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    Craig Vetter - a man ahead of his time

    ....or a man on some freaky drugs?

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-729103734.htm

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    ...thanks for that mate

    bet that..."thing" is a whole heap of fun in cross winds


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    Triumph Hurricane XR75,one of the prettiest bikes ever made.
    I'd like some of his drugs if he would share them.
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    ...it took Honda a good couple of years before they realised what he had done to the Goldwing and then carried it on...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MIXONE View Post
    Triumph Hurricane XR75,one of the prettiest bikes ever made.
    I'd like some of his drugs if he would share them.
    Although Triumph struggled to sell them first off...

    Personally I like Vetter but yes his designs were a bit out there. His windjammer fairings are really (really) ugly but they seem to work and he sold a gazillion of them.

    The XR75 production bike was really close to his design and i have an article someplace on it and the 650 twin he styled as well... However - the twin styling was not the problem was it... In fact it was the one thing they had right... Early trident styling however was a problem... Product of Ogle...

    Forward thinking designs like this influence other designers but the lineage isnt always easy to see... (in this case thank goodness)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Buy it and put some Z1R body work on it mate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MIXONE View Post
    Triumph Hurricane XR75,one of the prettiest bikes ever made.
    Really? I always thought they looked like a motorised orange, yellow and red banana. They look like the sort of motorcycle that car designers come up with. You know; not very motorcycley.
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    The only other pic of a Mystery Ship I've seen was the original release publicity bike - which was white with gold and yellow pinstriping same as the Vetter sponsored AMA Superbikes. That looked quite good....The colour of this one definitely doesn't suit it...

    remembering the original writeup, i think the motors were supposed to be tweaked a bit too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    remembering the original writeup, i think the motors were supposed to be tweaked a bit too.
    It be turbo charged mate. Hence my Z1R body work comment. Build yourself a Z1RTC. Much bettera!

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    ...and I thought the Bimota Mantra was the ugliest bike ever made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Forward thinking designs like this influence other designers but the lineage isnt always easy to see... (in this case thank goodness)
    Really?
    Who was influenced by Craig Vetter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    Really?
    Who was influenced by Craig Vetter?
    That Cherman who designed the Katana? Herr Muth?




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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    ...and I thought the Bimota Mantra was the ugliest bike ever made.
    and yet......

    http://www.bikeexif.com/bimota-db3


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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    That Cherman who designed the Katana? Herr Muth?




    ........Katman in 3,2,1...
    I was thinking an East German designing two stroke cars...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    I was thinking an East German designing two stroke cars...
    What time was he ahead of as I don't see a lot of his aweful( yet probably practical ) fairings around, most get taken off to make equally horrible bobbers.
    I'd have a Trabant over a Triumph Hurricane any day.
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