Scarey Kickstand
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From: In a cornfield
RE: Scarey Kickstand
I haven't owned a harley long.....so I was parking my street glide in gear. Friend of mine says on his electra glide classic he just looks down and makes sure the stand is sitting between the bolts. That works a lot better for me than guessing...so each time I set it on the stand I visually look to make sure it is engaged between the bolts before I get off. You can see where it engages without getting off the seat if you lean over a little and look behind the shifter.
Road Master
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From: Vermont
RE: Scarey Kickstand
Blame the way the newer jiffy stand acts on short people!!! The old stands used to swing forward about six inches further. The stand foot was in front of the foot board when you looked down at it from the seat. Since the arc was more than 90 degrees, the weight of the bike kept the stand forward unless the bike was parked on a down grade. The problem was short legs couldn't easily reach the stand to retract it unless an extension was bolted on. They reduced the swing of the jiffy stand on the newer bikes so they are straight out to the side so short people can reach it but the bike now easily rolls forward on the stand.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Carey, Ohio
RE: Scarey Kickstand
mine would never do it until i went to a new dealer for a service and i think they greased it because its really easy to put down....but now it does the lean forward as well. my friends 99 ultra always does it and everytime he gets off he walks away and it creaps forward. makes me flinch every time.
6th Gear
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RE: Scarey Kickstand
I jumped all over this one when I took delivery of my new RK Custom last month. I was sitting on it, the guy was going over the controls, etc., and when I got off I put the stand down and leaned the bike into it.....when I let go, the bike rolls forward about a half an inch and freaked me out. I see why it does it, and the guy explained that it is normal.....unlike the cardiac rhythms I was generating at the time.
Road Master
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From: Snowflake, Arizona
RE: Scarey Kickstand
It still unnerves me to this day even though I know what to expect.... I was at a HD dealership and the morning bikes were going out on the floor (about 50). The bike attendant really had a routine when parking each bike.... he said he HAS had one roll and drop...so standing along side the bike, he pulls back on the bars while holding the jiffy with his foot in a very exact routine on each and every bike.... just a thought...
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It still unnerves me to this day even though I know what to expect.... I was at a HD dealership and the morning bikes were going out on the floor (about 50). The bike attendant really had a routine when parking each bike.... he said he HAS had one roll and drop...so standing along side the bike, he pulls back on the bars while holding the jiffy with his foot in a very exact routine on each and every bike.... just a thought...
Hogback
It still unnerves me to this day even though I know what to expect.... I was at a HD dealership and the morning bikes were going out on the floor (about 50). The bike attendant really had a routine when parking each bike.... he said he HAS had one roll and drop...so standing along side the bike, he pulls back on the bars while holding the jiffy with his foot in a very exact routine on each and every bike.... just a thought...
Hogback
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Cruiser
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From: Lowell MA
RE: Scarey Kickstand
WOW this is funny. I was just noticing this tonight thinking to myself this f**king bike is going to fall over. Every time I would put it down on the kickstand it would shimmy forward a bit, and it was driving me crazy. Although, I noticed when turn my front tire towards the lean itâs not as bad.
I can now sleep tonight knowing that its normal.
I can now sleep tonight knowing that its normal.
