Chinese bike producer Zontes has been occupying the beginner-friendly house, significantly within the European market, for a while now. At EICMA 2023, the model showcased quite a few new choices, signifying its intention of branching out into the premium phase. Zontes appears to have a eager curiosity within the rising maxi-scooter phase, as evidenced by its current launches, with probably the most premium of which being the 501 collection.
Maxi-scooters have grow to be a preferred subsegment of the scooter world lately, as they provide the long-distance consolation and facilities of touring bikes, coupled with the practicality and ease-of-use of a scooter. This implies that maxi-scooters are each wonderful commuters round city, whereas on the identical time succesful long-distance two-wheelers for out of city journeys. That being stated, whereas many different high-capacity scooters decide to utilize twin-cylinder engines, Zontes has determined to stay to a single-cylinder engine.
With a displacement of 491cc, this liquid-cooled, fuel-injected unit will certainly have some heavy counter balancers to scale back vibration. Nevertheless, it has a good energy output of 35 kilowatts (47 horsepower) and 53 Nm (39 pound-feet) of torque. In the European market, the place the scooter has been launched, it’s compliant with A2 licensing rules, permitting each newbie and intermediate riders to swing a leg over this sensible machine. Top pace is a claimed 175 kilometers per hour (108 miles per hour), and the scooter will get a quite giant 17-liter gasoline tank for prolonged vary in between fill-ups.
Now, Zontes is providing the 501 vary of maxi-scooters in quite a lot of flavors. The first of which is the 501E, which is an evolution of the smaller 350E designed as a GT maxi-scooter. The Zontes 501H, in the meantime, is the sportiest of the bunch that includes contoured traces and a minimalist accent package deal. The 501K is technically much like the 501E, however will get extra rounded bodywork giving it a extra streamlined look.
Last however not least, the 501G units itself aside with an adventurous design full with crash bars and wire-spoke wheels. It’s with the 501G that Zontes hopes to penetrate the rising journey scooter phase, popularized by fashions just like the Honda X-ADV and the not too long ago launched Peugeot XP400.
As of this writing, Zontes has but to announce pricing and availability of the brand new maxi-scooter lineup. However, judging from its earlier fashions, chances are high the brand new 501 collection of maxi-scooters can be priced very competitively compared to its extra established counterparts.
