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Thanks for the info guys. Being the inquisitive creature I am, I thought about trying to find out a little more about the origins of these bells and came across the following theory. Seems plausible to me:

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WWII pilots started to carry there own bell and hung it in the cockpit to ward off the gremlins.
As these pilots came home from WWII many rode early Harleys and became Hells Angels and other groups they brought the bell tradition with them.
True???


Sounds plausible to me, as inexplicable problems with an aircraft back then were referred to as Gremlims.

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Yep, I kinda think that's closer to the intended origin of the fabled magic behind the Grelim bell for sure. The guy I bought my 07BA from took his off when I signed the title...really kinda sppooked me a bit ...ya know the bad karma thing (His wife had given it too him so it was a sentimental dodad I guess....it's on his Harley now)

Anyhoo, I figured I needed to replace it & bought one for myself, and one for my best riding bud's scoot too. So far so good , & no bad karma to mess up the magic. I hope the Gremlin magic keeps working for both of us for a long time!