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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RD335
Jiffy stand locks into place as the bike sinks down. Kick stands do not lock and can be dislodged by pushing the bike forward. Jiffy stand is made so that a passenger and/or rider can get on the bike safely and will be stable with the added weight. Kick stands are iffy at this task.
Logically speaking, that sounds pretty good.

I was going to contact Harley Davidson directly but it is not high on my priority list… There are so many other things to do around here.

But what you said sounds pretty good.

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 07:56 PM
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my grandfather ran the largest H. D. Dealership (Chicago), in the Midwest 1920's through 1961 . My Dad played in the shop as a kid an was a motor instructor in the army in WWII. He always refered to it as a jiffy stand. I asked him about it and he told me it was because it went down in a jiffy!!!
 
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by New Lenox Jim
my grandfather ran the largest H. D. Dealership (Chicago), in the Midwest 1920's through 1961 . My Dad played in the shop as a kid an was a motor instructor in the army in WWII. He always refered to it as a jiffy stand. I asked him about it and he told me it was because it went down in a jiffy!!!
I would say that kick stands also go down in a jiffy. ???

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 08:38 PM
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I would think that as Harley-Davidson was late to the game and they were fought at every turn, someone had the Patent for "Kick Stand" and wouldn't let HD use it.
 
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the jiffy stand would lock and you could kick start your bike with out it falling over.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RD335
Kick stands are iffy at this task.
Maybe they should be called "Iffy stands"
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by LJLKRL05
Maybe they should be called "Iffy stands"
Very good
 
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Redoilokie
No, no, no is to funny guy. That is the wrong "jiffy". LOL

Although I am very familiar with that and like to the great deal when I was a kid!

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Originally Posted by RANGER73
I would think that as Harley-Davidson was late to the game and they were fought at every turn, someone had the Patent for "Kick Stand" and wouldn't let HD use it.
I think it's more likely that Harley wanted to protect their patent at the time by differentiating it from other designs.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US1675551
 
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