The first three-cylinder Zontes is now available, it is called ZT 703 F and is arriving with a bang

It expected Zontes ZT 703 F It is now a reality and will be the first model of the Chinese brand equipped with a three-cylinder engine. An adventurous frame that not only attracts attention through a very personal and well-defined image. Also for the technological and mechanical compendium that it offers.

It’s a fact that Zontes is making steady progress in several industry categories, but its efforts in the trail/adventure segment in particular underline its intentions and how both Japanese and European companies will need to continually innovate if they don’t. want to lose market share to the Chinese.

Looking back, almost three years have passed since we learned that Zontes was making three-cylinder motorcycles between 500 and 1,000 cc. Later we showed you its future three-cylinder engine and later we were even able to see it in full operation in a video published by the brand itself.

It was last November when Zontes “declared war on twin-cylinders with the ZT 703 F and RR”. Then the Asian manufacturer announced this new model for the first time. ZT 703 F and the future ZT 703RRwith even more pronounced power and a truly attractive racing image.

New Zontes ZT 703 F: Recipe that doesn’t fail

Now, a few months later, Zontes has finally launched its new one ZT703F, Moreover, it does so according to the recipe that is so popular today: an adventure-style motorcycle, equipped with an efficient chassis and a high level of technology and finished with a solvent engine, in this case with three cylinders.

In numerical terms, that is, as far as real numbers are concerned, the brand announces the following:

• 699cc
• 97 hp at 10,000 rpm
• 76 Nm at 7,500
• 228 kilograms in running order

It is clear that these figures are really attractive a priori because of the type of motorcycle it is and the category in which it would be included. Moreover, the new Zontes ZT 703 F It utilizes an endless number of resources, technical, mechanical and technological, which together are responsible for coming together efficiently to deliver top-level results.

Starting with the bike part, where it uses an aluminum alloy chassis with double beams and a subframe made of the same material. With barely 14.8 kilosBoth elements guarantee the necessary level of stiffness under all circumstances. The whole rests on an inverted front fork and a rear monoshock, both fully adjustable.

In the first version the Zontes ZT 703 F opts for 21 and 18 inch radial wheels, front and rear respectively, fitted with Michelin tires that match the size 90/90-21 and 150/70-18. Braking uses a team signed by J. Juan with dual brake discs at the front and a single disc on the rear axle, assisted by a dual-channel ABS system.

Other interesting facts we already know about this ZT 703 F include having a fuel tank 22 litres capacity. The distance between the axes is 1,565mmwhile the bottom of the seat is located 845mm floor, making it a holder suitable for a wide range of users.

Mechanics and technology of the new Zontes ZT 703 F

Without a doubt the three-cylinder used by the new one ZT 703 F It is one of the most important assets for potential interested parties when acquiring its services. Finally, the brand declares a compression of 13.0:1, a far cry from the 13.5:1 that was initially speculated. In any case, the power figures speak for themselves. With a maximum power of 97 hp and a specified torque of 76 Nm, it is positioned as a reference in this chapter.

On the other hand, we have the extensive list of equipment that it offers, including technological elements that stand out such as:

• Windscreen with electric adjustment
• Rear radar with blind spot warning
• GPS navigation
• Bluetooth connectivity with smartphone
• 6’75″ full color IPS TFT LCD screen
• 1080P front camera with recording system
• Full LED lighting
• keyless ignition system
• Fuel filler cap with remote opening
• Aluminum crankcase cover
• TCS system
• Dual USB charging port
• Tire pressure monitoring, etc.

The equipment list can be supplemented with numerous options that the Chinese brand offers: high mudguards, spotlights, heated grips or seat are some of them. All this for an official launch price in China of around 43,800 yuan 5,640 euros To the change.

Now we have to wait when the brand will decide to bring it to its European distributors and what will be the official fee that will have to be paid to get it. On the other hand, the brand is already preparing the launch of the new one ZT 703RR.

We are talking about a sports car with a final power of 110 hp, equipped with the same mechanics as the ZT 703 F although the launch has not yet been made official, so we will have to wait a while to know all the details.