Road Demon Bells
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When you think about it, there's ony three things that keep us vertical and alive to ride another day.
1. Your ability or skill level
2. Your Bike in good running order
3. Hmmm, Luck maybe
I say that becuz just yesterday, while cruising at about 60mph this freakin tow truck driver decided to pull out onto the road right in front of me. Actually I don't panic anymore and I was able to stop within feet of a colision. However, had I been just maybe 20 feet closer or going 70mph instead, before he pulled out, we might have connected. Believe me, it was the Bell !
1. Your ability or skill level
2. Your Bike in good running order
3. Hmmm, Luck maybe
I say that becuz just yesterday, while cruising at about 60mph this freakin tow truck driver decided to pull out onto the road right in front of me. Actually I don't panic anymore and I was able to stop within feet of a colision. However, had I been just maybe 20 feet closer or going 70mph instead, before he pulled out, we might have connected. Believe me, it was the Bell !
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RE: Road Demon Bells
Just to poke fun at it, I had THE MAMA get me a big ol' honkin' jingle bell. 'Sides, me and another dude invented 'em back in the '70s but were too ripped to know what to do about 'em. Here ya go -
Here's three completely true tales I posted on an earlier thread about the li'l ding-a-lings:
One is an old Lone Wolf biker crashed in the high desert country when evil road gremlins attacked him. As he was protecting himself from the gremlins intent on attacking him, he threw stuff from out of his broken saddlebags at them. Finally he had nothing left to throw except a couple bells, but instead of throwing them, he jingled the bells, scaring the li'l gremlins off. A couple other bikers who were camped close by, came and helped him up, and fixed his bike. When he offered to pay, they refused, so he made straps for the remaining two bells, and gave them to the two who'd helped him. He told them story of scaring the gremlins off with the bells.
Another is that gremlins live on your bike and cause problems - turn signal won't work, oil leak, flat tire, etc. If you have a bell on your bike, tied down low, the gremlins are attracted to the tinkling sound. When they investigate they get trapped inside the bell, only to fall off onto the road. They then lie in wait for the next unprotected bike to pass by.
The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
Here's three completely true tales I posted on an earlier thread about the li'l ding-a-lings:
One is an old Lone Wolf biker crashed in the high desert country when evil road gremlins attacked him. As he was protecting himself from the gremlins intent on attacking him, he threw stuff from out of his broken saddlebags at them. Finally he had nothing left to throw except a couple bells, but instead of throwing them, he jingled the bells, scaring the li'l gremlins off. A couple other bikers who were camped close by, came and helped him up, and fixed his bike. When he offered to pay, they refused, so he made straps for the remaining two bells, and gave them to the two who'd helped him. He told them story of scaring the gremlins off with the bells.
Another is that gremlins live on your bike and cause problems - turn signal won't work, oil leak, flat tire, etc. If you have a bell on your bike, tied down low, the gremlins are attracted to the tinkling sound. When they investigate they get trapped inside the bell, only to fall off onto the road. They then lie in wait for the next unprotected bike to pass by.
The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
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RE: Road Demon Bells
Snicker...
now I believe this is the absolute truth. Capitalists have been taking advantage of hippies forever.........
now I believe this is the absolute truth. Capitalists have been taking advantage of hippies forever.........
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The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
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Just to poke fun at it, I had THE MAMA get me a big ol' honkin' jingle bell. 'Sides, me and another dude invented 'em back in the '70s but were too ripped to know what to do about 'em. Here ya go -
The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
Just to poke fun at it, I had THE MAMA get me a big ol' honkin' jingle bell. 'Sides, me and another dude invented 'em back in the '70s but were too ripped to know what to do about 'em. Here ya go -
The last one I'll tell here is the absolute truth. I know the two individuals; one of them occasionally looks back at me in the mirror. One of them decided to hang a little bell on his bike. The two dudes were stoned outta their gourds and were diggin' on the little tinkly sound as they passed around some smoke while listening to Floyd. They figgered the little tinkly sound would be nice to hear while they were riding. There may or may not have been a story about gremlins, but one of their brothers mumbled something about getting rich selling the tinkly little bells at swap meets. But being stoners all they did was grin and eat. Eventually someone else saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, and started selling them at swap meets, rallies, flea markets, and such. Somewhere along the line the story about having to receive one as a gift for the bell to work was started, probably another marketing ploy. Our two stoners were left out in the cold as far as profits, but being bikers really didn't care.
For me it doesn't really matter but I kinda like the way it looks and my signals still work just fine so who knows. I know this, something has always been watching out for me on the Road.
I found this site which appears to address your response:
http://www.gremlinbells.com/about_us.htm
