The Siluro 100! More in the description.

Forget horsepower for a second. This Ducati was built for just one thing: breaking world records. Meet the Ducati Siluro 100. Back in the 1950s, the world was utterly obsessed with land-speed records, and Ducati wasn't about to sit on the sidelines. Built specifically to shatter records on the legendary Monza speed ring, the Siluro (“Torpedo”) wasn't just streamlined, it was a masterclass in aeronautical design. Instead of using traditional screws, builders assembled the single aluminum fairing using flush aircraft rivets to eliminate even the slightest hint of air resistance, shaping the body to mimic an airplane fuselage. On November 30, 1956, riders Santo Ciceri and Mario Carini took turns pushing this machine to its absolute limit for six grueling hours. The result? A jaw-dropping forty-six world records collapsed in a single day. The mind-boggling part? Underneath that futuristic, silver aluminum skin sat a tiny, four-stroke 98 cc single-cylinder engine pushed to 11,000 rpm. It generated just 14 hp, but the aerodynamics were so flawless that it conquered a 1,000 km run at an average speed of over 160 km/h, maxing out at a top speed of over 170 km/h. In fact, it performed so well it actually shattered speed records in the 250 cc class, dominating bikes with more than double its engine capacity. #DucatiSiluro100 #Siluro100 #Landspeedrecord #Ducati #WorldRecord