Gremlin Bell
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Gremlin Bell
I bought a 20 year old FLSTN last month and was lookin' to buy it a Gremlin Bell.
But I'm a superstitious guy. I read somewhere one must receive the bell as a gift for it to have any mo-jo.
On to the back-burner it went, had other priorities to attend to.
So I go to change the oil and I'm laying down next to the bike with my face and eyeballs at ground level, when get this- a few inches away from my nose is a tiny elfin bell hanging under the frame.
"For joy!" says I, but my happiness is short lived when I realized the little bell wasn't gifted to me.
Or was it? So I'm thinking; Should I ask the previous owner if it was a gift?
I mean, if I were to sell my Harley I'd certainly keep my good-luck bell for the next bike, wouldn't I?
Or would I leave it with the motorcycle, because that's what's done... isn't it?
Someone please help me out here!!!
But I'm a superstitious guy. I read somewhere one must receive the bell as a gift for it to have any mo-jo.
On to the back-burner it went, had other priorities to attend to.
So I go to change the oil and I'm laying down next to the bike with my face and eyeballs at ground level, when get this- a few inches away from my nose is a tiny elfin bell hanging under the frame.
"For joy!" says I, but my happiness is short lived when I realized the little bell wasn't gifted to me.
Or was it? So I'm thinking; Should I ask the previous owner if it was a gift?
I mean, if I were to sell my Harley I'd certainly keep my good-luck bell for the next bike, wouldn't I?
Or would I leave it with the motorcycle, because that's what's done... isn't it?
Someone please help me out here!!!
Last edited by hiwaycruzer; Sep 16, 2015 at 04:22 AM.
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Did you check out this sticky?
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...mlin-bell.html
My wife bought my bell for me.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...mlin-bell.html
My wife bought my bell for me.
Last edited by 1004ron; Sep 15, 2015 at 11:56 PM.
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Thanks H.O.T.B. for affirming what I'm hoping...
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; Sep 16, 2015 at 10:20 AM.
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Gremlin Bells, how childish. Sounds like something a 3 year old would be asking about putting on their tricycle. I put one of those thumb ringing bells on one of my granddaughter's bike with training wheels.
Last edited by jamesroadking; Sep 16, 2015 at 05:04 AM.
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Did you check out this sticky?
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...mlin-bell.html
My wife bought my bell for me.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...mlin-bell.html
My wife bought my bell for me.
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That way you can make suggestions as to one you like, ...... and hope she buys that one for you.
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When I had a bad crash 10 years ago I told my wife the bell didn't do it's job. She reminded me hitting my head on the pavement at 30 MPH with no helmet and not having to carry a drool cup and wear a diaper or worse didn't happen. Ok. Closer to 60 now so I won't rule out Depends at some time!
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I would assume that it came as part of the sale of the bike, so actually be bought it for himself.