FINALLY it's coming.

[1cylinderwonder]

Finally, after waiting over 2 years for this bike to become available for sale in the U.S.A., it looks like it will happen before the end of this calendar year.
I'm currently on the waiting list and will be one of the early purchasers.
The size, the horsepower, the fuel mileage, the suspension, the instrumentation, the quality features, the forks & swingarm and performance really hit all the features I'm looking for in a smaller bike. The really impressive feature is the very reasonable selling price and the three year warranty.
I've sold all my current motorcycles, so I'm bikeless. No riding until the G310GS arrives.

[BlackBike]

What's the $

[timcosby]

intake up front and exhaust out the rear. always wondered why it wasnt allways done this way.

[timcosby]

everything i read said somewhere in the 5k range for price

[Megadan]

Not only the intake and exhaust locations are smart, but I love that they tilted the cylinder back instead of forward so they could shift the whole crankcase and transmission up and also tuck the cooling system up out of the way more. Very simple and elegant way to help centralize mass. Still a heavier bike than I would like given the power it has, but it's probably going to have a good torque curve to it. 34hp is just about adequate for this size of bike to be useable in all situations, and it's got over 7 inches of suspension travel, so it definitely has the credentials to possibly handle more serious trails. I think BMW has a winner if they have the price below $6000.

[pete]

wondered who would be next.. but BMW is a surprise...
Front intake / rear exhaust / rear leaning cylinder
& fuel tank under the seat...
Yamaha have been doing that for 3 years now
on there YZF & WR..
https://bikez.com/pictures/yamaha/20...-%20Yamaha.jpg

https://bikez.com/pictures/yamaha/20...-%20Yamaha.jpg

The rummors go that... Rossi has been testing a moto GP bike
with the rear leanning cylinders / front intakes / rear exhausts..





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[1cylinderwonder]

Originally Posted by timcosby

intake up front and exhaust out the rear. always wondered why it wasnt allways done this way.

Cannondale Bicycles pioneered a motorcycle with this configuration back in the late 70's early 80's. Had a few problems and sales weren't great, and it ultimately lead to their financial ruin and take over by another company.
The Harley Dealer in Santa Maria, CA has an early model of the Cannondale Motorcycle in their historic collection.

[wheelbender6]

I look forward to seeing the little Beemer on the streets. It's just not my type.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by pete

fuel tank under the seat...


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Funny thing is, Honda did this on my Goldwing 42 years ago, but they never really did this on any other bikes. Manufacturers seemed to only do it on specific bikes and never bothered applying it to more models until recent years.

[1cylinderwonder]

Originally Posted by Megadan

Funny thing is, Honda did this on my Goldwing 42 years ago, but they never really did this on any other bikes. Manufacturers seemed to only do it on specific bikes and never bothered applying it to more models until recent years.

The current Honda NC700X has it's fuel tank under the seat. And I believe other Honda models using the same power train also have their fuel tank under the seat. I just recently sold my 2012 NC700X.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by Megadan

Not only the intake and exhaust locations are smart, but I love that they tilted the cylinder back instead of forward so they could shift the whole crankcase and transmission up and also tuck the cooling system up out of the way more. Very simple and elegant way to help centralize mass. Still a heavier bike than I would like given the power it has, but it's probably going to have a good torque curve to it. 34hp is just about adequate for this size of bike to be useable in all situations, and it's got over 7 inches of suspension travel, so it definitely has the credentials to possibly handle more serious trails. I think BMW has a winner if they have the price below $6000.

What's smart about having the exhaust at the rear, and intake in the front? BMW tried this in the early 1950's on the R-50, and switched back the following year. On air cooled engines, putting the exhaust port on the front side made it easier to maintain equal temperature gradients across the cylinder head, which reduced distortion. However many V-twin engines have had a rear facing exhaust port on the rear cylinder, and seem to have gotten along alright...ARH

[timcosby]

exhaust just looks so much cleaner. no going forward then around frame the around engine and back to the back of the engine anyway.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by timcosby

exhaust just looks so much cleaner. no going forward then around frame the around engine and back to the back of the engine anyway.

Yes, that is very important. And a good reason to buy a water-cooled bike. However, with an aircooled bike, I prefer exhaust out the front for the reasons stated. Even cooler is to have both ports facing out the front, like on the 350cc Mustang. That was a very lively little beastie...ARH

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Ariel Red Hunter

What's smart about having the exhaust at the rear, and intake in the front? BMW tried this in the early 1950's on the R-50, and switched back the following year. On air cooled engines, putting the exhaust port on the front side made it easier to maintain equal temperature gradients across the cylinder head, which reduced distortion. However many V-twin engines have had a rear facing exhaust port on the rear cylinder, and seem to have gotten along alright...ARH

Thr smart remark was more on the rear leaning cylinder. More practical with water cooled for obvious reasons.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by Megadan

Thr smart remark was more on the rear leaning cylinder. More practical with water cooled for obvious reasons.

I agree about the rear leaning cylinder on any bike. Down-draft intake tract (relative to the intake valve) has been a cylinder filling advantage since the early fifties...ARH