Mr. Sandman

Leading axle = more rake and quicker, twitchier turning...some times too quick and twitchy. Trailing axle the opposite. Good luck, looks like a sweet project.

Wave brake rotors like this one...I can still get them for the rear of my 250R but the fronts are no longer available.

Damn That Sucks!

I machine rings that fit over the quick release hinge for Fords.

You have to unbolt (torx) the hinge to get the tailgate off.

Still a good idea to lock it but if you forget then can't just tilt and go.

I will be doing another batch soon if you are interested.

R-

I'll be in touch when I get a new tailgate. Do you also do custom stuff in your shop such as wave rotors?

I hate thieves and their dimebag scum tweeker brethren. I walked out to go to work this morning and my truck's tailgate was gone. My fault though as I didn't have it locked or have a 50 cent hose clamp around the quick release hinge. I know it's not quite the same as the whole truck being taken or someone losing their rail and toys but it still pisses me off!!! There...do I feel better now? Hell no! Phucking thieves!!!!!

he is wrong and I bet 99.9% on this site agree with the fact he is wrong and support the LEOs and there effort to protect us. My thanks to you and your family for what you do. Terry

X3...

Are there more dangerous jobs than law enforcement? Maybe, maybe not, but does it really matter? Put things is perspective and ask yourself if it's possible that you won't come home from work tomorrow because some scumbag wants to blow you away just because of your career choice. The answer is probably no. I cant think of any other job that this applies to other than military but in the long run, it's kind of the same thing as law enforcement. What amazes me is the same people that b*tch about LEO's at Dumont are the same one's that b*tch about LEO's everywhere else. Maybe they b*tch because they think laws don't apply to them (me, me me theory) or their lack of respect for law enforcement and people in general? Just a thought, and no, I'm not a LEO, although I do have close family members that are.

Ok that is enough pics. Let's vote! Plenty of options to vote on this month.

DAMN! I missed it, had a good one picked out, next month I guess

August 2004 picture - Dunes awaiting!!!

Man you old three wheeler guys just don't get it do you?

He isn't the only Gov employee affected by this. I'm on the DoD side of this. Expecting our 30 day notification next week sometime. Sarcastic "Yea!"

In vegas 87 was 3.65 yesterday

Petition signed, thank you for what you do!

Interesting analogy 1320 but irrelevant to say the least, (especially since southern Califonia gas prices are $4.25 +/- for 87), not to mention the last time I looked at a map, Nevada was not a border state.

Flashback...pitchin' it sideways back in the day!

I agree that the PD overacted and it's an unfortunate situation, but like Rocket said, there was all kinds of sketchy information out there on the vehicle, and three cops had already been shot (1 killed) a few hours earlier in the morning. With the dark street, the same kind of truck with no lights rolling in slowly, I'm pretty sure it would it would have been hard to tell if it was light gray or light blue. And, if you look at the pictures of the shot up truck versus the burned out truck in Big Bear, the CA plates are pretty close as well (both 8DXXXXX).

I've never had any negative contact with the LEO's at Dumont so I have no complaints with them and feel they do a pretty damn good job out there. As with duners, one azzhat tearing up the place or leaving trash all over gives us all a bad name with the tree huggers and everyone else that would like to see the dunes and all other legal riding areas closed. This same azzhat syndrome holds true in their profession as well. One bad one spoils the whole bunch or least leaves a bad taste.

I'll also ad that a few years ago when Veterans weekend was still a free, no pass required weekend, I didn't learn about this until after I had purchased a pass. I spoke to Larry Blaine at the Barstow BLM office about a possible refund (which he couldn't do) but he told me to look him up over New Years for a free pass. I did and he comped the passes for me and my brother. Nope, no complaints with the BLM or any other LEO's. Treat them right and respectfully and it'll go a long way in how they'll treat you, and others for that matter.

I'm just saying...virgin sand!

http://news.yahoo.com/mars-dry-ice-smoke-carves-sand-dunes-143425987.html

I spoke with the guy selling firewood (and bought some) and ice over New Years and he said he paid $1000 for the permit plus $35 per day plus the required liability insurance. I also asked him if he ended up making any money and he said he would barely break even for that particular weekend.

At least on private sales you don't have to pay taxes.

We do in California!!! We get raped coming and going!

Dumont 12/28 - 1/2. Hope to see some of you there.

Very nice and definitely different.

Nice! Cant wait to go again for New Years, hopefully the weather will be just a nice.

Thanks for the kind words guys. While I can only take credit for posting this as the GoPro belongs to my buddy Jason, I am one of the riders as is my brother and have been tearing up Dumont on this trike since it was brand new in 1984. Although it wears me out when the dunes are rough, on virgin sand it's still a blast. As for razors, I have no problem with the transitions (unless I'm on a quad).

Thanks Dunefreak. I posted the link and will try to figure out the embed process.

Edit...posted the Vimeo embed link and enabled HTML on the right side of the screen as suggested and it worked. Thanks again.

Dumont 2012 Awake MacPC from Mister Sandman on Vimeo.

Can someone give me some tips on how to post a video to the video page? I've got a couple from Thanksgiving downloaded onto Vimeo but can't figure out what's next. Thanks.

Great pics with three quality dune pics of the month candidates for January.

Maybe change the name to "Dune pic of the last three weeks of December"?

We arrived on Saturday the 17th and stayed through Tuesday the 20th. We really enjoyed taking the kids on a ride to the gold mines and tore up a lot of sand vintage three wheeler style. Had a great time with friends and family with perfect weather and sparse crowds. Can't wait until New Years...hopefully the weather will be just as nice.

Very sad indeed. Thoughts and prayers to all involved and affected by this tragedy.