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With a 211-mph speed, the Delphin III was the first bike to cross the 200-mph threshold. It was part of a concentrated onslaught on Bonneville by the German manufacturer, which was fixed on taking a number of land speed records. Driven by Wilhelm Hertz in 1956, this 500cc German bike featured an experimental, three-lobe Wankel supercharger rotary device that helped to inspire the Wankel engine. Looking more like a fish out of water, than a motor bike, NSU reduced drag by redesigning the shape of the streamliner to give it its distinctive aerodynamic look.
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