Guardian/Gremlin Bells

[whiteyron]

Going thru the posts on here and came across the posts about bells. Where is a good place to get one? I am new to the Spyder, sad I waited so long. I love to read the posts here and can see that my wife and I have fallen in with GREAT group of people. Wish we could make it to Spyderfest this year, unfortunately can not make it this year, but next year will be here soon. Sure am happy I found this site. :yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes: :yes:

[Yeochief]

According to legend, the bell is supposed to be a gift. Most cycle shops carry them, there are many designs to choose from. Your significant other could purchase one and gift it to you. Most feel that the bell should be mounted as close to the ground as practicable. Mine, a gift from my wife, is mounted at the lowest point on the casting that the driver foot peg is attached to. I used a piece of soft iron wire to mount it, Welcome to the group. :thumbup:

[Bob Denman]

:agree: PM me; it'd be an honor to send one to a fellow Spyder Rider! :thumbup:
I'll need your mailing address...

[Bob Denman]

You can "Google " them, and get all sorts of neat online sources. :thumbup:
I like this one:
http://www.guardianbell.com/

[Chupaca]

I have one gifted to me from Bob. These have the power of the writen word added..:roflblack: But google them and read the many stories about them. I especially like the part where the gremlins falling out of the bell causes potholes....we have a few roads bikes must run by quite often...:roflblack:

[Bob Denman]

I'm wearing "Twins", on the back of my 2014. :thumbup:
One from a longtime Tri-Glide riding friend, and other other from "Sonny-Boy", as a bike Christening gift!
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[jwulf74]

Here is where I mounted mine.

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[whiteyron]

Can anyone please tell me how does a person get to the nuts that are on the two screws that hold the belt guard in place on my 2013 RT Ltd. :pray::pray::pray::pray:

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Here is where I mounted mine.

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Shouldn't they be near the front of the bike to scare away the gremlins that are in front of you that throw the rocks and junk in your track??? :dontknow:

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have one gifted to me from Bob.
I just received today the one Bob gifted me! Thank you kind sir! :ohyea::2thumbs::clap::yes::yes: Now I just have to figure where and how I want to hang it!

[ARtraveler]

They have you covered. Great lore about the bells--and they do work. :thumbup::thumbup:

We each have two on our :spyder2:'s. Both given by friends. :bowdown:

[Bob Denman]

I just received today the one Bob gifted me! Thank you kind sir! :ohyea::2thumbs::clap::yes::yes: Now I just have to figure where and how I want to hang it!
The pleasure; is all mine! :D

May your bike wear it in the BEST of health!! :2thumbs:

[jwulf74]

Shouldn't they be near the front of the bike to scare away the gremlins that are in front of you that throw the rocks and junk in your track??? :dontknow:

I go fast enough so that their reaction time it too slow to throw stuff in front of me. :roflblack:

[captblack]

Mine hangs off the brake pedal using a split key ring ...

[SPYD1]

I'm wearing "Twins", on the back of my 2014. :thumbup:
One from a longtime Tri-Glide riding friend, and other other from "Sonny-Boy", as a bike Christening gift!
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i love twins...married one:yes:

[Bob Denman]

i love twins...married one:yes:

:thumbup: So did I! :D :2thumbs:

[PaSpyderRyder]

:thumbup: So did I! :D :2thumbs:


Me too


Bob

[Bob Denman]

I think that us, "Bobs", may be on to something! :thumbup:

[Chupaca]

I just received today the one Bob gifted me! Thank you kind sir! :ohyea::2thumbs::clap::yes::yes: Now I just have to figure where and how I want to hang it!

Mine went low....and close to the ground..85912

[coz]

the lower the better.:thumbup:

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Mine went low....and close to the ground..85912
That's kind of what I was thinking about doing. Looks good!

[Bob Denman]

the lower the better.:thumbup:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ0L4YRBTes

[ARtraveler]

:thumbup: So did I! :D :2thumbs:

:yikes: My first spouse was also a twin. :yikes:

[spydaman60]

:yikes: My first spouse was also a twin. :yikes:now if only the second one was her sister-----:yikes: that's be a real yikes!!!:yikes::yikes:

[mastertek2000]

Biker Bell History Ride Bells
Traditionally motorcycle riders have given each other bells as a symbol of friendship and respect.
Origin of Biker Bells
The true origin of the biker bell may have ties to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
In the 1930’s the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club was formed in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The rally started as a half-mile dirt-track race, with a few racers and small group of about 200 onlookers.




It is said that a bell was given to entrants to pin on their shirt as a token of entry—much like a button or wrist band might be given today.
Commemorative Bell
One traditional application of motorcycle bells has been as a commemoration to a fallen friend. A brass bell is hung from the left side of the swing arm of the motorcycle. Each time the bike is cleaned, and the biker is bending down to polish the bell, they are reminded of their lost loved one.
Legend of the Gremlin Bell
As the story goes, an old gray-beard was riding home from Mexico, with saddlebags loaded full of toys and trinkets for some kids in an orphanage near where he lived. It was a cold night in the high deserts just north of the border. As he rode he thought of rides past, epic journeys with long lost friends and the many nights just like this spent in the saddle.
Ahead in the small beam of his old headlamp he thought he saw something. As he rode on it appeared again, this time there were more of them. Tiny little creatures that seemed to dart in and out of the beam as fast as the wind. They were dark little dodgy spirits, quick, and all but translucent in the moonlight—they were road gremlins. Before he could react they were on the bike. As he mashed on the brakes the front tire blew, and the old rear drum brake that had served him well for years locked up.
When he came to he was nearly ten yards from his bike. One saddle bag had been torn loose and was lying next to him in the cold, hard packed dirt. In the light of the moon he could see his bike, the little spirit like road gremlins dancing on top. He raised himself up to his elbows, where he could see them more clearly, and they caught a glimpse of him too. That’s when they began to approach. Slowly, almost curiously, they stalked towards him. As they advanced he picked up the only thing that was within reach, the saddle bag, and began to wave it at them trying to keep them at bay. From inside the bag came a ringing noise.
He noticed that if he shook the bag the little gremlins would fall back, plugging their ears in retreat. He quickly unstrapped the bag and dug out two sleigh bells from a set of toy reindeer buried in the bag. As he knelt there shaking the bells the gremlins retreated off into the darkness.
As if attracted like a moth to a flame, two staggered lights approached from the distance, and came upon the lone rider in the darkness. To the lone rider they seemed like angels coming upon him with wings, guided by the sound of the bells. The two riders helped the old gray-beard brush himself off and gather his belongings. They set up camp and talked long into the night, about the old man’s brush with the road gremlins, and of many rides past. The old man offered to pay, but as-is biker tradition, the two men would not accept any form of repayment.
In the morning the men helped the gray-beard patch his tire and limp to a little service station in the next town. Again, as they prepared to go their separate ways, the men refused payment. The old man had suspected this, so in the early morning hours just before dawn, he had awakened and attached two bells, one to each of his angel rider’s bikes. As the old man watched his new friends roll out of the dusty service station driveway, he thought he could hear the ringing of bells over the low rumble of the bikes.
Epilogue
There are many variations of the ride bell legend, and almost as many ways to tell it as there are bikers to tell the tale. Like many other time honored stories of past, in the beginning it was passed on through word of mouth, from one biker to the next.
In a way, this story is just like any true biker, it doesn’t matter how you dress it, the core of the story remains. Protection is offered in the generosity of friends or in random acts of brotherhood along the road. The spirit of camaraderie and brotherhood between bikers is what the ride bell encompasses.

[Bob Denman]

now if only the second one was her sister-----:yikes: that's be a real yikes!!!:yikes::yikes:
Holiday Dinners would be :shocked:.... very interesting! :D

[oldguyinTX]

You can "Google " them, and get all sorts of neat online sources. :thumbup:
I like this one:
http://www.guardianbell.com/

Hey Bob, thanks for posting the website. I had never heard of this before. I learn something new on this site every day. Since my wife rides with me a lot, do you think it work if she gives it to me?

[$08SpyderGS]

The previous owner said he was going to get me one and I am still waiting. This was over a year ago. I will have to pick one up next time I go out of town.

[Bob Denman]

The previous owner said he was going to get me one and I am still waiting. This was over a year ago. I will have to pick one up next time I go out of town.
PM me your mailing address; I'll get one for you. :2thumbs:

[Bob Denman]

Hey Bob, thanks for posting the website. I had never heard of this before. I learn something new on this site every day. Since my wife rides with me a lot, do you think it work if she gives it to me?

If she won't; I will... PM me your mailing address. :D

[maliamd]

Amazon has a good supply of bells. Mine is attached like Bob's in the license plate holder.:yes:

[Bob Denman]

Dwight,
:thumbup:
Thanks

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