More Heritage Kickstand Info
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Joined: Oct 2023
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From: Penna
You funny.....
Can you believe my trip to the dealership today was fruitful to say the least. I walk in and dead smack in front of me was a "23" Heritage Softail classic 114, black and all, mirror image with 1 exception, the bike was not leaning at all, it looked great. So I get one of the techs and asked why my bike "exact same model", only late 2022 and it feels like it's going to yip over every time I put the jiffy stand down. He looks, thinks then says, oh that's one of the issues with softails, either get a good stand or a shorter etc... one. Holy **** I said and asked since I only have 1000+ miles, how are they going to rectify my issue, he says he'd have me talk w/one of the bosses, but he wasn't in today. I don't know what happened to this company but boy have they nose dived hard. It's all sell, sell, sell, and just tell customers whatever to stall or wear em out?. I don't understand this!.
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Joined: Oct 2022
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From: United Kingdom
Can you believe my trip to the dealership today was fruitful to say the least. I walk in and dead smack in front of me was a "23" Heritage Softail classic 114, black and all, mirror image with 1 exception, the bike was not leaning at all, it looked great. So I get one of the techs and asked why my bike "exact same model", only late 2022 and it feels like it's going to yip over every time I put the jiffy stand down. He looks, thinks then says, oh that's one of the issues with softails, either get a good stand or a shorter etc... one. Holy **** I said and asked since I only have 1000+ miles, how are they going to rectify my issue, he says he'd have me talk w/one of the bosses, but he wasn't in today. I don't know what happened to this company but boy have they nose dived hard. It's all sell, sell, sell, and just tell customers whatever to stall or wear em out?. I don't understand this!.
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If it's any consolation it's no better, infact worse, here in the UK from my experience from an AD - promise this and that and never deliver.
(Name and shame - Cheltenham HD, United Kingdom - where's my HOG membership and where's my parts discount? - over a year now and I've given up and will go elsewhere)
Brace yourself when you come to make a warranty claim...chances are they'll find some way to wriggle out of it!
(Speedo condensation issue - clearly a manufacturing fault - HD are on revision 2 (70900685b) of the speedo - warranty claims dept. reply that it's a water ingress issue not covered under warranty)
Suffice to say I cancelled my extended 2 year warranty (before using it) and told them exactly what I thought about it/them.
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Last edited by Urban Gorilla; Nov 8, 2023 at 02:57 AM.
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From: Spokane, WA
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If the slant is left-leaning, I have to lean the bike way to the right to get the kickstand out from under the bike. If not, it will hit the ground and stop. Seems to be a common problem with Heritage owners. It's a minor pain, but a consistent one if you ride a lot, like I do.
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Joined: Apr 2021
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From: Pennsylvania
If the slant is left-leaning, I have to lean the bike way to the right to get the kickstand out from under the bike. If not, it will hit the ground and stop. Seems to be a common problem with Heritage owners. It's a minor pain, but a consistent one if you ride a lot, like I do.
Will I search out a replacement or aftermarket part? Maybe. But so far, as long as I am clearly focused on the process and well aware of my environment, it should be fine.
As one might guess, with friends, I am always the last one off the bike and everyone is usually waiting on me to saddle up and move out LOL
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If the slant is left-leaning, I have to lean the bike way to the right to get the kickstand out from under the bike. If not, it will hit the ground and stop. Seems to be a common problem with Heritage owners. It's a minor pain, but a consistent one if you ride a lot, like I do.
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Joined: Feb 2021
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From: Canonsburg Pennsylvania
I have a 2018 Heritage that I bought new with 63,000 miles on her now.
I have never had any issues deploying the jiffy stand.
I live in the US and I would assume the jiffy stand would be the same every where.
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