Keep forgetting the damn stand
Keep forgetting the damn stand
Keep thinking that the bike won't start properly, but when the kickstand is down and the bike is in gear, it won't start (Eventhough I have the clutch in).
Keep forgetting to put the stand up,.... dammit brain!
(i am an idiot...)
Keep forgetting to put the stand up,.... dammit brain!
(i am an idiot...)
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I have many times put the bike in gear only for it to die as the stand is down.
Flick the stand up, keep the clutch pulled in and the engine will start on my 2017 Sportster.
There is an ECU option to disable the jiffy stand switch but I would rather not.
Flick the stand up, keep the clutch pulled in and the engine will start on my 2017 Sportster.
There is an ECU option to disable the jiffy stand switch but I would rather not.
Tourer
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I'm glad my 16 Heritage doesn't do this. (Nor my wife's 2013 Sportster.)
In the morning, I put my bike in neutral and push it out of the gate. I put it on the stand, and while still in neutral, start it up to let it run while I close the gate, put on my gloves and helmet. Then I hop on, stand it up, kick back the stand, and power to the end of the driveway. Then it likes to run at a higher RPM for a few seconds, before I take off into the street.
In the morning, I put my bike in neutral and push it out of the gate. I put it on the stand, and while still in neutral, start it up to let it run while I close the gate, put on my gloves and helmet. Then I hop on, stand it up, kick back the stand, and power to the end of the driveway. Then it likes to run at a higher RPM for a few seconds, before I take off into the street.
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That's what I was going to say too. With a safety switch in place I'd rather forget to put it up than to put it down. Without a safety switch in place....one time we saw a guy riding on the freeway with his kickstand down. We may have saved his life by letting him know about it.
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Yeah, done that too!!! :-D Luckily only on a rental streetglide... bitch to get it up again.
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I really dislike nanny devices..... sometimes you just need to learn what ot do, and what not to do.... and then develop good riding habits...
I've been riding Harleys exclusively for 42 years. I currently have 3 HDs in my garage... I've never ridden away with the kickstand down... that includes a lot of riding in the late 70's when laws/attitudes were different (wink, wink)...
None of my bikes have the kickstand switch. I don't need it, don't want it, and if I had it.... I would disable it.
I've been riding Harleys exclusively for 42 years. I currently have 3 HDs in my garage... I've never ridden away with the kickstand down... that includes a lot of riding in the late 70's when laws/attitudes were different (wink, wink)...
None of my bikes have the kickstand switch. I don't need it, don't want it, and if I had it.... I would disable it.