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| + | **The Legend of the Bell**: \\ | ||
| + | Have you noticed that small bell on some people's bikes and wondered why it was there? ((casper883R of the XLFORUM)) \\ | ||
| + | It's more than just decoration - It has a specific function. \\ | ||
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| + | As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. \\ | ||
| + | One of these 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 go wrong. \\ | ||
| + | These problems are caused by Evil Road Spirits. \\ | ||
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| + | Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hollow of the bell. \\ | ||
| + | Among other things, their bearing 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 formed?) The bell has served its purpose. \\ | ||
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| + | 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 been doubled. \\ | ||
| + | And you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look after you. \\ | ||
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| + | So, if you have a friend that doesn't have a bell, why not give them one? \\ | ||
| + | It's a nice feeling for the recipient to know you personally cared. \\ | ||
| + | The bell, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the Evil Road Spirits. | ||
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| + | **Polishing the Guardian Bell**; \\ | ||
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| + | 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. ((asasial of the XLFORUM)) \\ | ||
| + | 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. \\ | ||
