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The most reliable way to tell whether an object is Cursed is to look at it. If the object exists, it is not Cursed since there is no such thing as a Curse in real life.

or ... make up some ritual to remove the curse (see below)? then check the bike to be sure it is functioning?

• A quest to remove a curse can take any number of forms: Killing the mage who placed the bane upon the weapon. Rinsing the weapon in the blood of each chromatic dragon. Performing a sacred ritual in a lost druid grove under the light of a full moon.
• if the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner's attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
• The most common way to remove the curse status is by using a Purging Stone. Purging Stones can be purchased from Oswald of Carim in the Gargoyle Belltower for 3,000 souls or from The Undead Merchant (female) in the aqueduct between Firelink Shrine and The Depths for 6,000 souls