Pucker Stop
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From: Eastpointe, MI
Oh god this is killing me, somebody took a $5 part every shovelhead rider ever breathed probably have several of in the junk boxes and made the hot new thing out of it. I have at least 4 or 5 new been in a box 20 years now. 
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=harley+ki...f=nb_sb_noss_1
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=harley+ki...f=nb_sb_noss_1
Amazon wants $13 for the original, I paid $20 for the altered one, eh.
In the world of Harley-Davidson prices that's nothing.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jun 30, 2025 at 08:28 AM.
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From: backwoods
I ride it every day to work and back then again in the evening just for a joyride.
I never thought I would think of my Honda Magna as small but it seems small to me now. Feet on pegs with your knees kind of up in your chin. And it's an 1100 cc.
It's a 1983 (my third one) in great condition with historical plates I'd hate to sell it but you're right I don't see me riding it much anymore.
I never thought I would think of my Honda Magna as small but it seems small to me now. Feet on pegs with your knees kind of up in your chin. And it's an 1100 cc.
It's a 1983 (my third one) in great condition with historical plates I'd hate to sell it but you're right I don't see me riding it much anymore.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
50 years dealing harleys I've never seen one deliberately made at a different angle, the stand arm itself yeah you watched those and understand the factory uses several suppliers for every part like this. Lots of the stamped stops did vary, sometimes a lot due to **** poor quality chicom imported nonsense but they worked, lay out the several I have and every one is slightly different, why the old hands kept a few around, mix & match to get what you needed.
And an FYI the only difference in the current gen kickstand arm the moco is using now is they use a bolt down into square to hold the tab on (bad design, they tend to twist out) instead of stud & nut the old ones used, isn't the first they did this but management is famous for short memories. I think later about I'll get a picture of them in a row for show & tell, it's that obvious.
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If the tab were fatter, there would be less fore and aft motion of the stand. Use a taper to make iteasier to get the fatter tab into the slot.
It's a simple enough piece, and one could make their own to experiment with. Cutting the inner square will be a bit of pain, but far from impossible. If you came up with a good design, you could sell it on Amazon and ebay. You'll get ripped off by others, patented or not.
And if you'd ever like to meet one of the worse kickstands ever made, look at an old small block Moto Guzzi. The stand is tiny, and only set off from the centerline by a few inches. It also auto-retracts. It's a lovely, basically useless stand.
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That is where the fore and aft motion is coming from. The tab is quite a bit smaller than the slot it sets into, so the bike can move several inches before the locking tab hits the wall of the slot.
If the tab were fatter, there would be less fore and aft motion of the stand. Use a taper to make iteasier to get the fatter tab into the slot.
It's a simple enough piece, and one could make their own to experiment with. Cutting the inner square will be a bit of pain, but far from impossible. If you came up with a good design, you could sell it on Amazon and ebay. You'll get ripped off by others, patented or not.
And if you'd ever like to meet one of the worse kickstands ever made, look at an old small block Moto Guzzi. The stand is tiny, and only set off from the centerline by a few inches. It also auto-retracts. It's a lovely, basically useless stand.
If the tab were fatter, there would be less fore and aft motion of the stand. Use a taper to make iteasier to get the fatter tab into the slot.
It's a simple enough piece, and one could make their own to experiment with. Cutting the inner square will be a bit of pain, but far from impossible. If you came up with a good design, you could sell it on Amazon and ebay. You'll get ripped off by others, patented or not.
And if you'd ever like to meet one of the worse kickstands ever made, look at an old small block Moto Guzzi. The stand is tiny, and only set off from the centerline by a few inches. It also auto-retracts. It's a lovely, basically useless stand.
The Moto Guzzi California's models use a HD side stand.
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