Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, pp. 38–39.
- ↑ Holter 2012, p. 44.
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 32.
- ↑ American Motorcyclist 2000, p. 42.
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References
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- Holter, James (August 2012), "Craig Vetter, motorcycling's most free-thinking inventor", American Motorcyclist: 40–45
