If you’ve read Bill’s previous article on the Zontes 310V cruiser you might remember he mentioned the twin rear shocks were, err, rubbish. Which was a bit of a shame because the rest of the bike, he said, was fantastic.

You can also watch his video on the 310V in our video section, or, on ‘The Bike Show’ You Tube channel, which Bill now works on as well.

Anyway, after a call to the Zontes factory in China they apologized and sent these new nitrogen/gas replacements, which were fitted by our friends at www.thebikemansa.co.za (082 573 5124), who also retail all of Zontes’ motorcycles range, of course.So Bill hurriedly ran off to collect the 310V again, and according to him the problem is well and truly solved. As you can see the springs are slightly different and the damping is now so good that it can support Bill’s mass nicely, so he says.

Therefore, the Zontes 310V is now the prefect cruiser, and more importantly, the only one in the 300-400cc bracket, and for just under 80K it’s a very attractive option to everything else.

Now go to www.zontes.co.za to locate your nearest dealer and to find out when you can get your hands on one.

Our good friend Noddy at www.bikeworx.co.za now has full Texa diagnostic equipment for every bike from AJS to Zundapp – well nearly.

So, if you have any irritating faults with your modern motorcycle and can’t seem to find them, or why there’re there, Noddy and his friendly staff can happily assist.Not forgetting his famous Dynajet dyno, (which all our test bikes are run on), and all things involved with it, like fuel mapping and the like, to attain maximum performance from your stock ECU.

Either way give him a call on (011 792 5795) for more information.

This entire vintage MX collection is now up for sale. So if you fancy having any of these beautifully prepared machines in your garage/bar, then get in touch with the guys below.

As you can see, there’re Maico, Husqvarna, KTM, Suzuki and more, from the 70s/80s/90s onwards. There’s even a very rare and powerful 700 Maico, two-stroke, single-cylinder available, if you want to scare yourself?

Either way they probably won’t hang around for too long, so we recommend you get in there early, before they disappear overseas, like all of our cool South African bikes tend to do. 

Go to www.radmoto.co.za (011 234 5007) for more information.