Chinese Motorcycle Maker Zhang Xue's Team Hit by Theft Again at Milan Show: Display Bike Stripped of Parts, Founder Says He Will Lock Everything Next Time
During the EICMA international motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, a display motorcycle at the stand of Chinese manufacturer Zhang Xue's team was stripped of nearly every removable part, including its oil cap, coolant cap, fuel cap, fuel-tank lock and mirrors. Knews reported the theft on November 9, and founder Zhang Xue later responded in a video, saying theft in Italy was getting ever more outrageous and that next time he would lock everything down.
In an ironic twist, Zhang had only just warned other Chinese exhibitors at the show that weekend crowds were large and that unlocked, loosely placed parts could easily be taken. His own stand was hit first. The incident drew wide discussion on Chinese social media and briefly topped trending lists.
It was the team's second theft in Italy in two months. In late September, while the team was in Milan for the Italian round of the World Superbike Championship, thieves broke into its tour bus and took six members' backpacks; one member lost a passport, a credit card was used for unauthorised charges of about 200 euros, and signed photographs of the team's rider were also taken. The team reported the case to police and contacted the Chinese embassy and consulates in Italy, and the member who lost a passport obtained a replacement through an expedited channel, but the case has seen no progress since.
(Source: Knews)
Source: Knews
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：米兰 EICMA 国际摩托车展上的展台摩托车（资料图，2024年，非涉事展车）。照片：AVMOTO 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A display motorcycle at the EICMA show in Milan (file photo, 2024; not the bike involved). Photo by AVMOTO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
