Vetter Fairing Company

Vetter Fairing Company
IndustryMotorcycle accessories
FoundedRantoul, Illinois, USA (November 1966 (1966-11))
Defunct1983 (1983)
FateAssets acquired by Bell-Riddell Inc.
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]

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.

Their fairings and trunk/hard bag setups were frequently used to turn a "standard" (no fairing or luggage) motorcycle into a "full bagger" (AKA full dress) setup in the times before Honda started producing full baggers from the factory. With the advent of the full dress Goldwing, Calvalcade, Venture, and others, demand for an aftermarket solution reduced and Vetter went out of business.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ American Motorcyclist 2000, pp. 38–39.
  2. ^ Holter 2012, p. 44.
  3. ^ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 32.
  4. ^ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 42.

References

  • Assoc, American Motorcyclist (August 2000), "Against the Wind: How Craig Vetter changed motorcycling", American Motorcyclist: 33–42
  • Holter, James (August 2012), "Craig Vetter, motorcycling's most free-thinking inventor", American Motorcyclist: 40–45
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