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So if you see one of these 70s cruise ships out and about, stop to appreciate it for a moment. Seeing a Liberator on the street is a big deal, because there are probably only a few hundred left in circulation worldwide.Ī tragic fire at the Vetter factory in 1977 destroyed not only 5,000 Liberator parts, but most of the molds to produce them too. This particular Liberator was spotted outside Legend Motors in Lille a while back, leading photographer David Coppieters to grab these photographs. It worked though Harley-Davidson added it to their official range, and Elvis famously bought one, which is still on display at Graceland today. Like all of Vetter’s fairings, it was a heavily sculpted and audacious design, equipped with four chromed headlights up front and a notably tall windshield. Vetter picked the name as a nod to his father, who was a World War 2 crew chief aboard a B-24 ‘Liberator’ bomber. Before long, Vetter had a bike to work on, and the Liberator was created. The seed was planted in 1973, when Vetter called up H-D and asked them if they’d like a plug-and-play fairing for their flagship cruiser. Most people know the Triumph X-75 ‘Hurricane,’ and the zany Kawasaki KZ 1000 ‘ Mystery Ship,’ but Vetter also designed this in the 70s: the ‘Liberator’ based on the Harley-Davidson Shovelhead. ġ977 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Liberator Craig Vetter’s most known for his popular ‘Windjammer’ fairing, but the designer was also responsible for a few ground-up motorcycle designs in his heyday. What’s more, it connects to a smartphone app that allows the owner to tune the bike’s fuel mapping. This old-timer’s sporting a completely bespoke fuel injection system, built using an Arduino open source micro-controller and 3D printed parts.
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Other add-ons include LED lighting, a digital speedo and a stainless steel exhaust system.īut the most impressive upgrade is hidden from view. The fuel tank is a heavily modified Honda CB400N unit, and there’s an enduro-style headlight cowl up front. Renato reworked the subframe, then adapted a flat track tail piece that he had lying around the workshop. It now rolls on WP Suspension forks, a Sachs rear shock, and new 19F/17R wheels, with Brembo brakes.
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The bike hadn’t run in 20 years, so Renato treated it to a full refurb, and swapped out most of its running gear. This DR Big is the work of Renato Frateschi in Brazil, and it’s shed the retro rally raid styling for an aggressive street tracker look. Simultaneously weird and iconic, it’s also the bike that informed the styling of the current Suzuki V-Strom 1050 XT. With quirky styling and a massive 800 cc single cylinder motor, it was effectively the production version of the bike that Gaston Rahier won the 1988 Pharoah’s Rally on. Suzuki DR 800 S by Frateschi Garage The Suzuki DR 800 S, better known as the ‘DR Big,’ is one of the more offbeat machines in Suzuki’s back catalog. A rare Harley shovelhead Liberator spotted in France, a punchy Suzuki ‘DR Big’ from Brazil, an enormous Honda CB1300 roaming Bangkok, and a very sharp Royal Enfield Continental GT650 built by the editor of a Korean motorcycle magazine.