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OVERVIEW I designed and built this vehicle from scratch.  My single focus was on quality - quality in design, fabrication and assembly.  Time didn't mean anything to me.  I'd been a car guy my whole life, received a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, named as co-inventor on two US patents and designed and assisted in fabrication of machines for various employers.  But when I got into my mid-fifties, I wondered how much I had learned.  Since I studied three-wheeled vehicles my whole life and followed all forms of racing especially NHRA and F1, I felt like I was ready for the challenge.  For me, a technically correct vehicle optimizes safety and performance.  That was the challenge.  RESULT Approved for a title and license by Florida DMV in January, 2011, and by Texas DMV in May, 2013.  Wheelbase: 134 inches, Overall width: 76 inches, Total weight: 2280 pounds on DOT scales, Weight distribution with 200 pound driver:  Front 750 pounds, each rear 850 pounds.  I've named it "Justryken" as an extension of what my friends called me in the '90's - "Just Dave."  RECOGNITION  The photos on the red carpet were taken at Progressive's Ultimate Bike Builder Show at Ocean Center, Daytona Beach Bike Week, March 14-16, 2012.  This show was the final of twelve across the country to find and award the finest in a variety of categories.  I was invited to enter by the president/founder of the International Master Bike Builders Association based on technical innovation. One photo shows the trike at the Rat's Hole Custom Bike Show a year earlier during Daytona Beach Bike Week on March 12, 2011.  This was the first show for the trike - two months after getting it on the road - and it was pretty rough. I did place 4th out of 10 trikes which blew me away for such a large international show.  It was the only vehicle at this show that was filmed by the television crew.