2022 Zontes GK350 UK FULL REVIEW
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- 3 months after originally planned, I finally got round to the review on the Zontes GK350. Let us know your thoughts?
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You guys have no idea this company is a worldwide super star now. Smash hit. The level of quality they offer, the machining, the engineering. The styling, and designs.
And yes gonad, puntang, and pocket friendly too!
I own a fantastic 310T2 and I agree, Zontes quality is high, very underrated bikes. Love the design of this 350 looks even better than all the 310 series. Looking forward to see and probably buy a 700cc Zontes.
that is assurance, you see chineese brand in SEA is mid to trash quality,the sell cheap on us and really crappy. but i guess they dont want to compromise to western market.
The 800 triple is on the cards O
The best review on youtube
Lovely bike. Ive just read that the engine has a nickel silicon carbide plated aluminium cylinder. Thats a great engineering process in my book. This is a hard bike to fault ,its such a great bike.
And, it uses forged pistons, in case you didn't know.
got a lazy eye on these... looks bloody nice...now the speed restrictions in uk are getting lower..and fuel prices higher..smaller bikes are all one needs....i am 56 now and dont ride fast anymore because..i dont need to.. too much electronics on this for me i wonder how it will handle a british winter with gritty slimy roads etc.. and the only traction control i need is the throttle...
i hope they turn out to be solid because a single cyl is lovely engine to ride and i can see myself plodding the b roads and backlanes on something very like this..
Zontes every time for me, brilliant bikes
I sprayed my under exhaust with matt black paint ..hides it away nicely ...also i upgraded the front sprocket from a 14T to a 15T huge difference
Please tell us the attributes of the 15T front sprocket in terms of performance, economy and sound.
Nice review of which I have filtered back too on several occasions, currently have the ZT 125 G1 which is a superb bike if I can be as so honest which for a 67 year old rider and is again on L plates at the moment, have always had a love relationship for this style and make of motorcycle which has not diminished since the purchase of its smaller sibling. And yes I have drifted away and looked at many more well known makes namely the classic Royal Enfield range and others in that style. however this sprightly little 350cc has always been a top contender and no doubt I will eventually succumb to its looks and rideability for us older returnee riders..
I got the g1 after watching that video and I can't be more happy with it
Dual USB fast-charger ports, back-lit switchgear, keyless control, TPMS, mobile connectivity and forged hand guards all factory fitted as standard. Most bikes at three times the price from Japanese, German, British and some Italian brands often feature none of those things as standard.
On eco and sport if you leave it in eco and rev it beyond 7000 rpm it will switch to sport automatically and then switch back 🤷🏻♂️
What a great looking bike! Excellent review & I wished they would come to Australian shores! Between this capacity or a 450🤔 That would be the sweet spot I think.
Nailed the looks, impressed.
I have a 2020 t2x t310 , 18000kms 0 problems. No rust, works perfect. People usually ask me if its a +600cc bike lol.
Well aimed to compete with the Royal Enfield 350 bikes. And massively agree about the merchandise thing, good on you for resisting .
Why do I keep watching this bloody video, it's been seven times already
Awesome
This bike is gorgeous, I saw a zontes at a parking lot, the other day, and I stared at it for so long the owner came to see if I was a thief, 😂..shame the local garages where I live are still dinosaurs,they mostly refuse to touch Chinese motorcycles.
Fantastic bikes Zontes. I would like to see that engine in a faired bike which is luggage friendly; a mini Suzuki SV650 if you will sort of. Interesting to compare with the new RE Hunter. Hopefully the pair of them will drive some sales for those capacities slightly larger than 125cc. We don't all want 1 litre bikes that can do warp 8.
I feel the same. Hopefully Zontes will bring the 350X1 to this side of the atlantic sometime soon.
yes speed limit 40mph where I live
I do like this bike, as could do changing down from cbr 600 , way to much power,,cos if you got it you will use it lol ,,,,,,vid was worth the wait,,,keep up your good works,.
This is a stunning little bike. Would make a really practical but classy commuter. How does such a cheap bike have cross-spoke wheels? Yamaha can't even put them on their Tenere 700.
So far 7800km mileage, everything good for my GK350. Its the only chinese bike i owned so far where nothing rattlled loose 😂 i havent even needed to tighten any bolts yet. Its also the only chinese bike ive owned where i dont need to cover it with a bike cover when parekd overnight rain or shine. My other prior Chinese bikes cant get hit with rain, failure to do so would make their electrics go bonkers but not the zontes 👍 just needed to replace the keyfob battery 2-3 months or so but no big deal as that's easy to do and the batteries are easy to get a hold of.
If I were going to use it for the scrambler it is, I think I would put more aggressive tyres on those spoked wheels, I can envisage myself stood next to this bike while quaffing tea noisily too.
Styling is a delight… things are turning back around on design.. Now bring back some 2 strokes 🤣👍🏻 great review!
I loved The sound of my Suzuki GT250 reed valve 2 stroke years back and later on the evil Yamaha v4 500 race replica 2 stroke
im going to buy one . black/gold thanks.
I am looking at this exact model and colour tomorrow a dealer has them where I live just down the road cant wait plus a demo Bike crikey
Now if they stuck that motor and tech on something that looks like a bluroc hero 250 or mutt with a few custom touches and nice retro paint jobs i would have one.
I know right thats all we want on a classic bike 40bhp or thereabouts. (Ok there's the Interceptor but thats about it) .
Well am gonna see if a Himi has enough grunt for my first bike. (A tourer really that does good mpg).
Awesome! looking forward with Zontes 350 X if theres a significant change and improvement..im really into it. :)
Zontes continues to produce brilliant and stunning looking bikes, just makes it more difficult to choose one.
Personally being from the older generation I will go for the ZT G1 125 scrambler as it's all I really need.
Brilliant slurping of your tea Mark, love it as you do, annoys so many others, my wife included.
I love my G1 but need some more bhp.
very nice hope to buy one next week
I just think I want one !
Thank you for the review, like you said at the endof the video; i m considering ditching my Honda X11 for the Zontes GK350...seriously or maybe Voge 500 AC^^.
So happy to see this bike showing up greedy bike sales . This is what can be done 👍
I test rode one and I'd agree it's a very nice bike. Having said that it's not as exiting to ride as my Kawasaki Z400. I'd certainly say it's way more comfortable on longer runs than the little Z but for blasting around town and short journeys on country lanes the Kawasaki wins hands down.. The obvious comparison though would be with the KTM Duke 390 and I think there's not quite enough price difference (approx £500) between the two to justify the Zontes over the Duke?
If you want something practical rather than something exciting then maybe this is the bike for you but I think they may need to drop the price a little.
Oh... And I found that about 70mph was okay but much more than that and it was struggling. Top speed of 100mph... I'm dubious, but there again I was on a demonstrator so didn't want to thrash it.
I was on a demo too and 70 came and went easily.
I have the 310r and I find virtually no difference with the eco button either in terms of power or economy. So i tend to leave it in sports mode. Overall a good bike, punchy, light and economical. Well priced and a nice realistic every day riding machinecwith amazing looks.
Will be throttle response then
What a brilliant bike, but no centrestand.
competitors (: I enjoyed your vlog btw, lovely
Holy, i can see that Bajaj is going to buy this
Good review, I like the styling of most of the Chinese bikes much more than Japanese, you seem to get more bang for your buck, not a big fan of the front disc cover other than that though nice 👍
I think it'll just come off, I can see bolts
It can be removed. But its handy for instance when rocks get flicked up towards the brake disc. It's not nice when a rock flicks up in the disc.
I like that cover very much! It looks good to me.
Nice Bike. Its a Mix Of CF Moto700 CL-X style and Naked Bike
My 350 GK Zontes was bought in September of 2023' and it has 15.500 kilometers on it already, it rides beautifully!
I love everything about it actually. Except the only thing I would change would be the seat, the part where it goes higher for the passenger, well if it was set back just an inch and a half. To be able to sit a bit further back would be great.
I may just have it customed and as a "cafe seat" and to my specs in the future. The seat is so new that I'd rather not mess with it yet.
Nice informative video, thx!
Did you got the headlight flickering problem? When i accelerate it flash. I charge the battery now. Hope it works
Your 350-GK is in guarantee, there is a well known problem with some of the batteries! They should change to a new one if it is faulty... With no charge of money!!
hii this is one of the best reviews about this motor cycle /
can you giv recommendation about the zontes 350t19 ?
basically they have the same motor but the front whell is 19"
Hi, I love the T350. I LOVED the T310, with the exception of it being a tiny bit Vibey in the high revs, it was excellent. The 350 is just a bit better. If you search my channel for the T310, you will see my Feb 2019 review of the original T310, the camping trip videos, the updated review and the 19 inch review on there.
I haven't hear any one say potang since I way in the U.S. Navy back in the late 80s.
Thsnk you for the content, Thoughts comparison vs honda cb300r, please
Que moto mais linda . Esse ia vender como água aqui no Brasil
Agree, lose the brake cover, it looks a bit busy around and under the engine area. Saw a podcast on servicing these, getting a plug out is a pain in the backside. Was considering one of these until the Royal Enfield Hunter was announced now its a no brainer, Enfield looks miles better imo and easier to service. Yes Hunter is slower but it looks classy. Love the videos by the way, its the humour.
Well actually this bike in the black with the gold accents looks miles better than the RE in my opinion .
@@PhilipKerry Yes its a personal opinion Philip it was not meant as a contestable comment. Put your comment in a comment and not a reply if you dont agree.
@@michellewilson8845 Eh he can disagree here why not? (Thats the internet). I think both are great options.
For me I'd get the Zontes over the Hunter due to tank size, power and for me the Hunter is too dinky. Am leaning more towards the Himalayan over the Zontes if anything.
As you say servicing Enfields easier👍 (plus the Himalayan larger and can off road).
I’m very curious about the hunter but the 20hp is a problem. I have seen and tried the zontes 350 and it’s a very well built bike. I’m nonetheless hoping for the hunter to be quite cheaper.
@@o2i3u5klwerh8 I have a Meteor 350, it has more torque than this but less hp and obviously is speed limited to 120kph. It's great up to about 65mph. If the Zontes can handle 75-80 motorways that would be great but agree the Hunter looks good also. Some lovely cheap bikes in this segment now!
Good bravo 🇫🇷🇬🇧
I would have deffo bought a Zontes T310 Adventure Bike in 2021, but after waiting for a over a month from an email back from Zontes UK and another 2 weeks after that via email to my nearest dealer. 100 miles away..I got no reply from both, so i thought if they wont answer an email, to sell a new bike with all accessories included, then they are not bothered about a new bike sale so will they be bothered if i have a warranty claim🤔 first impressions were not good..
I emailed Royal Enfield UK about a Himalayan with extras and had a reply within hours, so bought an RE and love it!
I have 3 bikes in my garage a 2021 RE Himmy, 2022 RE Interceptor and my wife's 2021 Suzuki SV650..I have room for 1 more..would love it to be a Zontes so i will maybe try again 😁
I gave up my 1000cc+ bikes after 32yrs in Jan 2021 (got bored with them tbh) and am loving the lower end cc bikes and the low HP, they are a blast to ride and have given me a lot of fun and excitement again
😁
Bad luck about email response
I'm lucky to live a 2 minute walk from my nearest dealer, so I should hope I have better luck 🤞
Nice review MftM ...You doing a review of the ZT125-GK mate ??
Yes
Would like to see the zontes zt125gk☺️
Might be going from a G1 to this. My only gripe is want something a bit bigger as am over 6ft.
I did 400+ miles on a trip to Wales on the G1 and needed reg stops as got ache etc..but otherwise was brill. (not fast enough in places).
I'm considering doing the same, did you end up getting one curious how things are going if you did mate 👍
@@micomak Went with a Himalayan. So far loving it as a first bike (sure want something faster one day).
I love the look of this bike. Will you be getting the 125 version in To review? I’m interested in the difference between the GK and the U1.
You mean GK and G1?
@@motorsforthemasses ye. Sorry the G1
Wish I could get one of these in America. Aside from the Hunter 350 you don’t see many bikes like this.
Hi, merry Christmas, you spoke very shortly about mirroring phone screen, is that yet working or it's a project? Many thanks for your video
Negatives: unfortunnately Zontes still didn't solve one issue, came from previous models: we still can feel annoying vibrations from 60 miles/5500-6000 revs on the pegs, affecting also visibility from the mirrors. Other than that, amazing bike, with unbeatable relation of quality /price / specs. Very nice ride for daily commute
So you have to go 55 or 65 mph to be out of the vibrations rev range?
ive heard that in several places, i have to say, its the reason im not inclined to purchase one. Finding out i cant go long distances without fatigue from vibrations would make me mad.
Yes it does I’ve had mine for two days vibrating in my feed and hand’s almost gone numb find the seat uncomfortable after half hour but not run in yet otherwise love it lol
Hi Dear, please tell me it’s a good bike can I buy it or not
Hi Mark,Another great review, I am now 70yrs young !!!LOL . I ride a Tiger 955i & as you say she is now getting a Tad heavy for me, so I,m thinking of a Zontes 350 not sure if a GK or the ZT any ideas ??? Have you a review coming for the ZT ?? More Tea any one ????? Thanks for all your great work . Regards Alan.
Hi, yes ZT350 review coming soon.
It's great, but i need around 90 MPG
What do you reckon, beginner friendly?
looks good, too bad they don't sell them in aus. 😃
Like the bike good review. I'm wondering if the spokes are stainless ?
I hope they are
Ive got the ZT350 T17
Did you mention the oil cooling radiator!?
What do you think of the gear ratios 3rd & 4th also what was fill of the bike at 70 mph
I covered both of those in the video
I saw the gear ratio on what you didn’t like about 3rd & 4th but I think I missed cruiser at 70mph - I have the chance to get a black gold one from stock
Does it not have Bosch ABS? My 125cc version has them
hi I just bought the same bike but my mirrors vibrate too much to see clearly, how can I solve the problem?
I never had that problem, have you tightened them?
@@motorsforthemasses yes 😭
The eco mode is deactivated after 7000 rpm ...
that's why you couldn't see the difference
What I'd like to know is how they can get 39hp out of a 350 cc bike compared to the Royal Enfield's 350 cc bixe which have 20hp?
20hp is tragic but they make up for it in torque...almost.
How about compare with cfmoto 300nk or clx?
Am i the only one that cant get his andriod phone to connect to the led screen ? Ive been told its an apple only system !
Considerazioni che condivido pienamente, ho la GK 350 e anch'io ho notato solo la strana differenza fra la 3^ marcia e la 4^. Per il resto moto FANTASTICA. Forse con un pignone più grande si potrebbero raggiungere i 100MPH. Con la mia ho raggiunto i 163km/h, 154 con gps!
Ciao. Sei soddisfatto della moto e delle sue prestazioni? è paragonabile ad una duke 390? Sono alla ricerca di una prima moto e queste due o la svartpilen 401 sarebbero le mie prime scelte
@@HeX470 ciao, si, sono soddisfattissimo per tutto; a voler trovare una caratteristica che cambierei sarebbe quella di avere la settima marcia! Perchè anche la 6^ è tutta un tiro, servirebbe una marcia per andature rilassate. Oppure un pignone con un dente in più e lo ho ordinato, presto farò un test col pignone diverso ;-)
Non ho mai provato la Duke che comunque è un pò più potente, sicuramente siamo lì, come estetica io non l'ho mai presa in considerazione perchè non mi piace. Stesso discorso per la Svartpilen, linee che non mi appartengono...
@@levamarco Non so se hai già cambiato il pignone, ma, nel caso lo avessi fatto, quanto è cambiata l'accelerazione e la velocità massima?
@@gabrielecaselli2044 si, pignone cambiato, ho ritirato però la moto solo ieri ed ho avuto modo intanto di apprezzare una migliore gestione delle marce, maggiormente sfruttabili a bassi giri. Finalmente posso girare in 5ª a 75-80km/h a 4000 giri.
Per quanto riguarda l’accelerazione non ho sentito perdita nelle marce basse e quindi direi ottimo così!! Per quanto riguarda infine la velocità massima dovremo riaggiornarci, deve capitare l’occasione 😉
Comunque pignone con un dente in più per il momento promosso!!
@@levamarco Grazie per la risposta, prenderò in considerazione di comprarlo anche io
The only gripe I have with these Zontes bikes is the keyless ignition, fuel cap, and seat release. I believe there's nothing under the seat anyway, so surely a normal lock would do? I just have visions of it all going south out of warranty, and it's a bit gimmicky IMO
I feel the same.
I really like this bike but the things you mentioned are things I can see going wrong
The screen too. I just prefer to have clocks and a bit more simplicity to cut down on problems.
Love the exhaust. Not sure spokes a good thing. Over all though, an impressive bike. Should suit urban yoof and commuters.
Spokes on the 350 enfield classic are said to give a smoother ride over the cast wheels of the meteor. As the zontes is tubeless there is not the usual downside of tubes
What's the fuel consumption of this bad boy?
Can it took two passengers? Replayed please 🙏
Keyless is a thing i do not like at all.
hope they make a 350 G1 😀
Have you tried or plan to test a svartpilen 401?
czcams.com/video/tw9WJsRQuxY/video.html
Il semblerait que Zontes travaille sur un trois cylindre de 700 cc
I hope that's 188kg wet, or that's very heavy for a 300 class bike
Yes, wet
Hello. Quelle puissance maximale sur autoroute ?
Hi we are Royal Enfield and we have created a cool and dynamic road bike for the urban environment The Scram 411.. it's class leading!
Zontes.... hold my beer!
Unavailable in Ireland unfortunately
Available from Zontes dealer Bikeworld Dublin
Afraid not, they have a 310T and will not be bringing in the 350. It's only available on special order,so no demo no test ride and over 7,500€.
Can you get one from the Isle of Mann? Would have thought there's a few dealers there.
Or ferry to Liverpool etc. Prob a bit of a trek but if you can service it in Dublin?
@@MauriceTarantulas Ingear Motorcycles are stockists.
7:19 - 🤣
how tall are you?
3m10 seconds
@@motorsforthemasses i did not ask how long do u last? 😝
I hope their 125cc scooter isn't vaporware.
Hehehehehe ...
To all my biker friends out there be it in the UK, US or anywhere in Europe DO NOT make the mistake of buying a Zontes be it a 125, a 310 or the GK 350. I had the GK350 for 2 weeks it's very attractive and it "apparently" has a load of features that you see on the big four but it is no more no less than just another Chinese piece of plastic crap. I began having small problems after a week and I have been a rider since 92, I had gone a few years without riding and fell for the Zontes charm, but I got rid of mine and got a second hand Honda with a warranty. Think of the Zontes charm as songs of the Siren from which the ancient mariners would flee.
Every manufacturer has problem bikes, Italian bikes have more than their fair share and cost a ton more., You can't say do not buy any of them because you had a problem with 1 bike, silly.
@@motorsforthemasses yep agreed
Nice bikes but......why would you spend the money when you can buy so much better from respected brands for not much more
how much is the top speed?