Vetter Fairing Company
| Industry | Motorcycle accessories |
|---|---|
| Fate | Assets acquired by Bell-Riddell Inc. |
| Founded | Rantoul, Illinois, USA (November 1966) |
| Defunct | 1983 |
Key people | Craig Vetter, founder |
Production output |
10,000 original Windjammer 25,000 Windjammer II 75,000 Windjammer III 150,000 Windjammer SS[1] |
Number of employees | c. 500[2] |
Windjammer motorcycle fairing, one of Vetter's most famous products
The Vetter Fairing Company was a manufacturer of motorcycle accessories including the Windjammer series of motorcycle fairings. The business was founded by Craig Vetter in 1966,[3] sold in 1978,[4] and went bankrupt in 1983. Bell-Riddell Inc. acquired the assets, and produced fairings for a few years.
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, pp. 38–39.
- ↑ Holter 2012, p. 44.
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 32.
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 42.
References
- "Against the Wind: How Craig Vetter changed motorcycling", American Motorcyclist: 33–42, August 2000
- Holter, James (August 2012), "Craig Vetter, motorcycling's most free-thinking inventor", American Motorcyclist: 40–45
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