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**The Legend of the Bell**: \\ | **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 http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=964668&highlight=legend+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. \\ | It's more than just decoration - It has a specific function. \\ | ||
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**Polishing the Guardian Bell**; \\ | **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. ((asasial of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=964668&highlight=legend+bell&page=2)) \\ | + | 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. \\ | 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. \\ | 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. \\ |