Archive for February 20th, 2009
The Legend of the Guardian Bell
by rider on Feb.20, 2009, under General
There exists within the community a legend:
Legend has it that Evil Road Spirits have been latching themselves on to motorcycles for as long as there have been bikes on the road. These Evil Road Spirits are responsible for mechanical problems and bad luck along a journey.
Legend goes on to say that by attaching a small bell onto your bike, the Evil Road Spirits will become trapped inside the bell where the constant ringing drives them insane, making them lose their grip until they fall to the ground. (Ever wonder where potholes come from?)
Legend also has it that the mystery of the Guardian Bell carries twice as much power when it is purchased by a friend or loved one and given as a gift.
Show someone how much you care. Offer them defense against the Evil Road Spirits! Give a Guardian Bell and share the Legend of Good Luck it offers to a motorcycle and its rider!
It’s a tough world out there for motorcyclists, and I for one will take any help I can get. My lovely wife selected a Guardian Bell for my bike, and it arrived today. The bell is in the form of an Eagle, which is very fitting given my love for raptors of all sorts, and the number of Bald Eagles that call Florida home.
In one of those fascinating connections life likes to surprise us with, I was riding home from lunch today (before the bell arrived in the mail) and as I was passing alongside a pond on the way into the subdivision, one of our local Bald Eagles was flying low over the water alongside, pacing me for a few hundred yards before he turned off and headed out over the water.
I’ll take it as a good omen. 
