BEIJING, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on ZXMOTO’s victory and “Made in China”:
In the hit Chinese movie series “Pegasus,” a race car emblazoned with “Xindi Machine,” the name of a little-known factory, surges past renowned teams to claim a decisive victory. Recently, this dramatic underdog success tale came to life at the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship (WSBK), where a French rider claimed dual race wins aboard a Chinese indigenous motorcycle: “ZXMOTO.”
The story behind “ZXMOTO” is even more compelling than the movie.
Zhang Xue, founder of ZXMOTO, has been immersed in motorcycles since his teens. After dropping out of school, he started as an apprentice mechanic, cleaning parts, gradually became a motocross racer, and then a technician who mastered the whole manufacturing process and craftsmanship behind motorcycles. He later co-founded his own business before finally launching his own brand, ZXMOTO, naming it after himself. By the time ZXMOTO shone at the Algarve International Circuit, Zhang Xue himself had already devoted over two decades of his life to “building the fastest motorcycle.”
A mentor he once consulted also sent Zhang his congratulations: “Finally, you’ve seen the bright moon through the dark clouds.” After a long pause, Zhang replied, “Actually, I was prepared never to see the moon at all.” He added that even if he hadn’t, he would have kept going anyway.
Resilience and daring entrepreneurship supported Zhang Xue through the long trudge to glory. That said, it would not have been possible without China’s complete motorcycle industrial supply chain ecosystem. Zhang Xue chose Chongqing as his base precisely because it’s China’s “motorcycle capital”, boasting a localization rate for motorcycle components of over 90%. Within a 50-kilometer radius, one can source everything from frames and core components for engines, down to a single screw. With a technical drawing for a custom component, prototyping can be finished without even leaving the industrial park.
The championship-winning ZXMOTO motorcycle features fully indigenous R&D in its three core components — engine, frame, and its electronic control system. High-precision manufacturers from across China have joined hands in forming a top-tier supply chain. High-precision crankshafts from Shandong and Jiangsu achieve even tighter component tolerances than international standards; cutting-edge titanium alloy materials from Guangdong make the engine valves more heat-resistant while cutting weight by half…
