Had that happen to me too...I caught it before it wore through! Now I have it on a piece of tough rawhide! Been doin' fine!! I check it on my regular maintenance routine!!

 

After noticing mine was wearing significantly, I went with the rawhide approach, This bell has been on three bikes over 12 years without a problem. I use a spot of glue on the knot in the rawhide to make sure nothing comes loose.

As an aside, I had a whining noise on a Honda VTX I used to ride that occurred between 33 - 37 MPH. All of the bike shops were baffled by it...one guy was lobbying to take the transmission apart. One day I loaned my bike to my brother and when he returned it he had the bell in his pocket. He wanted to know how the hell I could stand the noise that bell made at 35 MPH. Apparently there was a vibration resonance that caused the bell to scream at 35. I moved it from the highway bar to a rear passenger peg and the "transmission" problem disappeared.

 

with the ring that comes with it !!!!



I lost my bell and after receiving a new one today from a Brother I deduced that the ring caused the loop on the top of the bell to wear through, The ring has a joint along the circle that must rub on the loop . I put my new one on with a tie wrap.

You are a traveling man.


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What is that saying? "See you on the road".

 

why yes yes I am, you ?

PM and 6 years as Secretary

 

Got a bump,on the head!

Did not do the chairs ... Just do the fellowship


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well there is a fish fry in Madison, TN tomorrow in case anyone is traveling in the area. Stop by and mention this post, I'll buy your lunch as the Junior Warden and show you my ride

https://www.facebook.com/Madison-Masonic-Lodge-762-FAM-182052938518940/

 

Hey, I have a bell just like that. Thanks for the heads up. I need to check it more often

 

Tie wraps rule!!



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I did this.



Took a narrow wire tie and cinched it down on the soft bell loop. That way the tie takes the rubbing and not the soft bell loop. Been using it for almost five years like that.

 

Just a FWIW on tie wraps. Not all are created equal.
They can become brittle and eventually break.

The ride bell I was given is brass. It is now starting on it`s third bike.
Have always used a heavy ball/dog tag type chain.

Thanks to an HDF Member. It now hangs from one of these.

 

Nylon zip tie has been working well for me.
Bill

 

Safety wire!

 

Dont have one, there is no rubbing on mine.

 

I never trusted metal on metal and loose fitting. I have always tied mine on with P-chord. 1 square knot and its good to go. My bell is on it's 3rd bike and 5 years old. No wear noted yet and it works great.

 

+ 1 on the p-cord.


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I just read up on where this tradition stems from. It seems there is a few versions of how and when it started. A great gesture amoung "brothers" none the less.

 

That's a lot of light under that bike. You still traveling east?:wink

 

Are you a traveling man?

 

I just used a zip tie leaving no metal on metal rubbing. Kind of makes it ring better.

 

Gremlin/Guardian Bell

Do you guys have a gremlin bell on your bikes? Did you go buy it or was it given to you? The reason I ask is because someone told me that it is supposed to be a gift that you receive from someone else. Is there a protocol for this?

 

Do you guys have a gremlin bell on your bikes? Did you go buy it or was it given to you? The reason I ask is because someone told me that it is supposed to be a gift that you receive from someone else. Is there a protocol for this?

Just depends on how superstitious you happen to be. Mine was a gift, now I keep a stash of them and give them away to my riding buddies on a "just because" basis.

In our motorcycle club (not outlaw) if you drop the bike or crash you get "the bell" (A cow bell-not small) and have to ride with it on at least one run, then return it at the meeting after that ride, failure to do that will result in "the bone" (a chicken bone, drilled with a sink stopper chain through it), wear it around your neck for a full week. Always. If you get caught with it off, then its Kangaroo Court!!! You really don't want that. The officers can come up with some of the most embarrassing things to do, although nothing dangerous, embarrassing yes.

And yes, brother B has a gremlin bell on his bike.

- Brother B

 

Many of us do.
Yes. It is supposed to be a gift.

Thread here somewhere. Going to merge your post with it when I find it.
Oddly enough....you were the last one to post to it.

 

Horace Chase #72

 

Although I am not superstitious, my wife gifted me one last Christmas that has unicorns on it.

One person (my older brother) gave me crap because it's too high (mounted way up on the down tubes where a crash bar mounting bracket is) and can't ring (zip-tied). Drunk in a bar, he cut a leather tassel off this woman's boot so I could "hang it right where it will ring".

Never did that. Nothing against others doing it or anything, just not personally superstitious.

Maybe there could be one sticky thread in the general forum for showing off that kind of stuff? You know: bells, vest patches, motorcycle-related tattoos and other expressive rider nicknacks that you wouldn't consider bike mods (like, custom or aftermarket derby covers or something). Just a thought. Dunno how popular such a thread might be, or what you'd even call it. "Biker Flair" or something.

I know there was a vest patch show off thread somewhere a while back.

 

The legend is to scare them away, not capture them. You wouldn't want that.

- Brother B

 

LEGEND OF THE GREMLIN 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 he thought how lucky he had been in
life, having a loving riding partner that understood his need to roam the highways on his trusty
old bike that hadn’t let him down once in the many years they shared the road together.
About 40 miles north of the border, in the high desert lurked a small group of those notorious
little critters known as road gremlins, you know the ones that always leave little obstacles like,
one shoe, boards, pieces of old tires, and dig the dreaded pot holes for bikers to run over and
crash thus giving the road gremlins a chance to rejoice over their acts of evil.
As the old 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 move towards him.
This biker, not being one to give up, started throwing things at the gremlins as they approached.
Finally, with nothing else to throw but a bell he started ringing it in hopes it would scare off the
dirty little gremlins.
About a half a mile away camped in the desert, were two bikers sitting around a camp fire
talking about their days 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, they preceded to ward off the gremlins until the last
of gremlins 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 saddle bags tassels and tied a bell
to each one, then slowly placed them on each of the bikers 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’ll know that he has been blessed with one of the
most important thing in life - friendship from a fellow biker.
When you purchase a gremlin bell and place it on your bike, it offers protection. If you receive
the gremlin bell as a gift, the powerful magic of the bell is doubled. You want the bell to be low
to the ground, but not so low it will catch on obstacles and come off. Place it as forward as
possible, so the road gremlins will jump away when they first hear you

 

That is one version.

The original one I heard is. The bell is to be hung low and on the right side of the bike.
The gremlins hang out in the culverts, ditches and tall grass along the roads edge.
When a bike passes they attempt to jump on it to reek their havoc.

With the bell hung low right, when they attempt to make the leap. Are trapped in the bell until the ringing drives them nuts.
They fall out and are then run over by the back tire.

Many versions out there.
That`s the one I initially heard and grew up with in the Lifestyle.

 

Hmmm...Didn't know there was a preferred side. I need to move mine to the right. Thanks for saving me from curb gremlins.

 

I'm guessing having more than one is an ok thing. I'm thinking twice the protection. Or will one bell get pissed at the other for being there and you not trusting the one and cancel both out leaving you unprotected? Ok............never mind. Let me go find something to do because obviously I've got to much time on my hands.

 

My GGGrandfather was a traveling man.

I guess I'm a little rough on the bell. I use the key rings. The clanger is still there but the bell is totally gone. I have a nice new on on the other side.

 

Will have to keep and eye on one just put one on.