 One more from the show, X-75
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A clean litttle beauty, not sure if it was a '72 or '73. 
Ride like you mean it.
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Stickman Yogi
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Imho, one of the classiest bikes ever made.
Live to love, love to live.
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New Tires
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I remember seeing these in the showrooms and being so impressed, at 20 or 21 they were so cool. But , looking back I'd rather have a Trident for riding. I concede the historical design by Vetters and the value of having one in a collection.
That is one of the best example I've seen of a Hurricane, usually the fiberglass is flawed and cracking.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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I'm pretty sure the first year for the Hurricanes was '73, Jerry, and have these X-75s ever gone through the roof price-wise lately. They're askin' well over $20,000 for a nicely turned out model nowadays.
I remember seeing Vetter's original BSA prototype for this bike on the cover of "Cycle" magazine a couple years before the demise of that brand and before Triumph would rebadge that BSA A75-based machine as the X-75. I had just purchased a new '71 BSA RocketIII, and started thinking to myself that maybe I should have waited until BSA came out with this bike. I thought Vetter had nailed it!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I'm pretty sure the first year for the Hurricanes was '73, Jerry, and have these X-75s ever gone through the roof price-wise lately. They're askin' well over $20,000 for a nicely turned out model nowadays.
I remember seeing Vetter's original BSA prototype for this bike on the cover of "Cycle" magazine a couple years before the demise of that brand and before Triumph would rebadge that BSA A75-based machine as the X-75. I had just purchased a new '71 BSA RocketIII, and started thinking to myself that maybe I should have waited until BSA came out with this bike. I thought Vetter had nailed it!
You could be right, the info I read was the design was started in '69 but took until 72 to bring it to the public, it was only built for two years (72/73). It could have been a late 72 release. either way this bike was beautiful and looked almost factory new. Big Bucks!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Those pipes would make it REALLY hard to put saddlebags on that puppy. 
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Those pipes would make it REALLY hard to put saddlebags on that puppy.
Bags on that beauty would be close to a sin.
Ride like you mean it.
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Jerry, et al, here's an article on Craig Vetter's development of the Hurricane.... http://www.motohistory.net/featuredstory/vetter-story4.html
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Beautiful.
I wanted one badly
I remember one came to the local dealership here.I rang at 9.00am the next morning and it'd been sold.Someone must have camped out at the shop.Or it was pre-sold before arriving.
I remember seeing pics of a couple of Bonnevilles with vetter type kits on them.They looked excellent
Dinosaur.
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Great read & info, thanks, Dwight!
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There were 4 or 5 of these on display at the Riding Into History Concours a few years back. Craig Vetter was on hand to discuss the bike and his other work.
His presentation and Q & A was good, but I guess I'm one of the few that just doesn't "see it" with this bike.
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