Everyone drives a beat-up camper van to catch waves, so why not break away from the herd and take a fast, environmentally-friendly electric motorbike instead? That’s the offer from electric motorbike pioneers DAB, whose minimalist DAB 1a has already attracted attention for its near-100 mile range and a promise of swift progress, not to mention its super-urban style.
French-based DAB - they’re part of the huge Peugeot group which adds to the appeal - commissioned their Custom Studio to delve into their imaginations to come up with one electric motorbike theme for each of the five Olympic rings, each referencing a specific Olympic sport - and we think you’ll agree the results are eye-catching.
As you’d expect, sea blue is the colour for the surfing themed DAB electric motorbike, complete with a dedicated rack for your surfboard, which is naturally included. There can be fewer more stylish ways to arrive at your favourite beach at sunrise than this silent electric motorbike, ready to rival the Olympic medallists with your effortless style. Of course, if things go less than well, your departure will be silent, too.
You’ll be opting for the yellow-liveried model if you’re a basketball fan, equipped with a handy clear plastic carrier lashed to the electric motorbike and designed for you high end basketball gear - and of course with space on your electric motorbike for a basketball too.
A skateboard adorns the black DAB Olympic electric motorbike, while there’s a special strap to secure your boxing gloves on the red electric motorbike, so perhaps you’ll be riding it to ringside, to the cheers of the packed crowd. Or the bafflement of your local gym. But what do they know?
Our favourite must be the tennis-themed DAB electric motorbike, with its pale tyres, white and pale green livery and neat basket upfront for your tennis balls. We’d double up and use if for shopping, not yet an Olympic sport, but surely in the running to be included in the next Olympics in Los Angeles, where shopping is less sport and more religion.
DAB maintain that an Olympic liveried DAB electric motorbike is available as a custom option if you sign up for one of their early production standard models. Basic prices for the futuristic DAB 1a electric motorbike start at £13,000 - with your custom Olympic choices adding more than a little to the price. Gold medals all round, we’d say.
