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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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Hanging right off the voltage regulator...

 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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Man, Story, I've gotta get to that island and ride with you. You've got some of the most breadth taking pics I've ever seen.

You know, I've been riding Harlys since 1989. I either always had crappy friends or this bell thing is a more recent deal. I never had one in CT or CA, but my riding partners were few. When I moved to VA and the internet gained popularity I started hearing about bells. I never had one until a new neighbor who rides moved next door and he was really surprised I didn't have one. He and his wife picked one up and I put it on my right floor board, as someone else suggested, with a keyring instead of the little leather strap.

When I got the Softy, my wife picked me up another one that I hung on my peg - again with a key ring..
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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Oh, and I ride with a pastor fellow some now who doesn't have one. I thought about getting him one after he lectured me about mine.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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Hanging from my right floorboard bracket. Put on by one of my "brothers" the weekend I picked up the bike. I didn't have one on my previous two bikes.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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I used a bracket on the unused passenger peg hole. The gremlins fall out of the bell right into the drive belt, yeesh what a mess it makes.

 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by doghair
I used a bracket on the unused passenger peg hole. The gremlins fall out of the bell right into the drive belt, yeesh what a mess it makes.

I hope the gremlins don't take the bell with them when they fall.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 08:29 AM
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my answer to the bell and it has worked, even when the deer hit me i won. the deer went down and i did not.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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I hope the gremlins don't take the bell with them when they fall.
Nope, that baby is solid.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by sBender
Man, Story, I've gotta get to that island and ride with you. You've got some of the most breadth taking pics I've ever seen.

You know, I've been riding Harlys since 1989. I either always had crappy friends or this bell thing is a more recent deal. I never had one in CT or CA, but my riding partners were few. When I moved to VA and the internet gained popularity I started hearing about bells. I never had one until a new neighbor who rides moved next door and he was really surprised I didn't have one. He and his wife picked one up and I put it on my right floor board, as someone else suggested, with a keyring instead of the little leather strap.

When I got the Softy, my wife picked me up another one that I hung on my peg - again with a key ring..

Thanks sBender... But there's on so many times you can ride around a Island... lol

On the Bell thing... My wife and I will get some for during xmas and give them out to
our friends that don't have one. It is the perfect gift they run about $10.00 to $15.00 here.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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Hanging 2 from the handlebar wires.
Got 2 bells one Christmas, so I had to mount both.
 
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