Topic: Biker Bell

[flybox1]

♫  ♪  I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like, it's got a basket, a bell and things to make it look good...   ♪  ♫  ♫…

"....i'd give it to you if i could, but i borrowed it" 
nice one delta!

[mickey6]

I don't have a bell but I have a "Hey #$%*, watch where you're going" Horn and middle finger. Had to use it saturday evening and it worked great!

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I am superstisious too. I have a half dollar that I keep in my jacket, no tickets, hard wrecks, or totalled bikes since (3 years)
But no bells for me

Now I'm not generally the superstitious type, but I don't care if somebody else is as long as their superstition doesn't affect my life.  Sort of like how I feel about religion.  I'm curious, though.  Do you place enough importance (or feel it already exists) on the power of this particular superstition that you wouldn't ride your bike if you somehow misplaced this coin? 

not at all, it's just one of those things, I think I started carrying it to make sure I'd always have enough money to make a call, incase I broke down somewhere.

[Deltarider]

Applause for Flybox.

[TwoTired]

CowBell

[Alan F.]

Tiger attack? Never leave the boat, never leave the boat!  Gremlins are great with a little bbq sauce....i better not catch any around my bikes.....

[JimJamerino]

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

[Hope]

Gremlin Bell

Wards off evil road spirits

Quote from the website:

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.

[Gordon]

Quote from the website:

The bell, and a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the gremlins.

At least they're being somewhat realistic, while simultaneously covering their asses so you can't sue them when your bike does break down even though you were sporting your magical gremlin bell.

[sky56]

I have one on my 79 750 that my girl friend gave me. Just like alot of the other replies it's best if some one gives it to you vs you buying it for yourself. I think they're pretty cool and they come in many variations. I have a fire hydrant bell

[anubis]

This must be a US thang - I have never heard of it in over 45 years of riding....

[Grnrngr]

heh..I saw some for sale a while back at the Honda shop, read the little tags and thought..hey, I've got a bunch of them at home. Hadn't heard about the need to be a gift tho, my bells were a gift as a string of temple bells I hung outside, hope that counts. Weather finally destroyed the cord, so I put one on my keyring. Keep all my bike keys on one ring, so the bell goes on whichever one I'm riding. Hung a bigger one on my friend's Fatboy when I was riding it, only had to push it once, when I ran out of gas. Can't blame that on the gremlins...

[scottly]

I had never heard of biker bells until I saw this thread. I wondered about the bell hanging from climbingaz's lower right fork, but I didn't know what it was until now.
I have a "biker's guardian angle" lapel pin that my mom gave me years ago.

[OldSchool_IsCool]

I wonder if this grew out of the wagon bell tradition of Teamsters?  Yes, those Teamsters, the ones that transported goods on Conestoga wagons.  Notice that the logo of the modern Teamsters Union has horses on it?

Anyway, I digress.  Back in the day of horse drawn wagons, drivers would adorn their "teams" with bells.  They took great pride in the music that would be made by the various gates of their horses.  The chimes could be heard for quite a distance and would serve to announce their arrival.

Should they break down or get stuck or otherwise have to accept the help of another to make it to their destination, tradition had it that the driver being rescued must surrender his bells to the good Samaritan.  It was considered an embarrassment to reach your destination without your bells.  Ever hear the expression "I'll be there with bells on!"?  Just means you will arrive without trouble.

Here's more on it:  http://www.nedhector.com/Teamsters.htm

So there ya go.  If you have a gremlin bell on your bike and you need to accept assistance from another rider, be prepared to surrender your bell.  Thou I suppose you should give them a NEW bell because obviously the one on your bike is BROKEN!!

[Hope]

So there ya go.  If you have a gremlin bell on your bike and you need to accept assistance from another rider, be prepared to surrender your bell.  Thou I suppose you should give them a NEW bell because obviously the one on your bike is BROKEN!!

hmmm....  Never heard of having to give up your bell.  That's a first.

[OldSchool_IsCool]

So there ya go.  If you have a gremlin bell on your bike and you need to accept assistance from another rider, be prepared to surrender your bell.  Thou I suppose you should give them a NEW bell because obviously the one on your bike is BROKEN!!

hmmm....  Never heard of having to give up your bell.  That's a first.

Well, I don't know that it's the tradition anymore, just that it used to be.  Might be a good tradition to start though, to have a new bell in your tool bag to give as thanks for help.  Just a suggestion!

[flybox1]

Quote from the website:

The bell, and a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the gremlins.

At least they're being somewhat realistic, while simultaneously covering their asses so you can't sue them when your bike does break down even though you were sporting your magical gremlin bell.

does this have any powers to ward off that  dreaded magical ass rape fairy? 
or does it only work on Gremlins? (btw, dont feed after midnight, and dont get them wet)

[Duanob]

Quote from the website:

The bell, and a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the gremlins.

At least they're being somewhat realistic, while simultaneously covering their asses so you can't sue them when your bike does break down even though you were sporting your magical gremlin bell.

does this have any powers to ward off that  dreaded magical ass rape fairy? 
or does it only work on Gremlins? (btw, dont feed after midnight, and dont get them wet)

Are you talking about "classic" motorcycle mechanics of the Puget Sound region? I don't think anything works against their ass-raping evilness!

[flybox1]

Quote from the website:

The bell, and a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the gremlins.

At least they're being somewhat realistic, while simultaneously covering their asses so you can't sue them when your bike does break down even though you were sporting your magical gremlin bell.

does this have any powers to ward off that  dreaded magical ass rape fairy? 
or does it only work on Gremlins? (btw, dont feed after midnight, and dont get them wet)

Are you talking about "classic" motorcycle mechanics of the Puget Sound region? I don't think anything works against their ass-raping evilness!

This good forum and all its awesome people are our only defense!!!