Kickstand Freaks Me Out!

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Jan 2, 2009 | 06:57 PM

#51

gary_montague

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From: Lansing

mine falls over all the time, don't worry about it the chrome is very hard. It takes a long time to wear through.

Jan 3, 2009 | 09:20 AM

#52

atrain68

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From: Atlanta, GA

The stand never looks how it should when its down, but its not going anywhere. Still, when lowering the stand, I find myself giving it an extra boot tap forward just to be sure.

Jan 3, 2009 | 03:27 PM

#53

Chemical_MAC

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I don't think anyone really gets used to it... it's more like we expect it now. It still causes me to miss a beat every now and then. But it gives me a good chuckle when my bud that rides a sporty freak and thinks it falling. He does it everytime with out fail...

Jan 3, 2009 | 03:30 PM

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Chemical_MAC

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Originally Posted by gary_montague

mine falls over all the time, don't worry about it the chrome is very hard. It takes a long time to wear through.

Classic... sounds like something I would have said a few years back... thanks for the brief smile.

- Chem

Jan 3, 2009 | 05:50 PM

#55

BigGdawg

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From: Georgia

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Originally Posted by Maggie

I recently purchased an 09 Ultra Classic. The kickstand makes the bike look like it is going to fall over! Is that normal?? Do I have any reason to worry and should I push that stand forward as much as I can as I lean it over on the stand? Good grief, why does it look like it is going into a slow roll? Thanks for any help here! Maggie

I think it's an age thing. You get too old with bifocals n'all and a big Hog just plain scares ya.

Jan 3, 2009 | 06:56 PM

#56

aussiesport

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From: Townsville OZ

just a quik note if you make another top bracket to allow the sidestand to go forward to an angle of say 105 degrees then all you are doing is reversing the set angle of the sidestand so instead of facing back a little it will face forward a little so just imho it doesnt really matter ! i always try to park at a rear facing decline or if on really flat surface just let it go where ever it wants ,if its gunna fall noway im guna bust my guts to stop it

Jan 3, 2009 | 07:29 PM

#57

ruin66

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From: n calif

I did that. took the old tab down to my trusty machine shop, and had them make a new one with the mounting hole, ( it's square ) rotated 10 degrees. now it works just the way it originally was designed, but the kickstand ( I refuse to call it a jiffystand) is rotated just forward of 90 degrees when it's down. works great, and the bike doesn't roll at all. can't understand why it's not designed that way to begin with.