Most customs start out as old bikes in dire need of resurrection. Taking a grinder to an old beater is cheaper than tearing into a brand new machine, and the results are often more appealing, too.
But that’s not an option when you’re customizing an electric motorcycle: they simply haven’t been around long enough. So how did a small French outfit build an electric flat tracker with all the old-school charm of a barn find"

Jambon-Beurre Motorcycle is a custom shop based in Paris run by Antonin (a fashion photographer) and Benjamin (a finance executive from the automotive industry). The enigmatic duo normally wrenches on 80s and 90s machinery, but thoughts of an electric project had been percolating since last year. ?We?ve always been convinced that electric bikes are great,? says Ben. ?And even more convinced after testing a BMW e-scooter. Huge torque and power, totally silent, and a great ride…but it?s a scooter! So we started to think about integrating those great qualities into a bike as cool as those we usually build.?

?We wanted to put a very powerful electric drivetrain into a vintage bike frame, to make a dirt track bike with more than 100 hp and a 100 km range. Road legal, but able to run in dirt track races. The design had to be a mix between futuristic technology and ?vintage dirty? motorcycle.?
Since this was an in-house project with no client picking up the tab, JBM needed a way to finance it. They found a sponsor in the publishe...