Question about broken kick stands
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Road Warrior
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Question about broken kick stands
I have a silly question (perhaps)...but I've been riding for over 15 years, and I've had my HD since 2005...never had a problem with a kick(jiffy) stand...but I have always wondered...what would happen if you were riding and the thing broke. I don't claim to know much about these things in terms of how they work...or more specifically, the way they are designed. I just know that HD has the best one in the industry. I know you can push on them...push the bike forward, with the stand down..and as long as it's in the 'locked' position, that thing won't fold back. Those Jap clones don't do that...or at least they didn't when I owned them.
Nonetheless...sometimes I ride and I think of silly things...like what would happen if my wheel fell off (things would be pretty bad I would think
) So the other day I thought of the kick stand breaking...as in..I'm on the side of the road, but the stand is broke and I have nothing to hold the bike up. Perhaps this is a stretch...I mean..if the spring broke, I guess the stand would still go down - and hold the bike up, no? I just thought about how ridiculous it would be sitting on the shoulder not being able to get off my bike because I have no stand.
Anyway..if my question really is silly...or at least if it's something that couldn't happen, I'd sure love to hear about it. Trust me...I don't think about these things all the time...if I did, I probably wouldn't be riding. But every now and again, this stuff enters my mind. So I figured I'd ask.
Thanks
Nonetheless...sometimes I ride and I think of silly things...like what would happen if my wheel fell off (things would be pretty bad I would think
) So the other day I thought of the kick stand breaking...as in..I'm on the side of the road, but the stand is broke and I have nothing to hold the bike up. Perhaps this is a stretch...I mean..if the spring broke, I guess the stand would still go down - and hold the bike up, no? I just thought about how ridiculous it would be sitting on the shoulder not being able to get off my bike because I have no stand. Anyway..if my question really is silly...or at least if it's something that couldn't happen, I'd sure love to hear about it. Trust me...I don't think about these things all the time...if I did, I probably wouldn't be riding. But every now and again, this stuff enters my mind. So I figured I'd ask.
Thanks
Road Warrior
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From: Ma
Are you stoned?
Actually what you can do just in case that happens is you can carry a piece of 6"x6"x 12" lumber. You can then cradle it under your frame in case you gotta stop and take a whiz on the side of the road. You can bungee it to the passengers seat. Even paint a face on it.. you know... like Tom Hanks in that Stranded movie with the basketball? You can even name it.. How about "Blockhead"? Oh forgot... thats the nickname for Evo motor already...
What kind of weed you say youre smoking?
Actually what you can do just in case that happens is you can carry a piece of 6"x6"x 12" lumber. You can then cradle it under your frame in case you gotta stop and take a whiz on the side of the road. You can bungee it to the passengers seat. Even paint a face on it.. you know... like Tom Hanks in that Stranded movie with the basketball? You can even name it.. How about "Blockhead"? Oh forgot... thats the nickname for Evo motor already...
What kind of weed you say youre smoking?
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If your jiffy stand is not folding all the way up-----------change the spring before it breaks. A weak spring will eventually break. When you put your bike on the jack be sure and check the nut that holds the arm on.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc
mine fell off one time when i went to put it down at a ladys house.its a 07 dyna .the carter pin fell out the pin the holds the stand .fell off on the road i think?and when i went to put it down it fell off.the girl frend put the stand in her v stars bag and i still hear about that and we went to harley and thay had to take one off a bike the pin,they didnt have one in parts.
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Road Warrior
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From: pasco county FL
I broke mine on a 2007 Ultra , while doing the Hoka Hey Challenge , after the "jump" in the air on the frost heave's in the Yukon ..... broke the square part off the top of the stand , so it swiveled freely. And let me tell ya , finding a damn jiffy stand is tougher than you think! Especially in Alaska! for temp use , put in gear , take all preload out and gently set bike on stand , where it won't lurch forward or backward.
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Triumph has a solution for if your front wheel falls off. It is toward the end of this informational video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc