__NOTOC__ The Vetter Fairing Company was a manufacturer of

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including the Windjammer series of

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s. The business was founded by

Craig Vetter Craig Vetter (born July 28, 1942 in Selma, Alabama) is an American entrepreneur and motorcycle designer. His work was acknowledged when in 1999 he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. His Vetter Fairing Company created aftermarket ...

in 1966, sold in 1978, and went bankrupt in 1983.

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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.

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Craig Vetter's web site
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