Legend of the Bell

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Have you noticed that small bell on some people's bikes & wondered why it was there?  It's more than just a decoration - it has a specific function.

As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these mysteries is !!!!!!EVIL ROAD SPIRITS!!!!!!!

They are the little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride. They're also responsible for most of your bike's problems.

Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work, or the battery goes dead, the clutch needs adjustment or any of several hundred other things that go wrong.

Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hollow of the bell and among other things, their hearing is supersensitive. 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 created?).

The bell has served it's purpose.

The lower on your bike you place the bell the better it will work because as they fall the evil road spirits will try to grab hold of anything on your bike to save themselves. If you have picked up a bell of your own, the magic will work, BUT if your bell was given to you, the power has doubled and you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look out for you.

So, if you have a friend that doesn't have a bell, why not be the person to give them one? It's a nice feeling for the recipient to know that someone truly cares. The bell (plus a really good preventive maintenance program) will help eliminate . . .

!!!!!!! THE EVIL ROAD SPIRITS!!!!!!