I was taught to keep my left foot on the stand as I lean the bike over onto it. This helps make sure the stand is all the way extended, and that I didn't forget to put it down. It's automatic to me now.

The only way the roll forward is a problem is if the stand isn't all the way extended - you haven't had that happen or you would be picking her up already.

 

I always turn my bars to the left when I'm putting it on the stand, sits better.

 

When deploying my jiffy stand on my RGU I move it full forward with my foot, I then lean it over onto the stand and physically move the bike, while still seated back about an inch to verify it is "locked into place". How do you have the bike upright now? Take a trip to the dealer and maybe they can show you how the jiffy stand works on a bike that's on a lift. When you tried to move it and the stand moved, it worked as advertised, the load came off the stand and the spring pulled the stand up. The jiffy stand locks in a slot on the half bolted to the frame.

 

Thanks to all of you for your help i was worried the bike would roll forward seem to want to do that. Thanks tosusteve fo your illustration showing how a Jiffy stand works didn't know it locks like it dose. I feel better but its going to take some getting use too. Parking in 1st gear is a good idea.

Thanks Again

 

Don't forget to call the crash bars on your RGU "engine guards".

 

Just make sure the leg slides into the bracket all the way. I look to make sure before I get off the bike.

 

I fully understand how to use my jiffy stand, and I assure everyone I have never dropped my bike because I thought the stand was down and it wasn't.

Nonetheless, I think it's a **** engineering design. I recently installed this little $20 part, and I promise, you'll be blown away by how solidly the stand, using the stock spring, now snaps forward into position.

There is no doubt it's locked forward. You'll never worry about it again.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115486118...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

When parking on a slanted surface, I always park facing up hill. Not only does it make it easier to leave since you aren't trying to back the bike up uphill, it also naturally ensures Tye jiffy stand is all the way forward and any rolling the bike might do pushes the jiffy stand more forward. Never had a problem regardless of what kind of bike I was riding.

 

Just make sure the Jiffy Stand is all the way forward, then lean it over before you let go. It's fool proof, even for a Honda rider.
There's also a kit that you can buy, but for what it is, is to expensive. But if it gives you peace of mind I guess it's worth it.

 

If you have to "make sure" every time you get off the bike, then we've got a design problem.

You're right about that other kit, though. $80, and it does exactly the same thing as the $20 part I put on mine: it simply changes the angle that the spring pulls against the jiffy stand. On the stock, badly designed setup, the closer the kickstand gets to being fully extended, the less the spring works. That's why riders think they've got it all the way, and the stand simply stops there, just short of engaging. Set the bike down...crash.

When I start to extend my jiffy stand, as it gets much past halfway forward, it forcefully snaps all the way. You cannot fail to get it all the way forward, it does it by itself.