I lost my guardian bell

[bmxndad]

Was underneath the bike today and noticed my bell is gone.

Key ring it was mounted with is still there though.

Looks like the bell rubbed off a lot on the key ring.

Does the pewter ring wear through?

I like to have my bell swinging free.

I am wondering if it needs to be installed so that it doesn't swing?

 

Ross

[SapperMedic]

When JB (lonestarmedic)gave me my bell, I didn't want to let it get filthy, so I have it zip tied to the left handlebar on the clutchline, I can hear it ring as it goes down the road, but I understand it's a little high to keep all the gremlins out, but knock on wood, so far so good

 

[Eck]

I noticed mine was gone on my Venture after my accident.

Some huge gremlin reached up and grabbed it..

[Riderduke]

I noticed mine was gone on my Venture after my accident.

 

Some huge gremlin reached up and grabbed it..

 

 

Yeah,

That HUGE GREMLIN drives a BLUE MUSTANG:whistling:

[whanna]

I have my bell on the left engine guard on my second gen. It has a leather strap holding it on, but I also put a zip tie on it as a backup. I want the leather to be supporting it, but should the leather come untied (hasn't in two years) or wear through (same), I don't want to lose the bell. So the zip tie is there as a backup, not actually supporting it at this time.

Something to think about for the next one, maybe.

[Aussie Annie]

Was underneath the bike today and noticed my bell is gone.

Key ring it was mounted with is still there though.

Looks like the bell rubbed off a lot on the key ring.

Does the pewter ring wear through?

I like to have my bell swinging free.

I am wondering if it needs to be installed so that it doesn't swing?

 

Ross

 

Ross,

" I like to have my bell swinging free" set me off on such a fit of laughter :Laugh: and I can't stop now:confused24: maybe I have a really bad sense of humour, but thanks for exercising my laugh muscles. If the exchange rate improves I would love to get a bell and badge.

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never ride faster than your guardian angel:2133:can fly

[RoadKill]

Glad this got posted. Went out to the garage to look at mine and it was nearly worn through. So rather than loose it I took it off. Darn, I really liked that thing too. Guess I'm going to have to find one not made out of Pewter. I think its just too soft!

[Monty]

Remember, you can't buy your own. It has to be given to you by a friend.

 

bmxndad, if you'll PM me your address, I'll send you one.

 

Mine is attached to the plastic fairing crossmember in front of the radiator. I always use a zip tie.

[slick97spirit]

Remember, you can't buy your own. It has to be given to you by a friend.

 

bmxndad, if you'll PM me your address, I'll send you one.

 

Mine is attached to the plastic fairing crossmember in front of the radiator. I always use a zip tie.

 

 

UH OH! Didn't know that a friend had to give it to you. What if you don't have any friends?

[Mikealiasmike]

UH OH! Didn't know that a friend had to give it to you. What if you don't have any friends?

 

Slick, send me your addy in email mikealiasmike@hotmail.com I'd be more then happy to send you a bell for the help with my 650 Vstar. God Bless you and your family.

[sarges46]

Dang Mike!

 

I was searching the house to see if I still had any left...before promising to send one. Ya beat me which is good cause I still cant find the little buggers.

[wes0778]

Remember, you can't buy your own. It has to be given to you by a friend.

 

Does it count if it came with the bike?

I noticed mine after I got the bike home and have wondered what it is all about, but didn't know who to ask. So, just what is the story here?

 

It looks like brass and is tied on with a leather string.

[Terry Richardson]

I didnt lose my guardian bell, when I stopped at a light I saw it reach up with some wire cuts make a snip and leap into the storm drain. Third one this year. Whimps.

[BigBoyinMS]

Does it count if it came with the bike?

I noticed mine after I got the bike home and have wondered what it is all about, but didn't know who to ask. So, just what is the story here?

 

It looks like brass and is tied on with a leather string.

Here ya go!

 

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.

[RoadKill]

What if you don't have any friends?

 

Exacly My Problem.

[mkrieg]

So thats what the bell was for that was hanging on the helmet latch when I bought my bike.

[Squeeze]

You could always fit a Wire End Sleeve into the Mounting Hole and using the Brass of the Sleeve to secure the Pewter ?

[Color01]

I have never luck with having these bells .. I lose them all the time ...a friend of mine past away after a motorcycle accident .. and by the funeral the priest gave us a small cross to hang on the bike ... and that one was gone in 4 months.

[V7Goose]

I too want to thank you for posting this info - just checked mine, and it is worn about 1/2 way through. I really like the way it swings from the key ring under the engine, so I think I'll use some safety wire to make a new loop just a bit smaller than the original. The safety wire will be perfect to secure the new loop around the base of the original one without having to modify the bell in any way.

Goose

[Aussie Annie]

UH OH! Didn't know that a friend had to give it to you. What if you don't have any friends?

 

Okay, what chance have I got way over here in Australia :confused07: I got friends', but no Venturerider ones over here. At least I know why things haven't gone too good since 2007 (accident) it's the bl***y gremlins !!!! Maybe I need a bucket full of bells. I love the consept of the bell--well done people:happy65:

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never ride faster than your guardian angel:2133:can fly

[Sunman]

Does it count if it came with the bike?

I noticed mine after I got the bike home and have wondered what it is all about, but didn't know who to ask. So, just what is the story here?

 

It looks like brass and is tied on with a leather string.

 

 

I would suggest that you don't rely on that leather lace to keep your bell secure for very long. A nice nylon zip tie will do the trick. Keep your bell around longer.

[Guest Ken8143]

Here ya go!

 

 

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.

 

 

This is a very good explanation of why the bell works. The part you left out is when the gremlins lose their grip and fall on the road, they writhe like crazy and make potholes.

[OutlawRider]

So you can buy your own and it still works I was told if you bought your own it works in reverce. Maybe I'll have to get one. What happens if your wife buys you one and she rides with you.

 

 

 

 

[Mikealiasmike]

So you can buy your own and it still works I was told if you bought your own it works in reverce. Maybe I'll have to get one. What happens if your wife buys you one and she rides with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual purpose???? Back to the corner mike...

[venture482]

Remember, you can't buy your own. It has to be given to you by a friend.

 

bmxndad, if you'll PM me your address, I'll send you one.

 

Mine is attached to the plastic fairing crossmember in front of the radiator. I always use a zip tie.

 

So what I heard is true. Man I spent to many years overseas I feel almost lost back home but it's good to here.

Gene Alter

1461 ne 8th Ave

Oak Harbor, Wa.

98277

thankyou shipmate