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Craig Vetter Wins 2016 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award - Motorcycle.com News
AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award
Long known for his accomplishments as a motorcycle inventor, designer and racer, Craig Vetter was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1999.
He designed the iconic Windjammer fairings of the 1970s, the Triumph X-75 Hurricane and the limited-edition Mystery Ship. More recently Vetter has conducted a series of motorcycle fuel economy runs that push the boundaries of everyday streamlining.
Equally significant is Vetter’s longtime service to the AMA and to the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation, which raises funds for the Hall of Fame. For years, Vetter served on the AMHF Board of Directors (2008-13) and as the chairman of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Design and Engineering Committee.
He is also a significant donor, having provided more than $100,000 in funds and historic motorcycles to the AMHF. In 2012, he was the grand marshal for the annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, the primary fundraiser for the Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was the featured guest at the annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona, another successful AMHF fundraising activity.
“Hearing that I was being given the Dud Perkins Award was most unexpected and welcome,” Vetter said. “The AMA has always been a very special organization to me.
“I first joined in the 1960s so I could do scrambles racing in Illinois,” he said. “I also won the AMA logo design contest in 1973, and donated my motorcycle and fairing collection to the Hall of Fame. Decades of my life have been spent to improve motorcycling by making it easier to use as everyday transportation and streamlining our bikes to maximize fuel economy.
“”This is especially meaningful to me right now, as I am struggling to return to health after a collision with a deer on my bike last August that put me in the hospital for several months,” Vetter added. “Recovery has been slow, and this award is a real bright spot in my life right now. Thank you for honoring me in this way. I love motorcycles, and I love the AMA.”
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