“The bell with the cross came
from an old friend, the other was a
gift from my wife.“
“Flames on a skull
never hurt.”
SYMBOLISM
For the full effect against road gremlins, a bell should be
given as a gift from one rider to another rider, rather than
purchased for your own bike. A bell is a token of good will
and as a way to show friendship and camaraderie between
bikers. It stays with the bike, and a new bell is given when a
rider gets a new bike. Many bikers ride with more than one
bell. Some who have crashed keep the bell as a reminder
of their surviving the crash. And
of course, if you steal another
biker’s bell you are cursed
forever!
“This is the bell friends gave
me for my first bike,
and I have ridden with it
on both of the
two bikes I have had since.”
TAKING A CHANCE
One rider was bothered by the sound of the bell:” I sounded
like Santa Claus in his sleigh coming down the road. For
my sanity, I took a pair of metal cutters to it and removed
the clapper. I hope the road gremlins won’t get me, but I’m
prepared to take the risk.” (Sounds l