Duane, is there a story behind this picture?

Duane Ausherman · Post by **Duane Ausherman** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:13 am

I recognize several of the people. I suspect that it was downloaded from Craig's site.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:16 am

Craig wrote:"Where Motorcycle Dreams Were Made"

First in a series of paintings commemorating events of Vetter history

The time is Spring, 1976. The place is my design studio in Rantoul, Illinois. I had just called my friends in to look at the striping I had just designed for the new Windjammer SS. At this moment in time, nobody outside the company even knew that there was a Windjammer SS. They were happy with their new Windjammer 111 fairings. Nobody knew that over 150,000 Windjammer SS fairings were yet to be made, making it the most popular motorcycle fairing ever.

In the background is the original model Vetter Rocket 3 which became the Triumph Hurricane. Nobody had a clue that the Hurricane would eventually be recognized by England's "Bike" magazine as one of the best 100 motorcycle designs ever. Nobody could have imagined that the Guggenheim Museum would select the Hurricane as part of its "Art of the Motorcycle" collection.

Everything in this painting is real. This is how it looked in the Spring of 1976.

"Where Motorcycle Dreams Were Made" was commissioned to honor the people who were so significant to my company. I want to take a moment to tell you about them.

Click here for more about The people in the Vetter painting

http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/online ... sters.html

SteveD · Post by **SteveD** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:41 am

Duane Ausherman wrote:I recognize several of the people. I suspect that it was downloaded from Craig's site.

I found it @ advrider. A painting with a purpose I thought.

Thanks for finding that info Rob. Interesting stuff f'sure.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:10 am

SteveD wrote:Thanks for finding that info Rob. Interesting stuff f'sure.[/color]

Me & Google...

We got a thing....
Goin' on...

Duane Ausherman · Post by **Duane Ausherman** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:08 pm

I sold my shop in 1975, so I was out of the picture by that time. It was 3 years later that Craig called me to go to work for him as a project manager in his design studio in SLO.

I visited for a day at his ranch just last week. OR was it the week before? Must be dementia.

Chuey · Post by **Chuey** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Duane Ausherman wrote:I visited for a day at his ranch just last week. OR was it the week before? Must be dementia.

"Dementia" - nice name for a ranch.

Chuey

Major Softie · Post by **Major Softie** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:25 pm

Chuey wrote:
Duane Ausherman wrote:I visited for a day at his ranch just last week. OR was it the week before? Must be dementia.
"Dementia" - nice name for a ranch.

Chuey

Definitely a place to retire to....

Duane Ausherman · Post by **Duane Ausherman** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:34 am

Chuey, MS, good one guys. It is this quality of humor that keeps me here.

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