Kickstand Problems
Road Captain
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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.
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.
Failure to read and follow instructions seems to be the real problem.
Dan
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From: Idaho
From my owners manual: "The jiffy stand locks when placed in the full forward (down) position with vehicle weight on it. If the jiffy stand is not in the full forward (down) position with weight on it, the vehicle can fall over which could result in death or serious injury. "
Failure to read and follow instructions seems to be the real problem.
Dan
Failure to read and follow instructions seems to be the real problem.
Dan
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
Have my 17 Road Glide Ultra a little over 30 days now and just can not get use to this kickstand. Bike seems to roll forwards its weird. Comming off a Honda this was never a problem. Almost dropped it yesterday at work just tried to move it a little and the kickstand gave way. Are there adjustments one can make don't like what i am reading things like just get use to it. Going back to my dealer today to have it Checked out. Any info would be great
No Doubt. I can't honestly say I've never done the Oh **** on that first forward movement while on the Jiffy Stand. Now I concern myself with greater issues, like what Oil, Nitrogen in the tire, rear shocks, and evidently I'm still a gas cap rookie after 45 years. The struggle is real.
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That, in a nutshell, is the difference between a Harley and every other motorcycle maker. Harley's are made sloppily. Everything is an "approximation." Nothing is done with precision, frame wise. My 1996 RK was the same as yours. Never could get used to the sloppiness. Finally just got rid of it. Not much has changed @ the "MOCO" in the last 30 years...
And that is why "every other motorcycle maker" is so easy to group together; they're all the same compared to Harley....and yet they try so hard to copy HD in their cruiser offerings.
"Totally new, improved, the very latest, etc" are words not often seen in HD advertising yet seems more than a few people are buying them.
Further to the jiffy stand thing, I know the FLH's are different; but on our Dyna's I've put an oillite bushing in the pivot block...smooth deployment both ways. Also added to the tab on wifes bike to bring the lean back up after adding longer shocks. Easy and worthwhile improvements to a piece that already worked adequately
Last edited by sharkey; Dec 31, 2016 at 10:56 AM.
