edwinchester Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I'm looking to buy a budget adventure bike in the near future and leaning towards the Honda and Benelli 500's. But.....I really like the look of the Zontes 310T. The reviews are really good and the price is very attractive. However I'm finding it impossible to locate any dealers and am wondering if, after the release last year, Zontes have given up in Thailand. Any thoughts and info? Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 12 hours ago, edwinchester said: I'm looking to buy a budget adventure bike in the near future and leaning towards the Honda and Benelli 500's. But.....I really like the look of the Zontes 310T. The reviews are really good and the price is very attractive. However I'm finding it impossible to locate any dealers and am wondering if, after the release last year, Zontes have given up in Thailand. Any thoughts and info? Thanks for reading. Never heard of Zontes?? The second hand market is flooded with adv bikes for sale, some good deals about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 What did they say when you contacted them in BKK or anywhere else ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, canthai55 said: What did they say when you contacted them in BKK or anywhere else ? Phoned a few numbers of the nearest dealers and either unavailable or didn't answer. Websites I've found haven't been active for months on end. Edited November 28, 2020 by edwinchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I had never heard of the brand until this thread. FB last entry Dec 2019 - I would say you dodged a bullet buying one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, canthai55 said: I had never heard of the brand until this thread. FB last entry Dec 2019 - I would say you dodged a bullet buying one Maybe....but it is a nice looking bike and the international reviews are excellent hence wanting to at least check one out if possible. Perhaps it's a Thailand specific distribution problem right now considering sales elsewhere seem to be normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said: The second hand market is flooded with adv bikes for sale, some good deals about. Not sure about flooded but on can find a decent Versys 300, if lucky. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agusts Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 There are many nice bikes out there but if not good dealership support or easy access to spare parts and service in Thailand, I don't think it's wise to try and buy one even if available somehow..., it's just going to be a headache going forward... Fortunately Thailand is full of locally made or well supported non-local bikes, so give this a pass - even if it looks good...! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 The Zontes 310T looks like a copy of the BMW 310 GS. The price of the BMW is of course not as low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post guzzi850m2 Posted November 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2020 If you are on a budget buy a used Honda cb500X, decent power, economical on fuel, the 2019 and onwards version is the best from what I can read. Forget about that Zontes, you say you can't find a dealer, can you imagine the head-ace it will give you if you need a spare part and the dealer is 1000km away? Perhaps okay if you are planning a China trip???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. As an update I got through to the Zontes distributor and they arranged for a call from a reasonably local dealer, I'm in Kanchanaburi and the dealer, also for Benelli, is in Nakhon Pathom. A really helpful guy, who spoke excellent English, sent me loads of pics of their Zontes range and also the Benelli adv bike. He also told me that the Zontes adv bike will only be available in Thailand sometime next year. Maybe I'll wait.....but.....out for a drive last week I saw a really nice CRF250l, NOT the Rally, kitted out with a nice screen and luggage. Which got me thinking about the new CRF300 which has a much stronger motor than the 250. Decisions decisions. Edited December 8, 2020 by edwinchester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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