Do you trust your kickstand?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,602
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From: Southeastern Michigan
When I first got my bike it freaked me out how far the bike kept going over, even after the kickstand hit the ground. Got used to it and think it's kinda cool now.
I saw a tech at the dealer slide an Ultra across the garage floor on the stand.
He said it was designed to do it forwards or backwards as long as it's in the slot and loaded.
I saw a tech at the dealer slide an Ultra across the garage floor on the stand.
He said it was designed to do it forwards or backwards as long as it's in the slot and loaded.
Banned
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Jax FL
is there a way to adjust it so that the bike DON'T flop forward?
I have never had a HD flop forward, unless it was an extreme down hill (softails & RK)
but my 08 Ultra, you get off, you turn to talk to someone, and out of the corner of your eye.....you see that thing trying to sneak away....
scares the crap outta ya....whooo.
i finally just started holding on to it, till it finished rolling forward a few inches, then go about my business.
i hate parking in gear, like to be able to warm it up while getting gear on.
I have never had a HD flop forward, unless it was an extreme down hill (softails & RK)
but my 08 Ultra, you get off, you turn to talk to someone, and out of the corner of your eye.....you see that thing trying to sneak away....
scares the crap outta ya....whooo.
i finally just started holding on to it, till it finished rolling forward a few inches, then go about my business.
i hate parking in gear, like to be able to warm it up while getting gear on.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 674
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From: Vancouver Island
I guess I trust it but I sure don't like the backwards angle it takes when parked on any kind of gentle nose down slope. I really wish it would swing further forward so it would be at right angles to the bike when loaded.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 885
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From: SE lower Michigan
Jiffy
Hey Doc
I rode metric for years and the day I moved up to my Ultra, my dealer scared the
**** out of me, ya see he was showing me stuff while I was leaning across the bike and
he rolled that hog about four inches forward on the asphalt. Now as my Heart hit the pavement he said "I Love doing that to guys". And a new bond was formed, I've had no issue with the jiffy except a faulty spring.
Maddoggie
07' Ultra
I rode metric for years and the day I moved up to my Ultra, my dealer scared the
**** out of me, ya see he was showing me stuff while I was leaning across the bike and
he rolled that hog about four inches forward on the asphalt. Now as my Heart hit the pavement he said "I Love doing that to guys". And a new bond was formed, I've had no issue with the jiffy except a faulty spring.
Maddoggie
07' Ultra
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 572
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From:
When I got the 2007 I didn't trust the way it moved slightly when on an incline (nose down). But, others had said the new design (I don't remember when it came out) locks it and there are no worries.
I realized how much I trusted it when I was leading a group in to the parking lot of the Durango, CO HD shop. I pulled in to the sloped section of their lot. Everyone else, like lemmings jumping off a cliff, naturally followed me. But, when trying to actually park everyone realized they couldn't on that slope (again nose down). So they all had to re-locate - leaving me the only one parked in the original spot.
I realized how much I trusted it when I was leading a group in to the parking lot of the Durango, CO HD shop. I pulled in to the sloped section of their lot. Everyone else, like lemmings jumping off a cliff, naturally followed me. But, when trying to actually park everyone realized they couldn't on that slope (again nose down). So they all had to re-locate - leaving me the only one parked in the original spot.
Last edited by 07FLHRCMarinePatriot; Sep 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM.
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