This is the first official glimpse of a 300cc BMW road bike, ahead of the expected launch of a new roadster at the Milan show in November. The Concept Stunt G310 represents the basis of a new range of 310cc singles which BMW hope will massively boost the German firm’s global sales potential.
The bike was unveiled at the Sao Paulo motorcycle show in Brazil, and gives a clear indication of the importance of this new machine to BMW in emerging markets like South America. This bike has been designed and engineered by BMW, but the production bikes will be built in co-operation with BMW’s Indian industrial partner, TVS.
At the heart of the Stunt G310 is an all-new 310cc single-cylinder, DOHC liquid-cooled four-stroke motor, designed specifically for this bike. The steel-trellis chassis and cast aluminium swingarm are also completely new, and likely to be shared components in what MCN believes will be a family of new 310cc bikes.
MCN managed to snatch a spy shot of an early-stage prototype testing on the road in Germany earlier this year, but the company have been very careful to ensure they weren’t seen again. BMW are officially presenting this bike as a concept bike, but sources have told us it gives a 90% accurate representation of what the new roadster will look like when it’s revealed in full production form.
