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Gremlin Bells

To get your own gremlin bell, try this site: http://www.gremlinbells.com/ or just google "Gremlin Bells" or "Legend Bells"

Now, to be honest, I have never noticed a bell on someone's bike, but read about this online at another motorcyclist's site and love the legend. Some of you may have actually seen these little bells hanging on someone's motorcycle and wondered why it was there. (No, it's not because they think that every time they ride their bike an angel gets it's wings.)

The bells hanging from motorcycles are called "Gremlin Bells", and they are hung on the bike to ward off (or get rid of) evil road spirits. Yes... you heard me... evil spirits... as in GREMLINS. Just like the gremlins that used to plague fighter planes in the war and bugs bunny, they have now migrated to motorcycles. Motorcycle gremlins LOVE to ride, but no matter how much you love to have passengers on your bike with you, you don't want these ones. They love to cause all sorts of problems for you while you are riding. Some say they are responsible for that time that you stalled going around that corner, or for that guy who cut you off on the highway... or that time when your foot slipped on the gravel and you dropped your bike in front of an entire church full of people just coming out of Sunday service. (I wonder who that happened to?) What about the time you ran over that roadkill? Yup... that was a gremlin who was helping steer your bike. And the time that your blinker just stopped working for no reason and you had to go the rest of the way home using hand signals? Yup. Gremlins too.

So you Know what you need? A GREMLIN BELL. Gremlin bells ward off these attacks from the little gremlins, and also won't allow any more to get onto your bike. Gremlins can't stand the sound of a ringing bell so they won't come near you when they hear it. 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. (Have you ever wondered how potholes are formed? The legend has it that they have so much evil energy that when they fall to the roadway they cause potholes when they hit. This is evidence that the bell has served its purpose.) That's why it's best to hang your bell low on your bike so that they don't fall back onto another part of your bike.

Do you have the protection of a gremlin bell? If you buy a gremlin bell of your own, the power works ok. BUT... If you receive the gremlin bell as a gift – the powerful magic of the bell is doubled. The power of the bell is even more enhanced if a well-seasoned traveler gives it to you. Do you have a friend who does not have a gremlin bell yet? Then be a good friend and give them one, they'll thank you! The bell (and of course a good preventive maintenance program) will help keep away all those pesky little gremlins.

Polishing the Bell
 It has been a tradition among some of us for a long time to attach a brass bell to our 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 gets dirty and tarnished. Every time we get down to 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, and 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.

For another Bell legend, check out this link: http://www.helmetsetc.com/legend-bell.asp

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