Whether you’re buying a friend a bell for his Harley, or he just got one and wants to know where to put it, we’ve got it! We did the research, and this post will provide answers about hoods on a motorcycle. We will also delve into the meaning behind these bells.
A bell for a motorcycle is known as a guardian bell. It must be placed in the lowest part of your Harley or any motorcycle.
The idea behind this is that the bell should be the first thing road gremlins latch on to in order to “capture” them and eventually get rid of them.
But there is much more than that. Knowing more about these bells and where and how to place them on a motorcycle is the key to making them functional and practical. If you want to know more about the process, keep reading.
Where to put Bell on a Harley or other motorcycle
Whether it’s a Harley or any other motorcycle, Guardian Bells or Spirit Bells have been known to keep gremlins off the road that cause bad luck for drivers.
For the bell to be effective, it must be placed low on your motorcycle. The explanation is that by putting them in the lower part of the engine, the gremlins on the road would latch on to the hood first.
And when they cling to the bell, it will catch them and they will not be able to bear the sound of the bell. Because of this, they will jump away from the motorcycle and back onto the road to try and grab onto another rider without a hood.
These bells are only an inch tall, so you don’t have to worry about them being able to drag across the road surface.
Why should you put a guardian bell on your motorcycle?
Although the meaning of putting bells on your motorcycle seems like a myth, it has become a practice among the motorcycle community.
The idea is that when someone gives you a bell as a gift, that person cares deeply about you and wants you to be safe on the road.
So even though it sounds illogical, putting a bell on a motorcycle has meaning and deeper meaning.
Many things can happen along the way. Problems can arise when you are far from a repair shop. Your alternator could go bad, your tires could blow out, or your brakes could fail. Highway gremlins are supposedly to blame for such mechanical problems.
