The rise of DAB Motors has been nothing short of meteoric. Simon Dabadie founded the boutique French motorcycle manufacturer in 2018, released the first Euro-compliant, made-to-order custom bike in 2019, and then pivoted to electric motorcycles in 2021 with a brutally minimalist prototype. Now, just three years on, that prototype is going into production as the limited edition DAB 1?.
The move comes a year after DAB’s acquisition by Peugeot Motocycles. Bringing DAB’s electric bike to market was a major focus of the partnership from the start, so the DAB 1? will be manufactured at Peugeot’s Beaulieu-Mandeure factory?and shipped worldwide. It’s limited to 400 units, with pricing starting from ?14.900 [about $15,920].
As you’d expect from a partnership between two French companies, the DAB 1? is très luxurious. It closely resembles the prototype it’s based on, but it’s been redesigned from the ground up and lathered in high-end parts and surface finishes.
The DAB 1? uses a new double-cradle steel frame, matched to a trellis subframe and a cast aluminum swingarm. A monocoque body sits on top of it, manufactured from injection-molded ABS plastic. Styled as a neo-futuristic supermoto of sorts, it’s finished off with a sumptuous Alcantara saddle.

DAB also overhauled its electric prototype’s drivetrain to prepare it for production. It now makes 11 kW of nominal power with 25.5 kW [34.6 hp] of peak power, and features rege...