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The Story of 66

Route 66, also known as "The Mother Road", "The Main Street of America", and as "The Will Rogers Highway", was commissioned in 1926 and runs from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA. The road meanders trhough 8 states and three time zones. Route 66 is the classic icon for America's love affair with the automobile. Route 66 was officially decommissioned in 1985, but still lives on . . . .

Did you know that Oklahoma has more miles of the original Route 66 roadbed than any other state? Oklahoma also had the first Offical Route 66 Association and started the Historic Route 66 Markers that you see if you travel the original path of Route 66. These special markers can now be seen in other states as well as Oklahoma.

To read about more history of Route 66 go to the official Route 66 Web Site or visit the Oklahoma Route 66 Web Site.

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Legend of the Bell

Have you noticed that small bell on some people's bikes & wondered why it was there? It's more than just a decoration - it has a specific function.

As we all know, life has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these mysteries is !!!!!!EVIL ROAD SPIRITS!!!!!!!

They 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 other things that go wrong.

Road Spirits can't live in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hollow of the bell and 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 created?).

The bell has served it's purpose.

The lower on your bike you place the bell the better it will work because as they fall the evil road spirits will try to grab ahold of anything on your bike to save themselves. 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 doubled and you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look out for 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 that someone truly cares. The bell (plus a really good preventive maintainance program) will help eliminate . . .

!!!!!!! THE EVIL ROAD SPIRITS!!!!!!

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Last updated on March 9, 2002

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