DAB motors recreates back to the future’s delorean time machine car as electric motorbike

Back to the future’s delorean DMC-12 becomes electric motorbike

DAB Motors revives the DeLorean DMC-12 time machine car in the movie Back to the Future as a custom, steel-bodied DAB 1α electric motorbike. The November 5th release falls in time with the date of when time travel was first tested in the movie. While the DeLorean DMC-12 transports Doc Brown and Marty McFly through time, DAB Motors’ electric motorbike DAB 1α moves riders on land from one destination to another.

The custom design is the latest release from the DAB Custom Studio, which is the service branch of DAB Motors. In the past, they’ve transformed their electric motorbike into Paris Olympics-inspired models as well as retro-game-looking ride, wrapped with translucent purple material. This time, DAB 1α gets an OUTTATIME license plate attached to its rear to reminisce about the movie’s time traveling scenes. There’s also a fake flux capacitor as well as a speedometer capped at 88 mph, the exact speed required to travel through time in the movie.

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DAB motors adds a McFly punk hoverboard for Delorean ride

The stainless steel body of the DAB Motors’ electric motorbike fits the DeLorean-inspired recreation because they share the silver and mechanical exterior. The exposed wires and matching CNC-machined rims of DAB 1α refer to the long cables attached on the side of the DeLorean time machine car as well as the visible, engine-packed trunk of the vehicle. The electric motorbike also sports DBMC side badges, which pay homage to DeLorean’s DMC logo.

To top these all off, DAB Motors include a McFly punk hoverboard and cap alongside a PEPSI bottle to the custom electric motorbike model. They also reimagine the vents of DAB 1α based on the DeLorean’s exhaust system for a finishing touch. Simon Dabadie, founder of DAB Motors, feels that the DeLorean DMC-12 has redefined automotive aesthetics. By releasing the custom and one-of-one DAB 1α, he hopes its design and features can underline what he means, an attempt to faithfully remake the vehicle into an electric motorbike.

rear view of the DAB Motors’ recreation of the DeLorean DMC-12 from the movie Back to the Future