[3] He founded Equalizer Corp and his innovative human powered design won the Boston Marathon wheelchair class in 1982.

In 1998, Vetter's design for the British Triumph Hurricane was selected to be in the Guggenheim Museum's The Art of the Motorcycle exhibit which toured the world, and has since become a cult icon and much-valued collectors' item among owners' groups.

[6] The prototype Mystery Ship was initially modeled around a Rickman Metisse frame in the mid-1970s, but the finished article was based on the 1978 team Vetter Championship-winning AMA Superbike Kawasaki ridden by Reg Pridmore.

[1][7] The Vetter Streamliner was based on a Kawasaki Z250 touring motorcycle and demonstrated aerodynamic design in pursuit of practical fuel efficiency.

In addition to motorcycles, he has also designed a racing wheelchair manufactured and sold by his Equalizer Corp. One of these chairs took Jim Knaub to a first-place finish and world record at the 1982 Boston Marathon.

[11] On August 12, 2015, Vetter suffered serious life-changing injuries after colliding with a deer when riding his personal streamlined Honda CN250 Helix scooter near to his home in California.