World Famous Trike Travels 50 States

Ride for freedom is the motto of Jeff Brown, who happily ventured across all 50 states on his motorcycle, yet there was something missing. Mainly, cover from the rain. That's when Brown had the creative idea of building his own trike, or three wheeled motorcycle. Taking an old 1970 Volkswagon Beetle, Brown designed his own trike, with a custom sleep area for him to wait out the rain. While the inside is small, Brown doesn't seem to mind. What is more important is his freedom.

"My cause? Freedom. I want to use up my freedom," states brown, who emphatically is pro-American. He adds how so many people want to travel, but they choose to travel to Europe or Africa, even South America, but how many of them actually travel within the United States. Not many. He travels all 50 states because there is so much to offer within this country that he wants to drive around and tell people about the wonders of the United States.

His favorite state: Hawaii. Then he adds how trying it is to get his trike over there.

"Nothing is impossible if you have time. Time allows you the funds," states brown, as he gently rubs the top of his trike. "It was painful, both financially and physically." Brown spent three years of his time, money and energy to build his trike and now he spends his time driving it around, watching crowds gather. Wherever Brown goes, a crowd is most certain to follow.

So why does Brown drive around in his trike? "I make people smile." Brown enjoys inspiring the different age groups to follow their dreams, regardless of what they are. "I always sign my pictures 'ride onto your dreams,' because your dreams are yours, and hopefully you can fulfill them." It is this small bit of advice that Brown finds most inspirational.

With this freedom, Brown also sees a chance to give back. While he is on what he deems a 'low budget adventure,' Brown exists also on donations given by his curious crowds. Generally this means he is surviving on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but he is quick to add, "We really don't need much to survive."

Gladly he adds that on one occasion in Alaska, he was starving and about to get whatever food his donations would afford him, when he noticed a homeless man on the corner, asking for change. Brown decided to purchase the man food, instead of himself. Hours later, the homeless man returned to the trike, and deposited a small donation of his own collection into Brown. "If we learn to give back ... people need to help people, instead we judge people, but if we could just give a little bit ..." Brown's thoughts wander off as his words linger in the air, just as one of the crowd members drops the change in his pocket into the bucket.

Perhaps another mind opened. Brown can only hope that he reached another human with his story. "There are more good people in America than there are bad."

Brown has traveled throughout every state on his regular motorcycle and is currently doing a return trip with his trike. For more information and pictures of Brown and his trike, visit his Web site at www.worldfamoustrike.com.