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Craig Vetter, 2007
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I am an American inventor and designer. I love things with wings, wheels and little engines. My lifetime goal has been to design and build products that:
"Do more with less energy"
Motorcycles can do just that.
Among my heroes are Jesus Christ, Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, Charles Lindbergh, Stanley Hiller, Roy L. Clough, Jr; Ed Zagorski and Buckminster Fuller.
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In 1966, at age 24 I set out to help to make motorcycles more useful transportation. My inventions of the 1960s and 70s changed motorcycling and the highways of the world. But I did more than design. I manufactured my dreams and organized and managed what became the Vetter Corporation, second in size to Harley Davidson in the US. By 1980 I sold my corporate holdings to dedicate myself to my family. Living on our ranch in Carmel, CA, my wife Carol and I have raised two great boys, Zak and Morgan. |
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For an upcoming book on motorcycle design, I am interviewing,
"designer-to-designer"
the great people who have shaped our motorcycles.
There are good reasons why these guys are at the top.
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2005 interviewing Willie G. and Louie Netz
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"Of all the projects I have been involved with, I am most proud of the competitors who participated in the five years of the Craig Vetter Fuel Economy contests."
Craig Vetter
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1983 Riders meeting, Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Contest.
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"Craig Vetter, more than any other single individual, created the modern touring motorcycle."
Ed Youngblood, long time AMA President and motorcycle historian, 2004
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1978 Vetter-ized Honda GL. They come this way from the factory, now. |
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"His legacy reached into nearly segment of motorcycling"
Bill Stermer, American Motorcyclist, Aug. 2000
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My design for the Triumph Hurricane of 1973, England, 2003 Reunion of Hurricanes
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This page updated April 3, 2007
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