From a motorcycle repair apprentice to a high-profile entrepreneur in the Chinese motorcycle industry, Zhang Xue built his own brand step by step. 2026,zhang zhu motorcycle In the first season of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK), it finished third among manufacturers and its riders finished second for the year.
Zhang Xue’s topic is not only in the racing field. He rode a modified motorcycle to “float on water” for 40.74 kilometers in his hometown of Mayang, Hunan Province. However, he also caused controversy due to his low annual salary of 100,000 yuan (about US$15,000) in school recruitment and the public blacklisting of his biological mother. From entrepreneurship, racing to words and actions, Zhang Xue has become a closely watched figure in the Chinese motorcycle industry.
Zhang Xue was born in 1987 and has been fond of motorcycles since childhood. After leaving junior high school, he devoted himself to the motorcycle field. In 2009, when he was 22, he applied for a job at Zhejiang Apollo Sports Technology and wrote a handwritten letter to express his love for motorcycles. Finally, he was specially hired by Chairman Ying’er to participate in motorcycle research and development.
This experience became an important foundation for his future entrepreneurship. Zhang Xue once publicly praised her former boss Ying’er as “extremely beautiful”. Zhejiang Apollo, founded by Ying’er, has now launched its IPO.
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In 2026, Zhang Xue Motorcycles entered the World Superbike Championship (WSBK), and its French rider Valentin Debis performed well in the WorldSSP category. In March he won two consecutive rounds in Portugal. Zhang Xue kept her promise and took nearly 200 employees, R&D personnel and suppliers on a chartered flightItaly Watch racing live. At the end of the season in October, Debs won runner-up for Driver of the Year with 291 points, while Zhang Xue won third place for Manufacturer of the Year.
The 14-year-old boy with oily hands in the car repair shop finally let the world see Chinese motorcycles with his car. Zhang Xue said that the reason for his success was that “I did what I wanted to do regardless of the outcome. This has been the case for decades. No matter how hard it is, I will not give up. If I can’t do it, I will die.”
