Jiffy Stand Check!
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A friend just discovered his Ultra laying up against his car this morning. Seems as when the bike fell over the handle bars and mirrors gouged into the car door pretty bad not only damaging his car but his Ultra's handlebar, mirror and foot rest... at least that's what he has found so far!
How did it happen?! Well the jiffy stand pin broke sometime during the weekend so gravity takes over.
His bike is a 95 Ultra with the original jiffy stand... so we concluded that after all the years of riding and washing, corrossion finaly got a hold on it.
The 800 pound bike is held up by just a 5/16 inch dia pin with a cotter key! Yes that's all! Many of us take for granted that when we are setting on the bike with the stand down that everything is secure! Guess we better think again!
Check out your jiffy stand just to be sure the road salts haven't weakened it... Could save you some grief in the future
How did it happen?! Well the jiffy stand pin broke sometime during the weekend so gravity takes over.
His bike is a 95 Ultra with the original jiffy stand... so we concluded that after all the years of riding and washing, corrossion finaly got a hold on it.
The 800 pound bike is held up by just a 5/16 inch dia pin with a cotter key! Yes that's all! Many of us take for granted that when we are setting on the bike with the stand down that everything is secure! Guess we better think again!
Check out your jiffy stand just to be sure the road salts haven't weakened it... Could save you some grief in the future
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Read a similar thread on another forum a couple months back. The difference was that bike was "bumped" by a cage (albeit not hard enough to do damage). In that case the bike didn't fall but the jiffy-stand had cracked to the point that it was literally hanging on by a thread.
Anyone else hear of a similar story? Should these be considered a consumable item after x number of years????
Thx for the heads up,
Anyone else hear of a similar story? Should these be considered a consumable item after x number of years????
Thx for the heads up,
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I had to replace the pin on my 99 Valkyrie Interstate last year... Years of up&down on the kickstand literally sheared the bolt right off... $2 fix, but it was a drag having to bungee the kickstand for a few days... I never saw any stress or cracks on the bolt... I saw an older Ultra last week with the bungee cord hooked to the kickstand also... I've had older bikes and never had any problems with the kickstand though... go figure...
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A friend of mine dumped his Gold Wing (older model) on a PGR mission with the kickstand spring broke, and the stand came down. On one of my old Triumphs, the center brace on the center stand broke at the weld, and the bike dumped over to the right. Stuff happens....often not predictable.
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ORIGINAL: Doug45601
A friend just discovered his Ultra laying up against his car this morning. Seems as when the bike fell over the handle bars and mirrors gouged into the car door pretty bad not only damaging his car but his Ultra's handlebar, mirror and foot rest... at least that's what he has found so far!
How did it happen?! Well the jiffy stand pin broke sometime during the weekend so gravity takes over.
His bike is a 95 Ultra with the original jiffy stand... so we concluded that after all the years of riding and washing, corrossion finaly got a hold on it.
The 800 pound bike is held up by just a 5/16 inch dia pin with a cotter key! Yes that's all! Many of us take for granted that when we are setting on the bike with the stand down that everything is secure! Guess we better think again!
Check out your jiffy stand just to be sure the road salts haven't weakened it... Could save you some grief in the future
A friend just discovered his Ultra laying up against his car this morning. Seems as when the bike fell over the handle bars and mirrors gouged into the car door pretty bad not only damaging his car but his Ultra's handlebar, mirror and foot rest... at least that's what he has found so far!
How did it happen?! Well the jiffy stand pin broke sometime during the weekend so gravity takes over.
His bike is a 95 Ultra with the original jiffy stand... so we concluded that after all the years of riding and washing, corrossion finaly got a hold on it.
The 800 pound bike is held up by just a 5/16 inch dia pin with a cotter key! Yes that's all! Many of us take for granted that when we are setting on the bike with the stand down that everything is secure! Guess we better think again!
Check out your jiffy stand just to be sure the road salts haven't weakened it... Could save you some grief in the future
PS...Not to rub Salt into theWound...but jiffystand inspection and lubrication is part of the regular service interval.
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There is a pin that runs through the upper part of the jiffy stand that actually holds the stand on the bike... the stand didn't break nor the mounting bracket that is welded to the bike.. The slide through pin just gave out.. It goes in from the bottom, through a bushing, then the lower part of the mounting bracket, then through the stand itself and back throught the upper part of the mounting bracket and into another bushing then a cotterkey is put in on the top.. The pin is about 2 and a half inches long..
I believe everone is aware of the locking action of the jiffy stand but this is not the issue in this case..
Most people ignor the stand till it's too late!!! If the bushings wear out before the pin gives way then you've got a floppy jiffy... and a floppy jiffy is not going to stay up the way it should... May need a helping hand or two..
I believe everone is aware of the locking action of the jiffy stand but this is not the issue in this case..
Most people ignor the stand till it's too late!!! If the bushings wear out before the pin gives way then you've got a floppy jiffy... and a floppy jiffy is not going to stay up the way it should... May need a helping hand or two..
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Well I tried to send a PDF file of the 1995 Parts Page with the Jiffy Stand.....OEM is not as you described for a 1995 ultra....The part number for the Jiffy Stand is 50075-91. This part number is used from at least 1993 through 2006. The part number was amended a few years back to a
-91A because the rubber bump stop was moved from the frame to being on the jiffy stand itself. The jiffy stand has not changed except for that.
-91A because the rubber bump stop was moved from the frame to being on the jiffy stand itself. The jiffy stand has not changed except for that.
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Well I tried to send a PDF file of the 1995 Parts Page with the Jiffy Stand.....OEM is not as you described for a 1995 ultra....The part number for the Jiffy Stand is 50075-91. This part number is used from at least 1993 through 2006. The part number was amended a few years back to a
-91A because the rubber bump stop was moved from the frame to being on the jiffy stand itself. The jiffy stand has not changed except for that.
Well I tried to send a PDF file of the 1995 Parts Page with the Jiffy Stand.....OEM is not as you described for a 1995 ultra....The part number for the Jiffy Stand is 50075-91. This part number is used from at least 1993 through 2006. The part number was amended a few years back to a
-91A because the rubber bump stop was moved from the frame to being on the jiffy stand itself. The jiffy stand has not changed except for that.
So I can only then ASSUME untill told other wise by my friend that the connecting parts of which I don't know about failed somehow... at least he said the stand itself didn't break!
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