Jiffy Stand????
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: JonnyD
They oughtta call em "pain in the *** to get to with a crappy spring" stand. I always have to reach 2 or 3 times to get at mine and then have to push it out all the way with my foot cause the spring won't pull it out all the way. [:@]
Does this mean I have to call a kickstarter a "jiffy starter"? [&:]
They oughtta call em "pain in the *** to get to with a crappy spring" stand. I always have to reach 2 or 3 times to get at mine and then have to push it out all the way with my foot cause the spring won't pull it out all the way. [:@]
Does this mean I have to call a kickstarter a "jiffy starter"? [&:]
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: Windup08
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the spring is there to pull it back up, not to help put it down.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the spring is there to pull it back up, not to help put it down.
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
Iwas born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: Badfinger
The name comes from the very early days of Harley-Davidson garages. If a customer came by to get some work done the mechanic would get right on it but as things pick-up and they were busy he would say " Be with you in a jiffy". Just like today it means put the stand down ( hence Jiffy stand) you're going to wait.
Ride well,
Jim
The name comes from the very early days of Harley-Davidson garages. If a customer came by to get some work done the mechanic would get right on it but as things pick-up and they were busy he would say " Be with you in a jiffy". Just like today it means put the stand down ( hence Jiffy stand) you're going to wait.
Ride well,
Jim
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: dawg
Those that call them kickstands also call engine guards crash bars
Those that call them kickstands also call engine guards crash bars
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: YodaddyKeith
Iwas born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
Iwas born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
ORIGINAL: YodaddyKeith
Iwas born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
Iwas born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
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RE: Jiffy Stand????
Well I know one thing for sure: lean the bike on the stand in some gravel and it will lay down for a rest in a jiffy! Don't ask...
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ORIGINAL: YodaddyKeith
I was born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
I was born with an appendage that at first confused me....I didn't know it's true purpose....later, when I got about 12 it served me very well in that it prevented me from rolling out of bed while having a wet dream.....I would wake up kanted over about 30 degrees but held firmly right at the edge of the bed.....it was so sturdy that my whole body would shift with every heartbeat.....
Once I got my engineering degree I considered it my torque lever handle.....It every morning demonstrated the effect of how torque can be multiplied by attaching a long ridgid lever/handle then applying turning force....Yep, every morning it took both hands to bend it down to the toilet....one morning I forced it so hard that my feet flew out from under me and I banged my head on the toilet.
It's been called many things by many people in the years since.....One wife of mine called it a jackhammer and demanded I destroy her with it....One wife called it a one-eyed snake that she couldn't trust out of her sight.....On many occassions I called it a brainless damned fool.....but thru it all, it's never let me down.
Call it what you want, but whatever you do, don't let it sag.
