Breakout Kickstand
Sorry to hear about Mike. The kickstand is a little different on the breakout compared to most bikes.
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This for me too. When I kick it down, I ALWAYS give it an extra "nudge" with my heel, to make sure it's all the way forward.
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I found that before I lean the bike over on the kickstand I usually straighten out the bars/forks. As soon as the kickstand touches the ground I tilt the bars to the left which will make the bike move slightly backwards (0.5-1 in ). This movement pushes the jiffy all the way forward....that's become an automatism.
Road Master
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I found that before I lean the bike over on the kickstand I usually straighten out the bars/forks. As soon as the kickstand touches the ground I tilt the bars to the left which will make the bike move slightly backwards (0.5-1 in ). This movement pushes the jiffy all the way forward....that's become an automatism.
When the demo bike fell over on the stage in Daytona, somebody should have thought "Why did it fall over - operator error or mechanical problem?"
Road Master
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From: Kane County IL
When I dismount the bike as stated in the operators manual I make sure the stand is fully down and the full weight of the bike is on the stand. This allows the stand to move into the locking notch.
Pulling on the bars or something while on the stand could cause the weight of the bike to shift off of the stand momentarily allowing it to release from the locking notch and the movement could cause the bike to shift forward. If its out of the notch when it creeps a bit forward it could at that time become unlocked. At that time its in a position to rotate rearward meaning it is not secured. Will probably fall over then.
Pulling on the bars or something while on the stand could cause the weight of the bike to shift off of the stand momentarily allowing it to release from the locking notch and the movement could cause the bike to shift forward. If its out of the notch when it creeps a bit forward it could at that time become unlocked. At that time its in a position to rotate rearward meaning it is not secured. Will probably fall over then.
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It's not that I have to think about it....just works naturally for me! And as I said, my Breakout has no kickstand problems at all!
