Pucker Stop
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Road Warrior
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A friend of mine sent this link to a product called PuckerStop for our Jiffy Stands.
Once I stopped laughing and gave it some thought I ordered one 🤣
Do you have one?
Once I stopped laughing and gave it some thought I ordered one 🤣
Do you have one?
I just bought my first Harley Davidson after 50 years of Japanese (or, as I've just learned, what you Harley guys call "metrics" ).
The forward foot controls, OK - now used to them, even the right turn signal which now seems normal to me, but that dann "jiffy" kickstand - I pucker up each time I use it thinking okay this time it's really going down.
I understand the design - going into that notch and I've seen videos online of guys pushing the motorcycle around with the kickstand down and it doesn't fall.
But I still get that pit in my stomach oh **** feeling every time I use it.
But this "Pucker" device that sets the kickstand a little more forward - does it still have that loose feel like it's broken or the bolts are loose as it moves? And then doesn't it then allow the bike to lean even more over to the side? And then much more of a reach with your left foot to get it up?
Do you have it yet?
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Okay this is something to consider!
I just bought my first Harley Davidson after 50 years of Japanese (or, as I've just learned, what you Harley guys call "metrics" ).
The forward foot controls, OK - now used to them, even the right turn signal which now seems normal to me, but that dann "jiffy" kickstand - I pucker up each time I use it thinking okay this time it's really going down.
I understand the design - going into that notch and I've seen videos online of guys pushing the motorcycle around with the kickstand down and it doesn't fall.
But I still get that pit in my stomach oh **** feeling every time I use it.
But this "Pucker" device that sets the kickstand a little more forward - does it still have that loose feel like it's broken or the bolts are loose as it moves? And then doesn't it then allow the bike to lean even more over to the side? And then much more of a reach with your left foot to get it up?
Do you have it yet?
I just bought my first Harley Davidson after 50 years of Japanese (or, as I've just learned, what you Harley guys call "metrics" ).
The forward foot controls, OK - now used to them, even the right turn signal which now seems normal to me, but that dann "jiffy" kickstand - I pucker up each time I use it thinking okay this time it's really going down.
I understand the design - going into that notch and I've seen videos online of guys pushing the motorcycle around with the kickstand down and it doesn't fall.
But I still get that pit in my stomach oh **** feeling every time I use it.
But this "Pucker" device that sets the kickstand a little more forward - does it still have that loose feel like it's broken or the bolts are loose as it moves? And then doesn't it then allow the bike to lean even more over to the side? And then much more of a reach with your left foot to get it up?
Do you have it yet?
It sounds like you have a new Softail? The M8 Softails don't have a Jiffy stand, they have a piece of **** kick stand. If yours hasn't fallen over yet, it will.
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Interesting. But I can see the above question has a lot of merit. Short legs = already a reach for the tab on the stand.
Look forward to a review when you get the Pucker. Now that sounds funny....
Thanks Mr. 7 for the link and info.
Look forward to a review when you get the Pucker. Now that sounds funny....
Thanks Mr. 7 for the link and info.
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I can see that something like this will give several riders a little "piece of mind" and relieve some of the fears of the bike dropping.
It sure doesn't seem like it will hurt anything.
But I have never once encountered any kind of "pucker" feeling when getting off my bike.
I've had several, Sportster, Dyna Fat Bob, Street Glide, and my current Ultra Limited.
As long as you deploy the stand fully before letting the bike lean on it, it it not going to fold up.
But I also know that some are really hesitant and don't trust the factory stand.
So, for those it will likely be a great way of them having a more comfortable enjoyable riding experience.
It sure doesn't seem like it will hurt anything.
But I have never once encountered any kind of "pucker" feeling when getting off my bike.
I've had several, Sportster, Dyna Fat Bob, Street Glide, and my current Ultra Limited.
As long as you deploy the stand fully before letting the bike lean on it, it it not going to fold up.
But I also know that some are really hesitant and don't trust the factory stand.
So, for those it will likely be a great way of them having a more comfortable enjoyable riding experience.
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From: Ohio
I never really had a pucker moment and always trusted the jiffy stand as it always worked until one day it didnt.
I was leaving the bar when I started my bike and it rolled forward and fell, must not have been in the notch, now ever time it rolls forward I grab on.
I was leaving the bar when I started my bike and it rolled forward and fell, must not have been in the notch, now ever time it rolls forward I grab on.
Road Master
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From: Pennsylvania
I dont have one, nor will I.
As a skydiver I will say that in some activities you simply have to trust your equipment, or that activity just isn't for you.
Same can be said of motorcycles
If id heard tales of recurring incidents of the jiffy stand failing I'd be looking for an alternative solution for parking my bike, but they work just fine.
Spending $22 just so I dont freak out and imagine my bike is falling over?
Nope
As a skydiver I will say that in some activities you simply have to trust your equipment, or that activity just isn't for you.
Same can be said of motorcycles
If id heard tales of recurring incidents of the jiffy stand failing I'd be looking for an alternative solution for parking my bike, but they work just fine.
Spending $22 just so I dont freak out and imagine my bike is falling over?
Nope
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I think if you don't trust a piece of equipment for whatever reason even unfounded the only option isn't that that activity isn't for you.
If there's a workaround or another piece of equipment that alleviates your concern - that's another option.
I have a 12-ft step ladder that I never trusted until I bolted on a bar as a latching brace half way up.
Now they sold that ladder as is and most guys wouldn't have a problem with it but I did and I fixed it - for me
There are guys because of some sort of physical problem can no longer ride a two wheeler - the only option isn't that activity isn't for you. Some get a trike.
Some get a trike without the physical problem for whatever is concerning them.
There are workarounds.
Hell I might like a trike just so I don't have to put it on this damn kickstand.
If there's a workaround or another piece of equipment that alleviates your concern - that's another option.
I have a 12-ft step ladder that I never trusted until I bolted on a bar as a latching brace half way up.
Now they sold that ladder as is and most guys wouldn't have a problem with it but I did and I fixed it - for me
There are guys because of some sort of physical problem can no longer ride a two wheeler - the only option isn't that activity isn't for you. Some get a trike.
Some get a trike without the physical problem for whatever is concerning them.
There are workarounds.
Hell I might like a trike just so I don't have to put it on this damn kickstand.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jun 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM.
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Road Master
Joined: May 2005
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From: Pennsylvania
I think if you don't trust a piece of equipment for whatever reason even unfounded the only option isn't that that activity isn't for you.
If there's a workaround or another piece of equipment that alleviates your concern - that's another option.
I have a 12-ft step ladder that I never trusted until I bolted on a bar as a latching brace half way up.
Now they sold that ladder as is and most guys wouldn't have a problem with it but I did and I fixed it - for me
There are guys because of some sort of physical problem can no longer ride a two wheeler - the only option isn't that activity isn't for you. Some get a trike.
Some get a trike without the physical problem for whatever is concerning them.
There are workarounds.
Hell I might like a trike just so I don't have to put it on this damn kickstand.
If there's a workaround or another piece of equipment that alleviates your concern - that's another option.
I have a 12-ft step ladder that I never trusted until I bolted on a bar as a latching brace half way up.
Now they sold that ladder as is and most guys wouldn't have a problem with it but I did and I fixed it - for me
There are guys because of some sort of physical problem can no longer ride a two wheeler - the only option isn't that activity isn't for you. Some get a trike.
Some get a trike without the physical problem for whatever is concerning them.
There are workarounds.
Hell I might like a trike just so I don't have to put it on this damn kickstand.
Your ladder fix isn't really the same since you obviously believed that the ladder was inherently unsafe in its unmodified state and took steps.
The trike analogy not the same either. They are replacing an activity they cant do with one that they can do. Most would admit that riding on 2 wheels isnt the same as riding on 3
If I understand it correctly this jiffy stand fix bolt doesn't actually increase the strength or enhance the functionality or reliability of the jiffy stand. It just makes it so the bike cant slide as much, and thats done solely to prevent this "pucker" moment
For my money, thats not worth $22
I'm not saying you shouldn't buy one. I'm just saying I wont, and explaining my rationale. thats what this thread is for, right?
