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Since I seem to be the 747 liaison here let me share that the plane did not have any public or camp passengers on board (except for a couple doing safety) during its two trips to the deep playa music zone and back to camp, and was surrounded by a rope line manned by 20 or so camp members and escorte...

The rest of the story, as Paul Harvey might say... (wonder if he and Larry were related)

747 that went to Burning Man

747 Connie comparison by Tiahaar, on Flickr

sure nothing to it without the wing sections and main gear installed

sigh. this is why I don't post here much anymore. so much hearsay so easily spread. anyways. no, there are no deep ruts left from the plane move. I was there till the last equipment rolled out Oct 1. Gerlach residents and camp members from District, Mayan Warrior, Pathogen Trackers, DPW, HEAT, Peik ...

I don't post here much anymore and go as Keru on and off playa, and am as deep in the 747 build as you can get. It has been safely parked on heavy crane mats on private property and the ranchers that own the acreage have put up a cattle fence around it to somewhat define and protect the spot and the...

Hey we joined up nearly 15 years ago, can you believe it? Been fun over the years, miss many of the old timers. I don't post much here anymore but still in love with the event.

32 x 24" lag screws at one foot spacing around perimeter

lined up with the other mutants but didn't have to wait for all in front of me to go through licensing (thank the playa)...the fire marshal and his minions were walking down the line checking flame effects, gave them a heads up that that was all I needed and I got looked at in turn. post up a pic of...

I get an official 'Flame Effects' sticker for my pedal trikes by going to the DMV night time check, they have a guy doing flame effects inspection. Things he looks for are a fire extinguisher, 1/4 turn shutoff valve (separate from the tank valve), no soldered fittings (use flared, threaded, or compr...

I should add that there is no J (with rare exceptions) or K in the Italian alphabet they say, heheh. But still, we could have had Giovanni/Giuliano, Hyginus ( H is kinda rare too, have to go back to Roman times), Ignazio/Imola, Jesolo, K...hmmmm... Kappa! :D , and finally, come on, Leonardo ought to...

So did the street namer's knowledge of Italian words end at F? ( Guild is close, should be Gilda I suppose...mandatory snark post, thank you) I think we lowly denizens of the outer roads deserve better

Booooo on bike stealers! Hope you still get a cool beast project going, maladroit. Since you still have one, a trike or sidecar? Oh and if anyone is thinking of getting the 7-speed Dolo also spring for the mega-range 7-speed freewheel and do a swap-in so you have an awesome low gear you will love.

that place with the same name as a South American river currently has a deal going on the mongoose dolomite if anyone is searching for the perfect 7-speed (IMHO) playa bike...

Would you be interested in wheels like this? http://img0109.psstatic.com/161438215_87-honda-goldwing-gl1200-1200-front-wheel-rim.jpg Honda Goldwing front wheels w/tires or others like that can be had for @ $50 or so on auction, or there are a couple motorcycle salvage places down there around SD, ne...

Should work! Go with 24x3" tires on those wheels if you can, something like the Sunlite Cruiser Flame 24x3".

bump! because I have popcorn :mrgreen: Waiting Room Waiting Room? Huh? Here’s What Happened in the 2016 Main Ticket Sale April 14, 2016 By Burning Man 40 comments 'We do everything we can to give everyone a fair shot at a ticket to Burning Man, and we work with our ticketing partner Ticketfly to do ...

Future Vehicle Pass vehicle reduction plan: Vehicles containing only the driver as occupant require a vehicle pass. Vehicles containing 2 or more occupants do not require a pass. A carrot and reward system. Reducing single occupant vehicles would likely be enough. Or make it 3 occupants required to...

a quick paint drawing of what I was thinking of in my usual crappy style:

it is not very close to scale, possibly not buildable, and certainly improvable

Hiya BoyScoutGirl, Captain Goddammit alerted me to your interesting idea and opined that I ought to add some of my crazy thoughts to the thread. Love the handcar thing! As it happens there might be a solution to steering to be found under a skateboard...you could use tilting bogie carriers on your a...

a friend is reporting he got tickets but vehicle passes sold out

in the queue! good luck everyone!

that would be a terrible bad thing, have you seen waiting rooms these days? people hacking and coughing, little kids running around crying and spreading who knows what cold germs, noooo you really don't want to go early to the waiting room...

of some relevance, loving Bloom County's return! https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/photos/np.1454846443908700.1082801967/1129532400410845/?type=3 https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/v/t1.0-9/12669489_1129532400410845_3899066168642512120_n.jpg?oh=7b825362c7bb53ccb1f570a9b70e3350...

After quite a few instances of taking one step forward to take two steps back, I've managed to cobble together a working fat trike. Thanks to Capt GD, Tiahaar and Elliot for the help with my questions. Still needs a good set of ape hangers, a paint job and some other tweaks here and there, but for ...

First is the minimum hub width I can use for 4-inch rims. The rear axle that came with the trike conversion kit will accommodate up to 65mm hubs. Can I get away with that size hubs with 4-inch rims, or do I have to go with 100mm hubs and have a longer axle fabricated? This is my first foray into bi...

I already have the solar panels, they just have not found their way up on our roof, I have the battery, so that would be fine, but OTOH those panels are so huge. And again, we will not be coming in a RV, so I will have to put a mast into the playa ground for the wind turbine. Do you have a wind tur...

Pirate an NDN say 'suuuk eeet, haters, we be doin our thing'