Curb, Scrape...Kickstand down
#12
03-08-2009, 02:39 PM
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Not a recall. They are safe. They just make another bracket that won't make the bike lean over so far. Runs around $68. Some dealers will replace them at no charge. Mine did. The first thread I posted has before and after pictures.
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03-08-2009, 11:15 PM
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there's a much easier way. take the bolt and catch tab off the top. swing the jiffy stand all the way forward. you can then attach the spring very easily. swing the jiffy stand back, reattach the catch tab and bolt and you're done.
FYI, this is the procedure outlined in the manual......
FYI, this is the procedure outlined in the manual......
ECV (#1855) thanks you...
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03-09-2009, 07:07 AM
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03-10-2009, 07:30 PM
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Broke my kick stand spring, riding over a curb. Bought a new spring, to install it I used 8-9 nickels, put 1 nickel in the spring at a time until the spring is long enough to hook up. Put the kick stand down and all the nickels fell on the ground.
I carry a extra spring with me now. best $9 bucks I ever spent.
I carry a extra spring with me now. best $9 bucks I ever spent.
#18
03-10-2009, 08:20 PM
If you have an early build touring bike, call HD Customer Service and tell them you were at your buying dealer and saw that the newly arrived bikes do not lean as much as yours. Is there anything that can be done to correct that. They will say, yes, there's a new bracket and they will take care of getting your dealer to replace yours. They will call your dealer and give them a reference number and tell them to order a new bracket. Your dealer will call you and advise that HD had called them and when the bracket comes in, they will call you to get the bike in for the swap. This was my experience with them anyway.
DO NOT tell HD customer service that you read about this on any forum. They will give you an attitude big time. They probably will still get the bracket replaced for you but the tongue lashing is not worth it...Another words, play stupid and it's a piece of cake to get the new style bracket.
DO NOT tell HD customer service that you read about this on any forum. They will give you an attitude big time. They probably will still get the bracket replaced for you but the tongue lashing is not worth it...Another words, play stupid and it's a piece of cake to get the new style bracket.
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04-27-2009, 11:37 AM
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Easy kickstand spring replacement
It's acutally pretty easy if you have a long skinny screwdriver. Just lean the bike by putting a brick and a 1 by 4 under the frame on the right side. You may need more or less depending on how your bike is set up. But once you have it leaning right, then just put the stand up, hook the spring in the stand and align the spring with the hole on the bottoom of the frame. Then put the screwdriver in the hook you are trying to connect to the frame and use the top of the kickstand as a lever to stretch the spring and push it in. It should take no more than 30 seconds once you are down there.