Where did you hang your bell at?

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I got the unwritten rules taken care of:

1) I did not purchase it myself.
2) I did not ask for one.
3) A veteran rider gave it to me.

Only question is where do I hang the bell from? Where do you guys mount your bell at?

Never thought of hanging one on the Busa but now that I have one I was just wondering where it can be mounted at?
 
Easy to find a spot on a Harley, tripple tree, bottom of frame down tube, etc. I have taken to hanging mine off the foot peg on my harleys. I like it down by the road to ward of the gremllins! No bell for the busa yet.
 
Mine was given to me by a veteran rider (thanx Ted) and is hung from the kick stand spring..
It is should be hung as low as possible I believe in order to keep the road gremlins away.. :thumbsup:
 
Do you see the bell on this bike?
Yes perv, there is a bell - and a bike


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know one care's enough for me to get me one yet
 
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The Legend of the Guardian® Bell

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.
 
I had one on my Harley that I received from my parents (veteran riders) and I mounted on the frame underneath my floorboard on the brake side. I don't know about putting one on my busa. I don't believe they are rated for more than 80 MPH. :laugh::thumbsup:
 
lowest part on bike huh? so like Macon could hang it off his knee puck... :laugh:
 
If you need a Bell on your Busa your not riding it fast enough, Gremlins can only hang on up to 150 mph
 
uhhhh ok... nice thing for freindship giving...but never been superstisious.
 
I put mine on my rearset on the inside of the upper hole... I will try to put a pic up later...
 
I got the unwritten rules taken care of:

1) I did not purchase it myself. check
2) I did not ask for one. check
3) A veteran rider gave it to me. Hmmmm

Only question is where do I hang the bell from? Where do you guys mount your bell at?

Never thought of hanging one on the Busa but now that I have one I was just wondering where it can be mounted at?

My mom got me mine. She is not a rider but cares about me, I hope that counts....:please:
 
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