Image Credit: Segway.
If you'd told me ten years ago that the company famous for making mall cops look like futuristic floating statues would build a dirt bike I actually want to ride, I'd have laughed you out of the room. Seriously. How wrong would I have been… Why? Because Segway is back, and they aren't here to police the food court. They're here to get dirty.
We all know Segway. We love them, we meme them. But while we were making jokes, Segway was quietly being acquired by a Chinese tech giant and is pivoting hard into "powersports." The new Xaber 300 (pronounced "say-br" - vowels are apparently expensive in 2026) is their latest creation, unveiled just last week at CES. And it's not a gimmick. This thing is the real deal. It's inspired by a prototype they actually entered into the Dakar Rally. Yes, that Dakar Rally. The one where people get lost in the desert for fun.
Image Credit: Segway.
Here is the genius part. The Xaber 300 isn't one bike - it's basically three. Through the magic of software and a very clever app, you can toggle the bike's personality to mimic a 150cc, 200cc, or 300cc gas motorcycle.
This is actually brilliant for families. You can buy this for your teenager (or your spouse who rides like a teenager), set it to "150cc mode" so they don't launch themselves into orbit, and then unlock the full "300cc" beast mode once they've figured out which lever stops the pain. It's a bike you grow with, not out of.
Image Credit: Segway.
Now, for the piece de resistance, the nugget hidden deep within this clever two-wheeler. You know those gyroscopic sensors that keep a standard Segway upright? They didn't throw those away. They repurposed them for active wheelie control. Yay!
You can literally go into the app and set a "maximum wheelie angle." If you're a beginner, you can set it to "safe." If you're me, you set it to "watch this." The bike will cut power if the front wheel gets too high, effectively saving you from that humiliating moment where the bike loops out and you end up staring at the sky, wondering where it all went wrong.
Image Credit: Segway.
Segway is being a little coy with the hard numbers - playing hard to get, which I respect - but here is what we know: It will be priced at a very reasonable $5,299. That's not "toy" money, but it's not "second mortgage" money either. Segway hasn't released official dyno sheets, but the "300cc mode" is estimated to deliver around 40 horsepower. The lower modes sit at about 15 hp and 30 hp. Reports from the CES suggest a 72V, 44Ah battery system, and Segway claims a "best-in-class" power-to-weight ratio. Finally, come spring or summer 2026, we should be able to get our hands on one.
The good thing about electric motors is that they don't need clutches. They just go. But Segway knows that old habits die hard, so they included a virtual electronic clutch. It's a lever on the left handlebar that simulates the feel of a mechanical clutch. Does it actually disconnect a transmission? No. Does it make old-school riders feel better? Absolutely. It's a fidget spinner for your left hand that also lets you pop the front end up over logs.
Image Credit: Segway.
Since this is a modern piece of tech, it's loaded with safety features. It has geo-fencing, so if you are a parent, you can literally draw a digital box around the backyard. If Junior tries to make a break for the state line, the bike powers down. It also has traction control that you can tune for mud, rock, or pavement.
The electric dirt bike market has been the Wild West for a few years now, full of weird, shaky prototypes and glorified mountain bikes. The Segway Xaber 300 feels different. It feels like a mature product from a company that understands software just as well as hardware. It's approachable, it's easy to tune, and at $5,300, it's priced to sell. It might not have the raw, terrifying soul of a two-stroke, but it has a "don't flip over" button. And I think I prefer that.
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