Mounting new guardian bell
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Mounting new guardian bell
Just wondering; how and where do y'all mount your guardian bell? I have an 09 Ultra and I'm not quite sure where to mount it. My last bell was mounted on the downtubes with a black zip tie, but I wanted to mount my new ones lower (I had two different friends buy me two bells).
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I put mine between the metal piece between the front two down tubes. There was already a hole there, so I just zip tied it there, and looks great. My little next door neighbor bought me mine, as he'll be a future Harley rider!
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I have my bell hanging from the right side forward footboard bracket with a piece of leather bootlace. If your bell is on a key ring, I would remove it. With metal to metal contact, the loop of the bell will wear through and you will loose the bell.
Last edited by soos; Oct 20, 2009 at 09:52 PM.
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I put mine in the same place. I used a 3" peice of chain that I made from what was left over from the wallet chain I made out of "choke chain" for dogs.
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I had a cross mounted to my footboard on my old bike but it would clang around and make a racket. I suppose the guardian bells are heavy enough they don't fly around like that and make racket.
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Where NOT to install guardian bell
I recommend NOT installing the bell on the fork tube just above the fender. That is where I had mine until I hit a pothole hard and dented the top of my fender. The suspension came up that far causing the fender to hit the bell.
I know I should avoid hitting potholes but sometimes ***** happens.
I know I should avoid hitting potholes but sometimes ***** happens.