Who actually rides with a BELL ?> Poll?

[Klondike1020]

Is anyone interested in polling how many people actually ride with a bell?

[APEmike]

I will vote. And I will vote a yes as it is Snell approved not just DOT...

[Sirref]

Originally Posted by APEmike

I will vote. And I will vote a yes as it is Snell approved not just DOT...

pretty sure that's not the kind of bell he's looking for

[APEmike]

...oh...

[JohnnyBravo]

Bell helmets, liberty bells, or them bells that keep the goblins away???

[NevadaWolf]

Need clarification...

Though being capitalized like that, I thought the brand Bell.

[ninjamunky85]

I thought you meant Bell helmets as well. Which I like, but they don't fit my head shape so I can't wear them.

But I guess you meant a riding bell like the ones people hang from their frames and stuff. No, I don't use one. I don't believe in superstitions like that.

[Brother Michigan]

I used to have one (not that I believe that it does anything), but it fell off. I received another for Christmas last year but it just sits on my desk now.

[alex.s]

i'm pretty sure he's talking about the charm.

i know lots of people who ride with one.

[Rogue]

A friend from my MSF class sent me one. I managed to lose it before it ever made it on the bike. So, I would vote 'no.'

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by Rogue

A friend from my MSF class sent me one. I managed to lose it before it ever made it on the bike. So, I would vote 'no.'

thats bad luck!

[NevadaWolf]

Well, if we're talking the charm...

Have one my Mom gave me hanging on the left side. Have one Teri gave me hanging on the right side.

Makes a funny little ding when I knock them with my heel.

[alex.s]

i have a bell on my racebike... its not a normal bell, its a bicycle "ringring" thumb operated bell. people think its hilarious having a race bike go "ringring" instead of revving or something

[Ralgha]

What's the charm supposed to do?

[corksil]

Originally Posted by alex.s

i have a bell on my racebike... its not a normal bell, its a bicycle "ringring" thumb operated bell. people think its hilarious having a race bike go "ringring" instead of revving or something

Good lord this is ufcking hilarious.

I very much need to get myself one of these. I know exactly what you're talking about --- the very polite sounding "duh-ding" rotary thumb switch bell on bicycle handlebars... The sound you hear when walking through a nice neighborhood and someone politely dings the bell to warn you that you are approaching from behind.

Or more simply, the "GTFO OF MY WAY, BITCH!" bell.

As for the superstition -- I think that was invented by someone trying to turn a profit and sell a product. Seems like it's working.

As for bells, my star carbon viper has been holding up quite well for quite some time. It just gets a little smelly and I have to take all the pads out and clean them on the regular.

[corksil]

@Ralgha -- warn and scare away 'evil spirits' I suppose.

w/e the ufck an "evil spirit" is.

[alex.s]

haha yep. dingding!

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by corksil

@Ralgha -- warn and scare away 'evil spirits' I suppose.

w/e the ufck an "evil spirit" is.

THE LEGEND OF THE BELL*

As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these is Evil Road Spirits. They are little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride. They're also responsiblefor most of your bike's problems. Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work, or the battery goes dead.


Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hallow of the bell. Among other things, their hearing is supersensitive. The constant ring 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.

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.

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. The, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the Evil Road Spirits.

[alex.s]

so either get a bell, or have a bike that sounds like **** (ducati)

[alex.s]

seriously though. i think its more just a pendant to remind us we all help each other. because nobody else will.

[alex.s]

here's a good bunch of em. http://www.gofarmag.com/2014/april-2...-superstitions

green bikes were famously terrible luck in racing until kawi took the color. even still most people don't want it because of the old bad luck.

we all know it's bullshit. but why not? being a bit superstitious isn't that bad if it doesn't cause any harm, right?

[Motofool]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

Need clarification...

Though being capitalized like that, I thought the brand Bell.

[Roark]

My girlfriend bought me one. A loved one's gift doubles the power of the bell, so I won't complain. It's got a heart on it, and has a lovely, tarnished-silver patina.

Permanently affixed to my helmet lock!

[LNasty]

My last name is Bell, does that count?

[dcj13]

Originally Posted by LNasty

My last name is Bell, does that count?

Works for me.

A friend gave me a bell a few years ago. I think it's in our kitchen junk drawer. And we've had good luck in our kitchen. (Except for the water leak in our refrigerator's ice maker...).

What's brown and sounds like a bell? Dung.

[corksil]

Originally Posted by alex.s

THE LEGEND OF THE BELL*

As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these is Evil Road Spirits. They are little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride. They're also responsiblefor most of your bike's problems. Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work, or the battery goes dead.


Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hallow of the bell. Among other things, their hearing is supersensitive. The constant ring 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.

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.

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. The, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bike's owner, will help eliminate the Evil Road Spirits.

^^^ That is the exact same bullisht I read on the package of a tiny little bell made for 0.0092 cents production cost and shipped stateside from china for sale on the counter for $44.95 at the local harley shop when I was forced to buy fork oil locally because it isn't the kind of thing you can order online via air-freight.

Smells like good business to me. Maybe I should start building tiny bells in my machine shop on my lathe and trying to sell them on a stand at the side of the road. Oh wait, someone else is already doing that, and they have access to cheaper chinese bell production facilities than I do. And they probably have a better advertising campaign backend because I'm not sure I could come up with a story that clever and actually peddle a product that shady without feeling morally unsound.

Attention Please; Everyone. Yes, everyone --- look this way PLEASE.

It has been my understanding thus far in my existence that the "bell" was originally introduced as a safety precaution to warn under-skilled motorcycle riders when they were getting a little too enthusiastic with their riding and about to drag "hard-parts" on the tarmac; resulting in a motorcycle accident.

The "bell" was originally introduced back in 1817 when the bicycle became popular in Germany. Yes, germany. Very innovative country.

It was not until the late 1860's that the bicycle gained popularity in surrounding countries (France).

Anyways, back on topic. The french were a very polite people and they were the first to originate the concept of a noisemaking device on an otherwise silent human-operated vehicle.

Long story short, 100 years passed, and the time was 1960. As wikipedia tells us, the motorcycle was invented in the first half of the 19th century, but not perfected until later on in time.

Originally Posted by wikiufckingpedia

...motorcycles lack a rigid pedigree that can be traced back to a single idea or machine. Instead, the idea seems to have occurred to numerous engineers and inventors around Europe at around the same time.

Now we find ourselves in present day modern society in which motorcycles are commercially available and quite cheap to afford. Yet, no matter how well a motorcycle is designed, and how well it is produced by a company, it will still be ridden by an occasional and complete moron. It is for this reason that bells still exist.

If none of this was clear... I'm going to try and cliffnote my wall of text.

cliffnotes
-bells make noise.
-noise alerts our attention.
-it's easy to get distracted from the important things.
-crashing your motorcycle is a very important thing which you should try not to do.
-if you hang some noisy siht on your bike footpegs, you might not crash.
-if you hang my bell on your footpeg, you KNOW when bike might about crash down.
-the reason is because if you buy my bell, hang on footpeg, you never crash again.

I promise we have warranty.












We have a lot to learn from the chinese. A lot common sense. Maybe common sense we say, not. so. common.


Can anyone define a farkle? Something we enjoy buying and installing -- yet giving us no realized gains nor performing any specified task properly. Let's all have a group hug and ride safe.

[corksil]

Originally Posted by dcj13

Works for me.

A friend gave me a bell a few years ago. I think it's in our kitchen junk drawer. And we've had good luck in our kitchen. (Except for the water leak in our refrigerator's ice maker...).

What's brown and sounds like a bell?

Dung.

This guy is clever. I like him.

[alex.s]

they charge $50 for a bell? i think i paid $1.

[antiant]

Link to original page on YouTube.

[psykown]

I have a bell my Girlfriend got me after my first wreck She didnt want it happening again lol I have it hanging from the front of the bike under the fairings.
It has been good luck so far

[JohnnyBravo]

Originally Posted by alex.s

haha yep. dingding!

Ima get me one of this briiiiiiing briiiiing old timey bells too

[zenmike]

When I bought my riding jacket and took it home I found a guardian bell in one of the pockets, I asked the retailer and he didn't know about it

[KawiKid860]

I ride with one. I forgot to put one on my 919 when I got it, then I crashed.

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by zenmike

When I bought my riding jacket and took it home I found a guardian bell in one of the pockets, I asked the retailer and he didn't know about it

Unrelated but this reminded me...

When digging through my Icon vest, I felt something hard in one of the pockets. I discovered an oval medallion with Saint Christopher on it. Turns out, Icon sews these little charms into their gear since he's the patron saint of travelers.

For the believers, a little protection charm
For the non-believers, a little sign that Icon wishes you a safe ride.

Unintrusive to keep in, a simple cut to remove. I left mine in for the heck of it.

[MrAtom]

My ridercoach gave everyone a Sierra Pacific bottle-opener for whatever reason (Yeah, I don't know...) I stuck it on my bike as a good luck charm.

I mean, bottle openers are pointless; ANYTHING is a bottle opener if you try hard enough. You don't need a dedicated tool for it. So here's to hoping that weird pagan gypsy beliefs like good luck charms are real, and that my bottle opener is one.

[Daks]

nah it's a bullshit waste of money but if someone bought one for me I'd put it on my bike because it would remind me that people think of me (and therefore I should ride safely so they don't have to grieve) more than anything.
but yeah I don't believe if ghosts, holy or otherwise. If you need a bell to keep you safe, you probably shouldn't ride.

[iamjacob]

Originally Posted by LNasty

My last name is Bell, does that count?

Hey, Me too. Long lost cousins?

[alex.s]

how come its not a real poll

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by iamjacob

Hey, Me too. Long lost cousins?

if you ever save someone, you have to say "saved by the bell!"

[verboten1]

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=143544

I assume you mean a Poll like this one?