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Kove Founder Launches ZXMoto. But Can This New Chinese Brand Stand Out?

Zhang Xue is an interesting figure in the Chinese motorcycle world. He founded Kove, built it into one of the more ambitious young brands, and then out of nowhere, quit the company. There was no big statement or long explanation. He just moved on. 

But now he’s back with a fresh company called ZXMoto (with Z and X literally being his initials), and the whole thing feels a little curious.

The catalog looks familiar enough that you could mistake some of these bikes for something from Loncin, QJ Motor, or even Kove itself. It feeds into that ongoing question about how much tech, tooling, and production is being shared between Chinese manufacturers behind the scenes. That is not unusual for Chinese brands, but it does raise the question of where ZXMoto fits in and whether it brings anything truly new.

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