Author Topic: Biker Bell (Read 4069 times)

hikerjay · « **on:** April 25, 2011, 03:38:33 PM »

Has anyone on here heard of a good luck biker bell?

Was just wondering if any one has one on their bike.

nayto550 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2011, 03:59:43 PM »

I've had one on every bike I've owned... silly superstitions.

geminimotors · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2011, 05:54:52 PM »

My 550 has the bell. Never been pulled over, never been stranded since it was given to me. The story as I understand it, is that the bell must be given to you and your bike by someone else. The gremlins, fairies, and evil spirits get trapped inside the bell, and the ringing drives them to distraction from fooling around with you and your bike.

cameron · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2011, 05:56:06 PM »

all my friends have them.......

Industrial Rat400f Killer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2011, 06:02:46 PM »

Don't know if I believe all that superstition stuff but I give my friends one when they get a bike sometimes. It's something that has been handed down to me by my Dad, he's always had one. It's more popular with the HD riders I think.
Here's one of the fairy tails expelling the history.
http://www.helmetsetc.com/legend-bell.asp

BobbyR · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2011, 06:42:24 PM »

I have one, why my wife gave it to me. First one fell off when I had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. I guess it only works on the hard parts.

ckramlic · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2011, 07:15:28 PM »

I thought only Harley riders used them. Those guys need all the help they can get to keep those tractors running!

Gordon · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2011, 09:57:45 PM »

You bell guys should try out these new anti-tiger-attack charms they've come out with. I've haven't been attacked by any tigers since I got one!

754 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2011, 10:05:52 PM »

You will need three bells with that kind of talk...

Dusthawk · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2011, 01:00:02 AM »

I have a Gremlin bell myself and wouldn't dream of riding without one. My best friend(at the time) gave it to me the day after I got Rita and it helped me from danger a couple of times. It started ringing constantly one time and when I pulled over I found the rear spokes were breaking. I pulled off the freeway as soon as it started ringing. If I hadn't and kept riding I am confident enough spokes would have given way to where my rear wheel would have come apart and I would have had a bad wreck. The best I can figure is when the spokes started breaking it made the bike shimmy a certain way that swung the bell just the right way to make it ring until I pulled to a stop. By the time I had come to a complete stop half the spokes were broken.

jacquesleclochard · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:26:03 AM »

What are these biker bells?

I am typing this post with my right hand in bandages: hit a car with the CB last week, fell on the concrete and scraped my hand to the third degree. Bike is wrecked, but will be fine, as will I.

But this sounds like something that I'd like to try. Kind of believe in these little things.

hikerjay · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:30:55 AM »

They literally little bells that you can hang on your bike; pretty small. But apparently they have to be given to you by someone. I think I will she about my wife buying me one.

CB500_k2 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:59:46 AM »

In '64 I was traveling around Europe on a Triumph Tiger 500. I bought a St. Christopher medal at the catacombs in Rome to hang on my bike for luck. The day I lost it I got hit by a pickup truck, just a glancing blow and the bike did not even go down. Never the less, I was convinced of the effectiveness of this amulet. Bells may work as well.

VTCBike750 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:32:58 AM »

Definitely have a bell. One was given to me by the PO of my first bike, 77 550. Kept the bell when I sold the bike. Im rebuilding a 72 750 and bought the tach cable support mount just to hang the bell. Ever seen the Looney Tunes' gremlin, they're crafty little buggers

Gordon · « **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:49:07 AM »

Quote from: 754 on April 25, 2011, 10:05:52 PM

You will need three bells with that kind of talk...

If more bells is better, then shouldn't you be riding around looking and sounding like Santa's sleigh?

p.s. anti-tiger-attack charm still doing its job. kept me safe last night.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #15 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:55:58 AM »

I wash my bike with tiger blood- winning.

Radam · « **Reply #16 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:58:30 AM »

My bike eats real organic beef from a cow I raised and killed myself! I don't even eat it, my bike makes me raise it just for her!

OldSchool_IsCool · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:05:24 AM »

The only Bells on my bike come from Bell's Brewery

754 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:26:28 AM »

Gordon that was meant for the post before yours, you got posted before me..

Deltarider · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:54:10 AM »

♫ ♪ 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... ♪ ♫ ♫…
(who of you remembers the second line?)

Duanob · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2011, 09:44:44 AM »

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!

Dusthawk · « **Reply #21 on:** April 26, 2011, 12:29:33 PM »

For those of you interested in these bells: http://www.gremlinbells.com/

mickey6 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 26, 2011, 12:45:37 PM »

Quote from: Duanob on April 26, 2011, 09:44:44 AM

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!

+ 1
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

Gordon · « **Reply #23 on:** April 26, 2011, 01:00:22 PM »

Quote from: mickey6 on April 26, 2011, 12:45:37 PM

Quote from: Duanob on April 26, 2011, 09:44:44 AM
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!
+ 1
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?

flybox1 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 26, 2011, 01:07:30 PM »

No way would i go anywhere without my balls!

Oh, my bad. You said BELLS!

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