Zongshen ZS250 – cruising for beginners (Motoring.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2005 Zongshen ZS 250
The Zongshen range of motorcycles is aimed primarily at 16-year-olds (lots of different 125cc models) and workday commuters (a selection of neat, if basic, scooters) but its flagship is a 248cc cruiser, a mini-Harley so laid-back it's almost horizontal.
The ZS250-5 bumbles along courtesy of an air-cooled V-twin that looks like it's derived from the Yamaha Virago engine of the 1980s. Given the predilection of Chinese bikemakers for cloning old Japanese technology, it could be just that.
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