TIPS OF THE WEEK
Vehicles are machines, and like any machine they need maintenance. For most vehicles, regular maintenance begins at 5,000 miles and continues from there every 5,000-10,000 kilometres. Of course, checking your car on a more regular basis is even better.
Maintenance keeps your vehicle running smoothly and safely down the road for a much longer distance compared to never doing upkeep. Your owner’s manual will outline all of the maintenance that needs to be done and when it needs to be done so that you’re prepared.
But do you need to pay for a mechanic to handle the vehicle maintenance? You can handle a lot of basic vehicle maintenance yourself by following the advice below.
Drive the Driver side wheel over a spare tyre.
Pop the hood and open the engine oil cap. Last time, fellow BHPian Jeroen had advised covering the filler mouth to prevent anything from falling inside which is a useful tip to keep in mind, but with the F8, Suzuki has gone a step further. You cannot directly see inside the motor like on the F10 engine as the filler window is obstructed in a way to reduce the possibility of anything big falling into the block. Be it a car or motorcycle, this is exactly why I love engines with pedigree. Such engines cannot even be compared to the slew of half-baked afterthoughts that have plagued the market.
Does BMW also ace it in maintenance costs as it did with the purchasing price?
One of the pleasing bits of 2020 was the revision of prices for the BMW G 310 twins. Both the G 310 R and the G 310 GS underwent a massive price cut, to the tune of Rs 60,000. And the two bikes also became quite nice to ride and likeable, ridding themselves of their past ills. The G 310 R now presents a strong case for itself as a versatile all round naked motorcycle in the sub-400cc space, while the
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our videos with the baby Bavarian bikes, there were a lot of comments regarding the maintenance and spares cost. People wanted to know whether owning one of them has become reasonable as well. Well, we contacted the folks at BMW Motorrad and wanted to know the ground reality. And to give you guys a sort of a reference, we have also included the price for the KTM 390 Duke. Is the G 310 R now cheaper to live with as well?
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