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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 08:04 AM
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Has anyone figured out an alternative for this lame *** kickstand on a Heritage yet? Yes, I said kickstand, this POS is not a Jiffy Stand. A Jiffy stand actually works.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 09:26 AM
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Has anyone figured out an alternative for this lame *** kickstand on a Heritage yet? Yes, I said kickstand, this POS is not a Jiffy Stand. A Jiffy stand actually works.
Yeah it's a pain in the ****. Been discussed a whole bunch on this forum and I don't know of any serious solutions yet. If there is, I hope somebody chimes in.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 09:44 AM
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I have 40k on my M8 softail, it has never been a problem
 
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I hope someone comes up with a jiffy stand for the Heritage. This is just a kick stand on there now. You can put my name of the list for the fix.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 10:07 AM
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amazing....it was the one thing Harley actually did right for all those years, and now they even managed to **** that up....
it's like the bike is begging to fall over....
 
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 11:03 AM
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I have no problems with my kickstand.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 11:47 AM
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On a Heritage, you need to lean the bike way over to the right or the kickstand won't fully deploy. It's too long, and it's a cast piece of crap. I'll figure out something.
 
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Has anyone figured out an alternative for this lame *** kickstand on a Heritage yet? Yes, I said kickstand, this POS is not a Jiffy Stand. A Jiffy stand actually works.
My kick stand operates OK since beveling the edges on the pad, it's about all I can think of to do to make it better.
 
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There is an extension that attaches to it. Making it easier for your toe or foot to reach it.
 
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There is an extension that attaches to it. Making it easier for your toe or foot to reach it.

You have a problem with it, others don't. That's why there are jiffy stand extensions made by various companies.

Just like the seat, some love it, others hate it.

 
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