The ZONTES ZT310-R is a highly-featured street-naked category motorcycle from the renowned Chinese luxury motorcycle and scooter brand, ZONTES. It's a premium street-naked motorcycle in the 310cc ZONTES motorcycle lineup. The ZONTES ZT310-R motorcycle features another variant, ZT310-R1, which comes with a left-hand-side single swingarm. However, the ZT310-R is a fully-featured street sports model that includes dedicated on-road riding capabilities featuring all the streetfighter characteristics, including eligible wheels, brakes, and suspension setup.

The ZONTES ZT310-R is the exclusively featured naked sport motorcycle manufactured by Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle Technology Co., Ltd., the parent organization behind ZONTES. The bike features a highly capable high-performance engine, premium electronic features, and road-biased street-naked riding profile and ergonomics. Among the two model variants, this model comes with a double swingarm setup designed for typical urban rides. Meanwhile, with its exclusive features and eye-catching attractive exterior profile, this model stands out from the crowd and is offered at a very competitive price.

ZONTES ZT310-R – Physical Attributes:

The ZONTES ZT310-R is a powerful and performance-oriented street sports motorcycle in the ZONTES street-naked motorcycle lineup. It's a great-looking and highly featured entry-mid-level street machine. The motorcycle is a prominent addition to the ZONTES street motorcycle series, exclusively designed with road-biased street-naked riding ergonomics, advanced technical features, luxury electronic add-ons, as well as relaxed street commuting and touring characteristics.

In terms of look and design, the ZONTES ZT310-R is boldly designed, adopting a futuristic and innovative approach. From front to tail, it's crafted with a futuristic exterior design that is compact, sporty, and sets it apart from conventional street-naked motorcycles. The uniqueness of the motorcycle's design begins at the front assembly, where it features a uniquely designed Robo-face LED headlamp assembly and a naked ODO console on the top.

The Robo-faced headlamp assembly features an all-LED projection headlight setup along with horn-like LED DRLs and position lights on both sides. The headlamp shield is very minimal, and on the naked top, a small arm holds the naked ODO console in horizontal alignment parallel to the single-piece pipe handlebar that holds the rearview mirrors on both sides. The wider pipe handlebar, complete with an extensive range of IP67 waterproof standard control switches adorned with smart backlighting.

The ZONTES ZT310-R offers an array of electronic add-ons, which can be easily navigated and controlled using dedicated switches mounted on the handlebar, with related data also displayed on the ODO console. Here, riders can access a wealth of information from the tilted upright positioned large TFT full-color LCD ODO display. This display not only presents regular parameters but also monitors real-time driving data, vehicle status, tire temperature, and air pressure to ensure driving safety.

Moreover, this full virtual HD HB TFT full-color LCD IPS panel offers four types of personalized theme interfaces, making it visually appealing. It also includes an array of functions such as various riding modes, smartphone connectivity, navigation screen sharing, screen mirroring, Bluetooth music streaming, phone call handling, and automatic backlight adjustment. Therefore, along with this highly featured cockpit and futuristic front-end design, this segment is bound to be appealing to riders.

Moving to the other parts of the motorcycle, the ZONTES ZT310-R boasts a substantial and muscular fuel tank design with dented and multi-sculpted aesthetics that cover the metal tank inside. The tank's fuel cap is electronically controlled via a handlebar-mounted switch, as does the seat unlocking. The tank panels smoothly integrate with sleek and compact side panels and distinctively sharp tank shrouds. These shrouds hold panel-mated turn indicators, a dual fast-charging USB ports, and encase the cooling radiator from both sides.

Continuing to the rear, the ZONTES ZT310-R features a fully exposed sporty aluminum swingarm and a naked rear wheel setup featuring sporty alloy rims and tubeless tires. The durable stainless steel-made heat-resistant sleeved twin-barrel exhaust is attractively positioned beside the rear sub-frame. This is where the seating arrangement begins. However, the rear sub-frame is notably compact, offering an impressively spacious single-piece seat that separates the rider and passenger positions at different heights.

Moving to the rear of the motorcycle, after the compact passenger seat, it's completely naked, featuring a bright LED tail lamp underneath. There is nothing after the passenger seat. Thus, the tail remains exposed, featuring only a registration plate mounting and turn indicators on the compact tire hugger attached to the swingarm. In the rest, the motorcycle includes an independent and conventional front wheel mudguard, a compact radiator cover, a bikini-style underbelly pan, and a petite chain cover. Therefore, along with its exclusive color and graphics scheme, the entire motorcycle impressively exudes a rugged, beast-like impression that truly sets it apart from the crowd.

ZONTES KPM150 Street-naked – Frame, Wheel, Brake, & Suspension System:

The ZONTES ZT310-R is an urban commuting motorcycle in the ZONTES street-naked motorcycle lineup, equipped with a highly capable engine and advanced technical features. The motorcycle is developed with a high-tensile steel tube trellis frame and a highly rigid Anti-Squat aluminum alloy swingarm.

In terms of the wheel setup, the ZONTES ZT310-R features lightweight aluminum rims and wider-profile street tires. Both tires are tubeless radial tires, measuring 110/70-17 in the front and 160/60-17 at the rear. In the braking system, the motorcycle is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes on both wheels, featuring a 300mm disc in the front and a 230mm disc at the rear wheel.

Additionally, the motorcycle's braking is enhanced with a dual-channel BOSCH ABS feature to increase safety. Furthermore, it also features adjustable brake levers for both the front brake hand lever and the rear brake foot lever. Simultaneously, the gearshift lever is also adjustable in length, allowing it to be personalized according to rider comfort.

Moving on to the suspension setup, the motorcycle boasts a highly responsive 43mm USD hydraulic telescopic fork system at the front. In the rear, it's equipped with a gas-charged and adjustable mono suspension unit. These suspensions effectively absorb vibrations caused by small bumps on the roads and provide strong support on highway rides. Therefore, the ZONTES ZT310-R features improved riding comfort and a fatigue-free journey both in the city and on long rides.

ZONTES ZT310-R – Engine Performance & Features:

The new ZONTES ZT310-R is a modern street sports motorcycle, designed for rides in cities as well as on highways. It features a technically advanced and high-performance engine. The motorcycle is equipped with a 312cc, single-cylinder, four-stroke, water & oil-cooled engine that incorporates a DOHC 4-valve system and a Delphi electronic fuel injection system in its fuel delivery system.

The ZONTES ZT310-R boasts a new-generation engine that utilizes a manual wet multi-plate clutch featuring an assist & slipper clutch system. The transmission is fitted with a manual 6-speed gear in the pattern of 1-N-2-3-4-5-6. The engine ignition is fully electronically controlled and features an electric start system only.

In the engine cooling system, the ZONTES ZT310-R features both water cooling and oil cooling systems. Both cooling systems have larger and dedicated cooling radiators, with the water-cooling radiator incorporating a dedicated self-suction radiator fan, and the oil cooling system featuring an oil reservoir channel through the down tube of the motorcycle frame.

The ZONTES ZT310-R engine is characterized by a higher compression ratio, with the aluminum cylinder having a bore and stroke of 80.0mm x 62.0mm and a compression ratio of 12.5:1. This ensures the engine delivers ample power while maintaining excellent fuel economy. It can produce a maximum power of 26KW at 9,500RPM and a torque delivery of 30Nm at 7,500RPM, positioning the ZONTES ZT310-R ahead of its peers.

Furthermore, the ZONTES ZT310-R comes equipped with two dedicated riding modes, Eco and Sport, which can be switched with a simple press of a button and are clearly visible on the TFT digital color display. When ridden in ECO mode, the system will automatically switch to Sport mode when the engine speed reaches 7,000rpm, ensuring safe overtakes without compromising fuel economy. These high-quality manufacturing standards and added features distinguish ZONTES from many other Chinese manufacturers, making it a great choice for riders.

ZONTES ZT310-R – Target Customer:

The ZONTES ZT310-R is a dedicated street-naked category motorcycle that has also been outfitted to be a modern-day commuter. It comes with sporty streetfighter styling that's sure to turn heads on city roads. Most importantly, its tractable powerplant is ideal for frequent rides on city roads as well as comfortable rides on long highways. Thus, the motorcycle is a versatile option for commuting in an urban lifestyle and also for weekend long highway rides.

ZONTES ZT310-R – Rivals in the market:

KTM 390 Duke

Honda CB300R

Yamaha MT 03

TVS Apache RTR 310