jiffy stand
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
RE: jiffy stand
ORIGINAL: fatbob
Does anyone have a picture or drawing of how the jiffy stand bracket and hardware are put together. I just got an '05 Road king and itseems like the stand moves back too far when down. WhenI put it down it doesn't seem to be far enough forward.And when the bike rolls alittle forward it really looks like it's going to fall over and the stand has moved backwards. Does anyone elses stand do this?
Does anyone have a picture or drawing of how the jiffy stand bracket and hardware are put together. I just got an '05 Road king and itseems like the stand moves back too far when down. WhenI put it down it doesn't seem to be far enough forward.And when the bike rolls alittle forward it really looks like it's going to fall over and the stand has moved backwards. Does anyone elses stand do this?
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,615
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
RE: jiffy stand
ORIGINAL: nine11c2
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 944
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From: Tennessee
RE: jiffy stand
ORIGINAL: iclick
I often wonder why HD must rename everything. In the old days the "jiffy stand" was called a kickstand, and I still stubbornly refer it as such. The "passenger seat" was called a "buddy seat," but lately the idea of two men riding together is a social faux pas, another change I don't understand. Men ride together in a car, so why not on a motorcycle? What's the big deal?
ORIGINAL: nine11c2
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,439
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From: Lancaster, PA
RE: jiffy stand
Still scares me everytime i get off the bike. Here's a question i have. After all the years of rolling forward and the sheer weight of these dressers, does the jiffy stand ever wear out, i.e. break? [
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Road Master
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 832
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From: Vermont
RE: jiffy stand
Bryan,
I had my last full dresser for 17 years and the jiffy stand never failed. It was used with bags and tour pak full and supported a passenger climbing off with no problems. The old stand was the same setup although it did swing more forward so the bike didn't roll forward like the new one does unless it was parked down hill. Don't know why they changed it because the floor boards foldedand then thepipes touched down before the jiffy stand on fast cornering.
I had my last full dresser for 17 years and the jiffy stand never failed. It was used with bags and tour pak full and supported a passenger climbing off with no problems. The old stand was the same setup although it did swing more forward so the bike didn't roll forward like the new one does unless it was parked down hill. Don't know why they changed it because the floor boards foldedand then thepipes touched down before the jiffy stand on fast cornering.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 157
Likes: 3
RE: jiffy stand
I have a new RKC and my first HD. It made me nervious too. I checked with the dealer as to what was normal and the movement was. When the bike is leaned over and all of the weight is on the stand, there is a part of the kick stand than fits into a key...which you can see while still on the bike...be sure that part is positionedin the key and it is impossible for the bike to roll off the stand.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,807
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From: North Jersey
RE: jiffy stand
ORIGINAL: rjmac53
Once the weight of the bike is on the stand it locks into its slot. It cant go anywhere.
Once the weight of the bike is on the stand it locks into its slot. It cant go anywhere.
Relax. This is the best kickstand ever designed.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 124
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From: Sunny NH
RE: jiffy stand
ORIGINAL: iclick
I often wonder why HD must rename everything. In the old days the "jiffy stand" was called a kickstand, and I still stubbornly refer it as such. The "passenger seat" was called a "buddy seat," but lately the idea of two men riding together is a social faux pas, another change I don't understand. Men ride together in a car, so why not on a motorcycle? What's the big deal?
ORIGINAL: nine11c2
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..
This conversation reminds me how the term "jiffy" stand just doesn't fit..