25. Triumph X-75 Hurricane
The X-75 Hurricane was a ‘factory special’ motorcycle designed by fairing specialist Craig Vetter. It had swooping fiberglass bodywork, a three US-gallon petrol tank, lowered gearing and a set of the distinctive triple exhaust on the right-hand side. The motorcycle is credited with creating a new class of motorcycle, the cruiser. Vetter created the Triumph Hurricane in the summer of 1969, and in October 1969 he unveiled the prototype with “BSA” on the tank as the new ‘Rocket Three’ model. Engineer Steve Mettam was tasked in supervising the production for the 1972 – 1973 season; and the Vetter BSA Rocket3 became the Triumph X-75 Hurricane.