Do Gremlin Bells Really Work?
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Holly Springs, North Carolina
Had one on my Road King when I had a bad crash back in July. Will put another one on the new bike that I buy in a month or so after full recovery. I like the fable that it is.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: poway
I dunno; soft landing in the mud and nothing looks bent? I'd say it worked perfectly! Had the exact same thing happen to me when I fell ASLEEP on my Evo doing about 60 mph and ran off the road. My Gremlin Bell worked perfectly that day as I woke up and walked away with nothing broken. :-) True story btw.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 504
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From: NE IOWA
I did not belive and laughed when I first received mine from a friend. Here is my story that changed my mind. On a very dark morning on my way to work I incountered one of those, I have to get to the other side of the road raccoons, it bolted from the left ditch at a speed that left me with only one option and that was to hold on and pray. As the coon entered my lane I knew I was in trouble because this thing was the size of a small dog, I braced for impact but the only thing I felt was my right foot board folding up enought that it knocked my foot off but I was still upright and still rolling down the road. When I got to work still in disbelief of what happened I checked out bike and the only trace of of the event was the bell that was hanging under the right hand floor board was full of bloody hair. Believe or not all I can say there is and always will be one hanging on our bike.
Last edited by LKHA; Dec 7, 2014 at 09:10 AM.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 259
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From: Missouri
Was given one by a friend for my Fatboy. We parted ways on a twisted sister in Texas, I had a broken ankle, the Fatboy was worse. Retrieved the bell, my friend gave me a new bell for my Street Glide, so I passed the first one on to a friend with a Vulcan. Hey, what he don't know...