I was thinking similarly. Isn't there a snowmobile accessory that is
similar. A long fibreglass rod with a bright orange flag?
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
>...that does it. I'm mounting a C.B. antenna on FROGGI with a bright
day-glo
>green flag at the very top!
>WFO Herb
>
>Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>
>> ...doubtful, but I have a third light on mine anyway.
>>
>> In the late 60's, I spent 6 weeks one summer touring the US in my Bugeye.
>> When I first arrived in San Francisco, (before I lived here) one of my
>> first stops was to see Chinatown. Sitting at a stoplight, I found myself
>> between the car at the light, and a Foremost two trailer semi-truck. It
was
>> one of those Mac's with the long snout. Well, he couldn't see me at all
and
>> apparently forgot I was even there. Thinking he was closing the gap, he
>> began to crawl forward toward the car in front of me. Dispite the fact
that
>> I had all four wheels locked up and had my air horn blasting, he
proceeded
>> to push me. With all four tires protesting and my leg straining to press
>> the brake that much harder, I had visions of the crushers that make cars
>> into little cubes! Fortunately he stopped as my fog lamps made contact
with
>> the car on front of me, but he still managed to collapse my rear
overrider
>> bars and put a nice dent in the boot. The consequences of this episode
kept
>> me in town for several days and led to a chain of events that is quite a
>> long story... (includes hippies, lawyers, cats and a fleabag hotel)
>> fortunately with a happy (but dented) end(ing).
>>
>> I always hate being out in traffic in that thing and can never believe
how
>> close people will ride my rear bumper... especially those SUV drivers
with
>> a Latte in one hand and a cell phone in the other!
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>> At 11:17 AM -0700 7/28/99, Larry Miller wrote:
>> >I've been thinking about a 3rd light mounted on the roll bar but not
sure it
>> >would help.
>> >
>> >Larry Miller
>> >http://www.ado13.com
>> >Ever Wonder How Much Deeper The Ocean Would Be Without Sponges?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: Peter C. <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:52 AM
>> >Subject: Fwd: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...
>> >
>> >
>> >> Listers,
>> >> The following is forwarded from the MG list. Seems only car-body
damage,
>> >> thankfully.
>> >> Hey,hey,hey.... let's be careful out there.
>> >> Peter C
>> >> >Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 09:42:43 -0600 (MDT)
>> >> >From: Andrew Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>
>> >> >X-Sender: lundgren@mail01.query.net
>> >> >cc: mgs@autox.team.net
>> >> >Subject: Bugeye Sprite and a Semi off of HW-36 at Superior exit...
>> >> >Sender: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
>> >> >Reply-To: Andrew Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>
>> >> >
>> >> >I just saw a bug-eye sprite and a semi tangle... Could have been a
lot
>> >> >worse. The Semi rearend the sprite. The semi had a yellow paint mark
on
>> >> >it's bumper and the sprite hat a big semi mark covering both back
lights,
>> >> >the whole rearend and part of the boot.
>> >> >
>> >> >I asked the owner if he wanted to push it off to the side, as can be
>> >> >expected he was not in a very amicable mood... He said something
about a
>> >> >Semi and a concorse winning sprite...
>> >> >
>> >> >Made me think about those tail light improvements people have been
>> >> >mentioning.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
>> E A
>> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>> A A
>> R G Pixelsmith on Duty
>> D E
>> S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
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