LEGEND OF THE BELL
For all of you bikers out there that have seen other people's rides
with a bell hanging on the bottom of their bike and didn't know or
wondered what the reason or what the BELL represented; here is my
explanation as it was told to me many years ago back when I was riding
in San Jose, CA.
The "Legend of the Bell" goes like this:
The Bell is more than just decoration - it has a specific function. As
we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions.
One of these is the Evil Road Spirits. They are 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 adjusting, or any of several
hundred other things go wrong. These problems are caused by "Evil Road
Spirits".
Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in
the hollow of the bell. 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. The "Bell" has at that moment served it's purpose.
If you have picked a bell of your own, the magic will still 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.
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
you personally cared. As for myself, I have always been fortunate to
have had someone that cared enough and gave me one. Till this day, any
new friends that start riding and don't have a bell, will get one from
me.
Mahalo and happy riding.......
