Craig Vetter, 2007
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.

If they could change the world, I could too.

Why I design

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.
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.

2005 interviewing Willie G. and Louie Netz
"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

1983 Riders meeting, Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Contest.
"Craig Vetter, more than any other single individual, created the modern touring motorcycle."

Ed Youngblood, long time AMA President and motorcycle historian, 2004

1978 Vetter-ized Honda GL. They come this way from the factory, now.
"His legacy reached into nearly segment of motorcycling"

Bill Stermer, American Motorcyclist, Aug. 2000

My design for the Triumph Hurricane of 1973, England, 2003 Reunion of Hurricanes
This page updated April 3, 2007
Contact Me at
craig@craigvetter.com

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