wouldn't be one of these. You can buy A LOT of good VERY GOOD bikes just a few years old for £5000.

You can buy a BRAND NEW CRF250 Rally for £5000. The only conceivable reason I can imagine that anyone would buy the BMW over one of those is that they have short legs.

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Did some trips.
Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.