Jiffy Stand versus Kick Stand
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My '51 Pan has two stands! If you rotate the kick start lever all the way down to it's stop, you can lean the bike on it , like in the case when the jiffy stand vibrated off and hit the road somewhere back there.
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Last edited by Hey Man; Jun 26, 2024 at 03:13 PM.
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All I know is that I read a book in the 1980s and Harley referred it is as the "jiffy stand". Ronnie's parts website states "FRAME ASSEMBLY W/ JIFFY STAND" for my 2019 Electra Glide parts listing.
So, this old man (now) gets odd looks when I call it a jiffy stand.
So, this old man (now) gets odd looks when I call it a jiffy stand.
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I'd guess according to who your around might make a difference s what you call it.
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
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I'd guess according to who your around might make a difference s what you call it.
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
If a group leader said, jiffy stands up, I leave that ride and watch them ride away and head in another direction. Good riders and by someones by the book riders are two very different animals. Thats only because your book might not be my book or the right book. Its just the book you use as your bible.
okay, just got off work, first cup of coffee, this was only thread worth commenting on before I get a life. Thanks for keeping it going. Hell of a lot more fun and inconsequential than any oil thread.
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Yup, it has always been “kick stands up” ... You have a point there ... Could the tide be turning?
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[b]Yup, it has always been kick stands up. ]/b]So the esoteric question of the day is, once you bring your bike up, the side stand is no longer locked, so does a jiffy stand become a common kick stand.
If a group leader said, jiffy stands up, I leave that ride and watch them ride away and head in another direction. Good riders and by someones by the book riders are two very different animals. Thats only because your book might not be my book or the right book. Its just the book you use as your bible.
okay, just got off work, first cup of coffee, this was only thread worth commenting on before I get a life. Thanks for keeping it going. Hell of a lot more fun and inconsequential than any oil thread.
If a group leader said, jiffy stands up, I leave that ride and watch them ride away and head in another direction. Good riders and by someones by the book riders are two very different animals. Thats only because your book might not be my book or the right book. Its just the book you use as your bible.
okay, just got off work, first cup of coffee, this was only thread worth commenting on before I get a life. Thanks for keeping it going. Hell of a lot more fun and inconsequential than any oil thread.
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I'd guess according to who your around might make a difference s what you call it.
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
Was around bikes a good bit when a youngster . Started riding 1970.
The first I heard of a Jiffy Stand was when I got on a forum in 2008 then HDF in 2011 .
A common phrase here for a leave time (most often a group ride) is KSU Kick Stands Up
Been that way for me as long as I can remember.
WP
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