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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Hey Dick don't feel bad, I've been riding since 1964, I've seen them all the time, never cared what they stood for. I never got one either.
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Old biker tradition I didn't know anything about either, untill I got my Harley. Don't think the Metric bikers have them.
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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Hey Dick don't feel bad, I've been riding since 1964, I've seen them all the time, never cared what they stood for. I never got one either.
ell......ALLRIGHTY then......
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Old biker tradition I didn't know anything about either, untill I got my Harley. Don't think the Metric bikers have them.
Metrics probably have flutes,or fifes, or somethin...
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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They are a gimmick that the junk sellers at swapmeets love to make money on.
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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the last couple of bikes I've seen crashed had bells on them and they made just fine
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Old biker tradition I didn't know anything about either, untill I got my Harley. Don't think the Metric bikers have them.
yeah, they dont have the handbar tassles either...
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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when I went down on my 07 Ultra it had a bell on it. The only bell that got rung was mine.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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ORIGINAL: UltraKla$$ic

I hate when my bells hang low.......
Not as bad as when someone tries to ring them I bet.


Here is one of the many stories of the bell. One that I like. Guardian Bell
 
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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It's like hanging garlic around your neck to ward of vampires ... but the MC version. Or ... If you sell ride bells for a living ... it's a good way to make money.
 



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