Zhang Xue once shouted "Use Made in China to Kill Made in Japan" Zhang Xue Motorcycles did it
"Look how I can use Made in China to kill Made in Japan!"
In the past two days, Zhang Xue, the founder of the Chinese motorcycle brand Zhang Xue Motorcycles, has attracted attention on social media with his heroic words in his early years.
Zhang Xue, founder of Chinese motorcycle brand Zhang Xue Motorcycle.
Many netizens marveled, "No one believed him at the time, but now he has really done it."
On March 28, in the World SSP category of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) in Portugal, French rider Valentin Debis drove the Zhang Xue Motorcycle 820RR-RS model and won the championship with a lead of nearly 4 seconds. Traditional overlords Ducati, Yamaha, Kawasaki, etc. have all been left behind.
Zhang Xue's motorcycle ran out of the "vacuum zone" during the competition. social media
This is the first time that a Chinese brand has reached the top of the highest category of a top international motorcycle event, realizing a historic breakthrough for China's motorcycle industry from 0 to 1, and at the same time breaking the decades-long monopoly of European, American and Japanese brands such as Ducati and Yamaha.
In the second round the next day, Zhang Xue motorcycle won the championship again, achieving two consecutive victories.
WSBK is the top production motorcycle event hosted by the International Motorcycle Federation. It is a stage to test the ultimate performance of production vehicles.
The French driver drove Zhang Xue Motorcycle's 820RR-RS racing car to win the WSBK Portugal Grand Prix and raised the five-star red flag after the race. Zhang Xue motorcycle
After the game, Zhang Xue said on social media that if some things were done not for results but for love, the results might really be different.
In the eyes of many people in the industry, Zhang Xue is undoubtedly a legend, and his life experience is comparable to the real-life version of "Flying Life".
Public reports show that Zhang Xue’s parents divorced since she was a child, and her family is poor. At the age of 14, he dropped out of school to work as an apprentice in a repair shop and saved 8,000 yuan to buy an old Honda.
At the age of 19, Zhang Xue attracted public attention for riding more than 100 kilometers in the rain to chase the TV crew.
At the age of 26, he went to Chongqing with tens of thousands of yuan to build cars, starting with assembly, modification, and online sales.
In 2024, Zhang Xue Motorcycles was born. The first 1,000 units of the first model will not be sold and will be fully tested for 1 million kilometers. Quality will always be put before making money.
After winning the championship, Zhang Xue’s motorcycle inquiries increased significantly.
Zhang Xue’s motorcycle applet shows that there are currently three motorcycles, ZX820RR, ZX500RR, and ZX500F, available for reservation. Among them, the ZX820RR version is priced at a uniform national price of 43,800 yuan, and the RR-R version is priced at 61,980 yuan.
Zhang Xue earlier introduced that in 2025, Zhang Xue's motorcycle output value will reach 750 million yuan, R&D investment will reach 69.58 million yuan, R&D sales will account for 9.33%, and a loss of 22.78 million yuan will be incurred during the same period.
In addition, Zhang Xue Motorcycle has completed Series A financing in January 2026 and is expected to receive an investment of 90 million yuan, with a post-investment valuation of 1.09 billion yuan.
Yin Zheng, a well-known actor in the "Flying Life" series of movies, posted a message
"The rural boy who once rode an old motorcycle that kept stalling and falling down but still didn't give up chasing his dream finally put his car on the map and won the championship in a world-class competition! He chased his dream. And this is just the beginning."
Yin Zheng, a well-known actor who has starred in the "Flying Life" series of movies, couldn't help but express the above emotion on Weibo.
He said, "ZX is so impressive! I want to rush! I want to support it with actions!"
