Ducati Mach 1

The Ducati Mach 1 is a 250 cc single-cylinder motorcycle that Italian manufacturer Ducati produced from 1964 to 1966. It was the fastest 250 road bike of its time, capable of just over 100 mph, about 160 km/h, in full road going trim with lights and silencer. Many were converted for racing, and in the hands of Alastair Michael Rogers, known as Mike Rogers, one gave Ducati a TT win when he won the 250 cc production TT, averaging 134.84 km/h on an almost standard Mach 1 fitted with a fairing and painted green. The engine, numbered DM250M1, was also used in some Ducati Mark 3 machines. A total of 838 Mach 1s were produced, and not many survive because so many were raced.