Gremlin Bell-Best Place to Hang?

[Aussie Annie]

Okay Everyone,

I now have a gremlin bell so where is the best / safest place to put it on my RSV????

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

[spear]

Annie,

I gather, when you say "gremlin bell" you refer to the Guardian Bell?

If so - have look at this.

Hang it on a helmet lock.

[Wanderer]

The lower to the ground the better.

 

The Legend of the Guardian® Bell

 

http://www.helmetsetc.com/images/accessories/misc/gb-angel_s.jpg Many years ago, on a cold December night, a crusty old biker was returning from a trip to Mexico with his saddlebags filled with toys and other assorted trinkets for the kids at a group home near where he worked.

As he rode along that night thinking how lucky he had been in life, having a loving riding partner that understood his need to roam the highways and to his trusty old pan that hadn’t let him down once in the many years they had shared the road together.

Well about 40 miles north of the border, in the high desert, lurked a small group of notorious little critters known as road gremlins. You know, the ones who always leave little obstacles like, one shoe, boards, and pieces of old tires on the road, and also dig those dreaded potholes for bikers to run over and crash, thus giving the road gremlins a chance to rejoice over their acts of evil.

Well, as the lone wolf of a biker rounded a curve that moonlit night, the gremlins ambushed him, causing him to crash to the asphalt and skid before coming to a stop next to one of his saddlebags that had broken free. As he lay there, unable to move, the road gremlins made their way towards him. Well, this biker, not being one to give up, started throwing things at the gremlins as they approached him. Finally, with nothing else to throw but a bell, he started ringing it in hopes to scare off the dirty little gremlins.

About a half a mile away, camped in the desert, were two bikers sitting around the campfire talking about their day’s ride, and the freedom of the wind blowing in their faces as they rode across this vast country. In the stillness of the night air they heard what sounded to them like church bells ringing, and upon investigating, found the old biker lying along the roadside with the gremlins about to get him. Needless to say, being part of the biker brotherhood, they preceded to ward off the gremlins until the last ran off into the night.

Being grateful to the two bikers, the old road dog offered to pay them for their help, but as all true bikers do, they refused to accept any type of payment from him. Not being one to let a good deed go unnoticed, the old biker cut two pieces of leather from his saddlebags tassels and tied a bell to each one. He then placed them on each of the biker’s motorcycles, as near to the ground as possible. The tired, old road warrior then told the two travelers that with those bells placed on their bikes, they would be protected from the road gremlins and that if ever in trouble, just ring the bell and a fellow biker will come to their aid.

So, whenever you see a biker with a bell, you know that he has been blessed with the most important thing in life—friendship from a fellow biker.

The Purpose of the Guardian® Bell

 

Many of us have heard the story about Evil Road Spirits. They are little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride, and they’re also responsible for most of your bike’s problems. Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work; your battery goes dead, the clutch needs adjustment, or any of several hundred things that can go wrong. These problems are caused by Evil Road Spirits.

Evil Road Spirits can’t live in the presence of the bell, because they get trapped in the hollow of the bell. Among other things, their hearing is supersensitive, so the constant ringing of the bell and the confined space drives them insane. They lose their grip and eventually fall to the roadway. Have you ever wondered how potholes are formed? The bell has served its purpose.

If you pick up a Guardian® Bell of your own, the magic will work, but if your bell is given to you, the power is doubled, and you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look after you.

So, if you have a friend who doesn’t have a bell, why not give them one? It’s a nice feeling for the recipient to know you care. The bell, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bikes owner, will help eliminate Evil Road Spirits.

Polishing the Guardian® 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.

[whanna]

I have mine hanging on the left lower crash bar. Leather strap that came with it has been supplemented by a zip tie for security (it's not supporting it, but should the weather wear through I won't lose the protection of the bell).

I drag the bell through tight left hand turns, though I imagine that'd be kind of difficult with the hack hooked up, eh?

[wild hair 39]

hanging mine around my neck for the next few day,got a doc app,and putting the finishing tuches around the place,riding time is here

[gunboat]

hi wanderer

thanks for sharing that story of the beginns of the guardian bell.

best reguards

don c.

[CMIKE]

I have mine hanging on the left lower crash bar. Leather strap that came with it has been supplemented by a zip tie for security (it's not supporting it, but should the weather wear through I won't lose the protection of the bell).

I drag the bell through tight left hand turns, though I imagine that'd be kind of difficult with the hack hooked up, eh?

 

Same here except right highway bar...tyrap included

[Mikealiasmike]

OK, so folks on here like it called Guardian bell but I've always used it to keep the Gremlins at bay that want to take away the fun from the ride. http://www.gremlinbells.com/about_us.htm so synonymsRus come into play. As for the location, I like the lowest point thats been mentioned and always reinforced for ties. God Bless. Mike

[Iowawegian]

I have mine zip tyed to my right handlebar.

Everytime I ride, I can hear it tinkling, and it brings a smile to my face thinking of the little "Gremlin" that gave it to me. I usually don't belive in things like this, but the guardian bell is different, and darned if it doesn't make me feel safer!

[RSTDRIDER]

I'm zip locked also, lower left crashbar

[ArcsSparks]

here's where I hung mine, used a Military book binder (little metal cable that snaps together w/ a twist)

[Aussie Annie]

Thank you everyone for responding to my query as to where to hang the bell:clap2:also for posting photo's, I appreciate it.

And to Wanderer, thank you so much for posting the history/story of the guardian bell, it is fantastic:happy65:

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

[friesman]

hanging mine around my neck for the next few day,got a doc app,and putting the finishing tuches around the place,riding time is here

 

 

It sounds like youre hanging it a bit high Lowell, i thought they were to be hung clser to the ground....LOL

 

Brian

[davecb]

I put mine on with a double wrap of stainless steel wire....