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East Coast Biker has launched its new online version of the free paper and ink magazine well known throughout the Philadelphia area. Publisher Norm Keller plans to increase coverage to the entire east coast motorcycle community by going online with the new 3D format. With the 3D format you flip through the pages of the online magazine using a left and right arrow and can zoom in on the pages you want to read.

Our good friend Joker from My Harley-Davidson Mystique has the honor of being the New England correspondent. You can find his story on page 44. I’m sure Joker will be scouting out cover girl talent back home in Boston so that you don’t just see Philly girls on the cover every month.

Like Joker, I am also a contributing writer for East Coast Biker Online. For this March issue I wrote a product review of the 12 Volt Power Port for motorcycles that Ray Bowers and I market. See page 46.

Please take the time to visit www.EastCoastBiker.net and check out the free 3D magazine. If you like it, you can subscribe to the members only segment of the website which features the Cover Girl Photo Album. A six month subscription is only $14.95 which isn’t too bad if you’re into looking at scantily clad biker chicks. That’s less than $2.50 per month.

Click here to visit EastCoastBiker.net

Click here to visit My Harley-Davidson Mystique

Click here to read about the 12 Volt Power Port

Click here to purchase a 12 Volt Power Port

Tags: East Coast Biker Online, News & Announcements, Websites & Blogs by Jay Green
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A few months back Lady R posted about her mechanical issues and resulting installation of a gremlin bell on her prized Glide.  But what is this Gremlin Bell thing all about?

According to GremlinBells.com, the bells ward off the evil road spirits that “cause all sorts of problems for you”  As the gremlins climb up onto your bike, “they will get trapped inside the hollow of the bell and the constant ringing will drive them insane–causing them to lose thier grip and fall to the roadway.”  “The powerful magic of the bell is doubled” if it is given as a gift. 

AllAmericanLeathers.com states that the bells should be placed “close to the ground” to catch the gremlins before they get too high on your bike.  (You see, they cannot sabotage any part of the bike they cannot get to.)  They also suggest that the evil spirits dropping to the ground is what causes potholes.

I am a math teacher. Probability and logic rule my universe. I have never owned a gremlin bell, a guardian angel pin to wear on my shoulder, a horseshoe for my wall, or a rabbit’s foot.  My ex-husband used to regularly pick 4-leaf, 5-leaf and 6-leaf clovers that I considered as ridiculous as blowing on dice or throwing salt over your shoulder.  I do not believe in superstitions; I believe you make your own luck.   Alternatively, many others swear by their gremlin bells and other good-luck charms.

What is your take on these carillons of kismet?  Do you have a gremlin bell on your bike?  Where is it located?  Did you purchase it yourself or get it as a gift?  Do you believe that it works?  Do you know anything that adds to the legend?

Tags: Mrs Road Captain by Diana Green
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