Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
"I have one in my yard and my wife thinks I'm crazy when I walk by and get a few leaves to eat. LOL"
Just make sure you don't eat thoes smelly seeds (nuts) they drop!! Them are real stinkers..
Just make sure you don't eat thoes smelly seeds (nuts) they drop!! Them are real stinkers..
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
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Whats next ABS brakes and cruise control on a bike?
Whats next ABS brakes and cruise control on a bike?
Trunk monkey. Little guys pops out of your Tour Pak and....
(sorry Doug, couldn't resist)
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
This would be very easy to do. My other world is RV'ing and I know of folks that have a hard time remembering that the antenna is up before pulling out. They install a switch on the roof that when the antenna is not on the switch, a red light is lit somewhere in the camper. The only thing is that you would want it mounted somehow so that it would make contact only when the jiffy is in the locked position.
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
I had an 00' Intruder that had a kickstand indicator so, it does exist. You could probably find all of the parts to do it on e-bay. I would'nt tell anyone that you are putting Suzuki parts on a Harley though. Your'e better off f*&%$*g a goat and telling everyone.
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
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I had an 00' Intruder that had a kickstand indicator so, it does exist. You could probably find all of the parts to do it on e-bay. I would'nt tell anyone that you are putting Suzuki parts on a Harley though. Your'e better off f*&%$*g a goat and telling everyone.
I had an 00' Intruder that had a kickstand indicator so, it does exist. You could probably find all of the parts to do it on e-bay. I would'nt tell anyone that you are putting Suzuki parts on a Harley though. Your'e better off f*&%$*g a goat and telling everyone.
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ORIGINAL: Doug45601
Thanks for your comment but I have already found a comple kit designed and manufactured for the Harley..!!! Everything I need.
Thanks for your comment but I have already found a comple kit designed and manufactured for the Harley..!!! Everything I need.
Hell, I even know guys in my HOG chapter that could use it to stop dropping the bikes...they are older gentelmen that probabl;y should switch to a trike...but they don't want to give up the 2 wheels.. Not that I blame them...but at over 70..things get much harder to do for most people.
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
My dad had an airplane with retractable landing gear. It had a safety mechanism that automatically lowered the gear once the airspeed reached a certain speed.
He always said he could fool it by landing at high speed, but never tried to prove his theory.
Maybe HD could come up with a similar technology. At least an audible alert to let you know the engine has just been turned off and the kickstand is not in place.
Can I get an award from HD for this idea?
He always said he could fool it by landing at high speed, but never tried to prove his theory.
Maybe HD could come up with a similar technology. At least an audible alert to let you know the engine has just been turned off and the kickstand is not in place.
Can I get an award from HD for this idea?
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Not my area of expertise, but this has got to be better than telling you not to ride a HD ... ymmv. 
Whether a buzz/beep/light is not an issue ... pick whatever turns you on/off. You could hide a piezo speaker someplace or put a bright LED in plain site like one of those car-alarm indicators ... of course it will still require you to take your gaze/brain off the hotty bent over refueling her Miata in front of you so you don't grab the diesel by mistake ... DAMHIK. [:@]
Run a lead off a hot-when-running lead and/or ignition-on lead ... probably best through a relay (of course) ...
Switched through a detent switch at the kick-stand up position.
Fwiw, my old/tired/dead V*1100 Custom had a switch at the frame to keep the bike from starting if the stand were down (unless it was in neutral). I may be able to find you a pic if it would help.
Aloha ... Robert
Whether a buzz/beep/light is not an issue ... pick whatever turns you on/off. You could hide a piezo speaker someplace or put a bright LED in plain site like one of those car-alarm indicators ... of course it will still require you to take your gaze/brain off the hotty bent over refueling her Miata in front of you so you don't grab the diesel by mistake ... DAMHIK. [:@]
Run a lead off a hot-when-running lead and/or ignition-on lead ... probably best through a relay (of course) ...
Switched through a detent switch at the kick-stand up position.
Fwiw, my old/tired/dead V*1100 Custom had a switch at the frame to keep the bike from starting if the stand were down (unless it was in neutral). I may be able to find you a pic if it would help.
Aloha ... Robert
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RE: Kickstand positon indicator... Light, etc..
ORIGINAL: Doug45601
Thanks for your comment but I have already found a complete kit designed and manufactured for the Harley..!!! Everything I need.
ORIGINAL: sharkeydude
I had an 00' Intruder that had a kickstand indicator so, it does exist. You could probably find all of the parts to do it on e-bay. I would'nt tell anyone that you are putting Suzuki parts on a Harley though. Your'e better off f*&%$*g a goat and telling everyone.
I had an 00' Intruder that had a kickstand indicator so, it does exist. You could probably find all of the parts to do it on e-bay. I would'nt tell anyone that you are putting Suzuki parts on a Harley though. Your'e better off f*&%$*g a goat and telling everyone.