Have you ever wished you could get rid of those nasty road "surprises" that turn your ride in the wind to a trip where everything goes wrong? As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these is Evil Road Spirits. These are the 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 adjustment, or any of several hundred 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. (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 bell, plus a good preventative maintenance program by the bike's owner will eliminate the Evil Road Spirits.
I put a nasty gouge into the brand new parking lot at work with my kickstand today. I went out after lunch to put a smashed pop can under the kickstand and spread out the load but when I came out at 4 o'clock, the pop can has submerged into the tar. I had to kick it out with my boot. Now there is a pop can sized gouge and another gouge left by the front tire. I hope it smooths out overnight.
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