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| Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Hello everyone! Happy to be still hanging around amid a hectic work schedule. Have been ferrying between hometown and Bangalore due to office activities. During the previous three rides, I was observing how my body is responding to the ride stress and fatigue. After careful consideration and prolonged thought, I decided to replace my bike with something else. The major reasons were ride comfort, stiff suspension, and vibrations. In addition to this, my age was creeping into my thoughts. So, what do you do? Discuss with the most trusted advisor, Wife!! After a prolonged discussion, finally, we decided to sell Meteor and go for another bike. So, the first and foremost thing to know was to select the bike. Spent around a week looking at all resources available, blogs, vlog, and expert advice. I narrowed down to 2 bikes, KTM 390 Adventure and BMW GS 310. Test Ride: KTM Showroom is very near to my home and BMW showroom is outside the city. But still, I made up mind to first checkout BMW during weekend as I can visit KTM anytime whenever I get time. On Sunday, I reached the showroom. It was empty, understandably. One of the desk executives told me that the bike sales representative is gone for lunch and will be back in 30 minutes. I agreed to wait and spent time walking around gazing at the new BMW cars lined up. Poor guy came up hurriedly and enquired about my intentions. Then after some discussion, I asked about the test drive. Had to fill-up a form and provide my ID for the same. I was to ride till the bridge ended and then return. It was hardly 1 km of ride. After I came back, first thing I said to him was I could not make out and I would need more distance and time for the test ride. He said he will talk to his lead and arrange. Eventually, I did get another chance to do a test drive and this time I had my wife in pillion, and we took it out for a spin and this time we did a quiet a distance, but only on highway. Test-ride Verdict:
After getting the bike delivered, again went out of station on official work. Returned a week later. There was a long pending ride promised to my daughter on the Meteor which never happened. Since this was a good opportunity and she liked the biked, we decided to do a ride to Ooty via Kotagiri. Initially i had planned to drive her till pykara and come back. But, ultimately returned from ooty due to heavy traffic all the way. After a week later, went for another ride, this time with wife towards Valparai. Both my rides were on twisty and curvy roads with some decent tarmac. I am writing this after reaching 500KM. Verdict after 500KMs on ODO: Dislikes
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Having said all this, do i like the bike. ABSOLUTELY, YES!!. I am happy with the Bikes overall performance and Ride Comfort and everytime i ride the bike, it gives me more confidence that i have made a right choice and brings on a smile ![]() Booking experience: Since it was March end, we were given some discounts and offers if we closed the deal by March end, for their financial year end targets. After some contemplation, we went ahead and booked the bike on 28-03-2024. I was told the bike of my choice was available and could be delivered in 15 days. The delivery process is a bit complicated. The bike will go all the way from Hosur to Chennai, there they will do a Temporary registration, then it will be transported to delivery location, then again, the permanent registration. There were a lot of teams involved in this entire process. They were very professional, but it makes a more cumbursive process for all to work seamlessly and yet to be aligned. However, there were no hiccups in my case. The execution process was very sequential, invoicing team, verification team, insurance team, RTO team, calling and confirming on the set of activities from time to time. The one activity that I had to do was related to temporary registration, is to take print out of Form-30, sign it and send it along with my photographs to their Chennai office. Apart from that, to attend the call from RTO team promptly to share the OTP during the temporary registration process. The waiting period: Once the temporary registration is completed, you never know when it will be transported to the actual delivery location. My bike registration was completed on 8th April, but got transported only on 15th. It entirely depends on their logistics planning. During this waiting period, there is no communication at all. When I checked on most of the vlogs, it was suggesting 5 months, some were saying 1 month. This was worrying me. There are no SMS or notifications sent on the status of their bike delivery. I did try to be patient till 15th, but since I had to travel in the coming weeks, I had to call them and enquire. Fortunately, my bike was transported the same day. Bike Arrived: The bike arrived and the executive called me to inform me of the same and enquired about the delivery time. Still curious, I requested him to share photographs of the bike so that I can decide on the delivery dates. I received a bunch of photos on my WhatsApp that finally brought a big smile. After discussing with my wife, decided to take delivery on 18th evening and duly informed the executive. ![]() Three-Quarter View ![]() Side-View-1 ![]() Side-View-2 ![]() Front-View-1 ![]() Front-View-1 ![]() Side-View with Aluminium Engine guard and Bash plate. Company Accessory Delivery: On the delivery day, I called to confirm the delivery. Fortunately, they had a showroom opened near to my home the previous week. So, the executive asked me if I am willing to take the delivery from there. I readily agreed as it was just 10 mins from home. He said he will plan to bring the bike there and complete the delivery formalities. I went and brought a cake and snacks to distribute. All set!!! Now waiting for my daughter to return from school, she was one person so excited and curious about the bike. We arrived on time and upon arrival we were told to wait for 20 mins. We agreed, 20 became 30, 30 became 40 and 40 became 50. No sign of our executive. Till then we were checking out the other bikes on display – GS 1250, G 310R, G310 RR. Done with the waiting, I did give him a call but did not pick. Understood, he might be on the way, I did not call him again. So, finally the bike arrived around 50 mins after we reached the showroom. He explained that since this was a new showroom, facilities for washing and cleaning were not yet available and that he had to give it at another place and bring it back. ![]() Bike ready for Delivery ![]() Bike ready for Delivery ![]() Finishing delivery formalities ![]() Customary Happiness sharing ![]() Handover ![]() Complimentary from BMW Finally, the bike was brought up inside the delivery corridor and there it was standing tall. My daughter’s first expression was wow!! She was amazed by the sheer size of the bike. The photo never did justice to the actual size and posture of the bike. Done with the documentation formalities, cake cutting and sharing the joy with the showroom people who helped us in the delivery process and finally received the keys to the machine. I was told mine was the first GS310 to be delivered since the showroom was opened. They also gave a complimentary from BMW which had a cap, keychain, balaclava, etc. After taking some photos, I was finally ready to start the bike. The executives helped to bring down the bike to the parking lot. Ready to start! Customary Pooja: Took the bike, along with my daughter in the pillion to temple. Finished with rituals and from there returned home after some extended rides on the way. Expecting more comfortable rides. Getting the Divine blessings ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dad & Daut's day out. Rode along with my daughter towards Ooty via Kotagiri and back. ![]() Dad & Daut on the way ![]() The always occupied Bouganvilla ![]() Somewhere inbetween, view point ![]() On the way ![]() La Cafe - Nice flowers ![]() Of-Course Kid's Favourite Another ride, this time along with my wife. We rode towards Valparai, upto attakatty. And since it was due to rain forecast, we came back to plan for another day. ![]() Valparai entry Checkpost ![]() One for the bike ![]() On the way Thanks for making it till here. Until next time, happy riding all!! Last edited by silverstreakcbe : 12th May 2024 at 11:44. Reason: Updated thread as per Moderator review comments |
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| re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Congratulations on your bike! Wish you many miles of happy and safe ride! One question - did you exchange your Meteor with the BMW guys or sold separately? I am considering the GS 310 too, although still undecided on new or used. If I decide to go with a new one, would be nice if the BMW guys have a decent exchange offer. |
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| re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 That is a beautiful bike. Thanks for sharing the experience. My only confusion is regarding the TC process where it had to go to Chennai, not sure if that is the norm or something specific to some class of bikes. Looking forward to how the bike tackles the good roads and non existent roads, good luck. |
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| re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Quote:
On an additional note, DriveX process is very simple and straight forward (Provided we have clear documents and no hassles). 1. Once we register in their website, they call us and confirm on our willingness to sell. 2. They send their representative to evaluate the bike and give the quote on the spot. 3. Once the deal is finalized, sale agreement is done then and there and amount transferred to our account within hours. 4. They take the keys and all relevant documents signed. I found it more simple and more painless way. I always had this concern on people wanting to do test drives and all. But it was not in my case. Hope this helps. | |
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| Re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Congratulations on your baby GS! May this be the precursor for the bigger bikes in future. Make Life a Ride and enjoy it ![]() |
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| Re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Let me add my wishes to you all the from Ooty. The GS is a nice bike, suavely butch looking and overall a decent motorcycle. Would like to add a little color to come what may.. Quote:
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During the initial period, keep an eye on your battery health. There have been many cases where battery/charging circuit failure has been predominant with the GS310GS taking the rider by surprise. Enjoy the ride, godspeed. Do DM me if you plan on solo rides to Nilgiris, would love to catch up. Cheers! VJ | ||
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| Re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Congratulations on your new bike! To my eye, alongside my Gen 1 Duke (200 or 390), the best looking Indian bike in the last 15 years. Cheers, Doc |
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| Re: Sold my Meteor and brought home the BMW GS310 Hey buddy, Congratulations on the purchase and getting the baby GS home. As a fellow GS owner, I would like to tell you that the GS has a reverse inclined engine and the gearshifts are a little clunky. However it gets better with the first service and even better after the second service. Except for this it is a wonderful machine in all aspects. Also, just keep an eye on the battery health and front shock absorber seals. Enjoy the ride and happy motoring |
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