Zontes T 310

[ogr1]

I know it's Chinese and some would'nt touch with a barge pole, but the styling looks great (imo).
Why can't Euro/Jap adventure bikes look like this.
https://www.zontes.co.uk/new/bike/5619/zontes/834436/t-310.aspx#

 

[Centaur]

Camshafts better stay in harmony. What's 26 Kw in real money. 2 year warranty!

 

[Cougar377]

I know it's Chinese and some would'nt touch with a barge pole, but the styling looks great (imo).
Why can't Euro/Jap adventure bikes look like this.
https://www.zontes.co.uk/new/bike/5619/zontes/834436/t-310.aspx#

Looks like the 300 Beemer should have made, instead of that 310GS.
The X310 looks quite rufty-tufty too....

Where else have I seen that swinging arm...?

 

[ogr1]

Camshafts better stay in harmony. What's 26 Kw in real money. 2 year warranty!

26 kW to HP = 34.867 HP

 

[Centaur]

Looks like the 300 Beemer should have made, instead of that 310GS.
The X310 looks quite rufty-tufty too....

Where else have I seen that swinging arm...?

Henry Cooper?

 

[Jaws]

I know it's Chinese and some would'nt touch with a barge pole, but the styling looks great (imo).
Why can't Euro/Jap adventure bikes look like this.
https://www.zontes.co.uk/new/bike/5619/zontes/834436/t-310.aspx#

Don't be too fast to knock the chink output nowadays
It has changed almost beyond belief.
Since I retired I have been messing about with a fair few and have been quite impressed.. To the point I bought a new 125 Sym for the back of the van.. So far no rust and completely reliable

 

[Cougar377]

Henry Cooper?

Bikes to boxing in one post. Been taking lessons from Beaker...?

 

[slim63]

Styling looks very KTM but as usual it will be made of cheese instead of metal, when I was doing mot's we had a fair few chink bikes come in for their first mot at 3 years old that were absolutely fecked, admittedly some of that was down to kids not having a clue about looking after any bike but mostly it was down to poor quality materials EG knackered discs, chains & sprockets etc at very low mileages & the electrics never fully worked. for the price a 10 year old jap bike with reasonable miles is a much better bet imo

Having said that zontes & lexmoto are the best of the chinky crop by a long way but even those should be regarded as disposable after a couple of years use

 

[Jaws]

Having said that zontes & lexmoto are the best of the chinky crop by a long way but even those should be regarded as disposable after a couple of years use

The Sym I have now is the third one I have owned.. It is used every day rain hail or shine and lives outside in all weathers ( do not even cover it up when on the back of the van ), yet has no signs of tin worm,,
It has a FIVE YEAR warranty parts AND labour....My only whinge is the tyres could be better in the wet

Gone are the days of crap metals being used and fag paper thin paint and chrome

 

[slim63]

The Sym I have now is the third one I have owned.. It is used every day rain hail or shine and lives outside in all weathers ( do not even cover it up when on the back of the van ), yet has no signs of tin worm,,
It has a FIVE YEAR warranty parts AND labour....My only whinge is the tyres could be better in the wet

Gone are the days of crap metals being used and fag paper thin paint and chrome

Not had any recent experience with Sym so cant comment specifically on those mate, just putting down what I have seen of chinky bikes in general, the last was a lexmoto with a none working electrical system at 7 months old, sorted that then checked it over to find discs warped to feck after 4000 miles & that's a garaged bike well looked after by an older guy who does know what he's looking at

Again personal opinion I wouldn't touch one with a very long barge pole for a few years yet, they are improving imo but not yet up to the standard I would trust my neck on or let a family member use

 

[Jaws]

Not had any recent experience with Sym so cant comment specifically on those mate, just putting down what I have seen of chinky bikes in general, the last was a lexmoto with a none working electrical system at 7 months old, sorted that then checked it over to find discs warped to feck after 4000 miles & that's a garaged bike well looked after by an older guy who does know what he's looking at

Again personal opinion I wouldn't touch one with a very long barge pole for a few years yet, they are improving imo but not yet up to the standard I would trust my neck on or let a family member use

Oddly, my experience with Lexmoto is the same as yours.. But Sym has been positive

Just had a thought.. Sym are not Chinese, but made in Taiwan