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Jan 6, 2009 | 02:17 PM

#11

SportyPig

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From: Nashville, TN

Mine is mounted through the hole in the cross member on the bottom front of the frame, below the voltage regulator.

Jan 6, 2009 | 03:03 PM

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coze

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From: Aiken,SC.

what the hells a guardian bell?

Jan 6, 2009 | 06:17 PM

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HighDesertKid

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From: Boise, Idaho

Quote:

Originally Posted by kahaone

Put it in between the rabbits foot and the 4 leaf clover, but don't get it close to the clove of garlic, or you will lose all the "spirits" from the bell.

Is it obvious that I don't put much stock in superstition?

My thoughts exactly ... lmao...

I do think the bell is a nice gesture as a gift... But as far as protecting me from "Gremlins" and the like...

I'll leave that one up to God instead

Jan 6, 2009 | 06:38 PM

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outdoorgirl57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by coze

what the hells a guardian bell?

Ride Bells- the stories

Version 0ne

Have you noticed that some riders have a small bell hanging off their motorcycle frame or handlebars? Have you wondered what the purpose is? Well, you have come to the right place. That little bell is more than decoration, it serves a very important purpose – it wards off gremlins, also known as evil road spirits.

You see, there are motorcycle gremlins that LOVE to ride, but they are also mischievous little devils and they cause all sorts of problems for you while you are riding. Some say they are responsible for that old lady in the minivan not seeing you and cutting you off in traffic. Or, you may be having trouble shifting smoothly, your battery goes dead, your turn signal suddenly refuses to work, an oil spill appears out of nowhere, you hit a patch of black ice, etc – you get the idea. Those little gremlins look for trouble and try to steer your bike towards it.

Now, once you get a bell on your scoot – it wards off these attacks from the little gremlins, not allowing any more to get onto your bike. If you already have some gremlins riding with you, they will get trapped in the hollow of the bell, and the constant ringing will drive them insane – causing them to lose their grip and fall to the roadway.

Do you have the protection of a gremlin bell? If you buy a gremlin bell of your own, the power works. If you receive the gremlin bell as a gift – the powerful magic of the bell is doubled. Do you have a friend who does not have a gremlin bell yet? Why not be the person to give them one, they'll thank you! The bell, and a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the gremlins.

Version Two

It has been a tradition among some of us, for a long time, to run a brass bell on the left swing arm, to remember our brothers and sisters who have gone down riding. It's a small thing, but the reason a brass bell is chosen is that as we ride it will get dirty and tarnished. Every time we get down and wash and polish it, we are reminded of friends lost, and our thoughts turn to the meaning of being in the wind. As we ride, and hear the bell ring, we know that our brothers and sisters are riding with us. How easy it would be to join them with a single mistake. And maybe, just maybe, the next time a situation comes up, they will be there to help us as long as we remember them by:
Polishing The Bell

Jan 6, 2009 | 07:26 PM

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Dameon

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Well I hung my Bell in that same hole in the "crossmember" on the front. My girl gave me mine so I hung it like I'm supposed to, figure it can't hurt anything.