19/12/2025
🔧🔧 BUILDER SPOTLIGHT
#83 Jordan Green – 1973 VW Trike
Winner of the Jim Riswold Award
Following yesterday’s tribute to Jim Riswold, here’s the build that carried his spirit best...
Hand-built, 1600 dual port, Yamaha XS650 front end, fiberglass body...
Jordan’s grandpa used to build trikes like this, so after years of searching he helped Jordan track one down. Jordan bought it sight-unseen, shipped it from Colorado, and got to work finishing a machine that had never actually been road worthy. That meant refabricating parts, upgrading others, and replacing everything that had died from years of sitting.
It was started in 1973, continued on 2010, and then into Jordan’s care for completion in 2017. A hopped-up 1600 dual port engine, ’68 transaxle, XS650 front end, and 15x10” Cragar Super Sports. It does wicked wheelies and is a full riot to ride. When Jordan submitted it he noted, “may obviously fit better in the car section… hard to say.”
We agreed it was just offensive enough, carrying the spirit of the Jim Riswold Award:
“Slightly offensive, but thought out and executed perfectly.”
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