ZONTES R 310 (2019 - on) Review

It's comfy even on longer journeys although I like to use an air cushion. I haven't tried a pillion but the cushion is very small so I'm guessing unless he she has a petite backside it's not a good idea. Because the torque is good and the bike is light with a short wheel base I find it handles very well with good performance. It will cruise all day at 70mph with no problems. The lights are excellent and the handlebar switches light up as well. Neat touch.

Absolute peach of an engine with perky performance. Surprisingly smooth for a single with only 34 horses on tap. It's no out and out sports bike but it's fun and it is very happy on twisties.

Well built and finished. The antenna and control box became faulty and needed replacing. The replacement part was a superceded item so I wonder if zontes knew they had a problem. Also I had to replace the abs sensor which affected the speedometer readings as well. After replacement it worked for about a week now I'm back to square one. It's frustrating but I'm hoping the antenna and control box might rectify this.

I've only owned bike for 2 years so it's a bit early to give a proper assessment. It seems about average I would say. I paid £180 for replacement antenna and control box. I'm disappointed with that. Also the brake fluid for the back brake needs upgrading because the standard fluid overheats and leaves you with no back brake. The problem is the reservoir is too close to the exhaust.

It's got what it needs. Only gripe. Get rid of the economy button. It's useless.

the mechanical side is amazing, but the battery will not keep a change so the engine dies

engine is good for the size, but cuts out if you rev to high when over taking, and of course dies when the battery drains, not good as it is keyless, so with no power you can not even bump start it or disengage the steering lock

battery drains within a couple of miles so the bike is useless, main supplier refuse to reply to emails, clemments,

spent 4 out of the past 10 months in the shop waiting to be fixed

the eco sport mode option is good, from what i remember, gv bikes have had it for the past 7 weeks,

very comfy seat, i never had a car license so been riding bikes in all weathers for over 30 years in different country's, my piles love the seat lol, can do 200 miles before needing a stretch for 5 minutes i have ABS that can be turned off, and it works really well, at speed coming to a full stop when you get cut off you expect the back wheel to come of the ground, it does not, very impressed, well balanced

power drain at about 6500 rpm in eco mode and at times in sport mode at around 9000rpm, can be a pain if you are trying to over take, but then you have a lot of tech for the power management , fuel injection etc.

the last new bike i bought was a suzuki gs 500, it had pitting in a week, so far my zontes has done 900 miles mostly on somerset and devon coastal roads, no sign of and wear or damage, aside from dirt lol, as good as when bought

ish, only had for 5 week, but with the eco mode on for long trips the running costs are very low

key less ignition, immobilizer, these are things that cost a lot as extras on top range bikes, here its standard, eco mode means i have mpg of a 45cc moped , but the fun and quickness of a mid wieght ride

Abs is a bit wooden,... Turn it off and its powerful considering it looks like a small disc up front

It's great for what it is but there are other 300cc that can do a bit quicker with more grunt. That being said you can flip between eco mode and sport... Sport is a tad faster and snatchy being a single cylinder. Low speeds will be clutch half in but overall it's not slow at all

Chain stretches quite easily otherwise 5 stars. Build quality is solid and I feel like it's a we'll put together bike. Some trims are flimsy but not on parts that need to be sturdy. The petrol cap can be rather annoying and temperamental and filling up can take time as the petrol comes to the top and then goes down slowly.

Standard intervals and pricing. For warranty of 2 years it can get costly if you're doing high mileage

All bells and whistles except traction control. Seriously the spec is really impressive. Imagine parking up next to a 2019 KTM super Duke and almost being like for like with keyless start and lock ect.