Starting Engine on Jiffy Stand
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From: NM, land of entrapment
Mine actually wobbled forward enough to fall OVER while idling on the kickstand. It was parked across the fall line of a sloping parking lot, but apparently I didn't gauge the slope correctly.
So, unless the bike is POSITIVELY pointed uphill, I will not let it run without me sitting on it.
The stand on my bike just looks wrong and has too much fore/aft slop in it. Gotta jack the bike and see what's up with that POS.
So, unless the bike is POSITIVELY pointed uphill, I will not let it run without me sitting on it.
The stand on my bike just looks wrong and has too much fore/aft slop in it. Gotta jack the bike and see what's up with that POS.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Northern Illinois
Same here, always on the the stand unless it is already warmed up.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2009
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From: Myrtle Beach, SC
This, squeeze the clutch lever and fire her up.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: North Okanagan, BC
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From: anacoco, la
and your reasoning for this claim is?
if i read your post correctly, the jiffy stand did not give way, instead your bike fell over on the right side because of how you parked it? and this is somehow the jiffy stands fault?
if you look at your stand, there is a tab at the top which is engaged when you tilt the bike over before you get off. so you have 850 lbs holding the jiffy stand in place. kinda hard for it to work its way loose without your help.
now the center stand, on the other hand that is a different story.
if i read your post correctly, the jiffy stand did not give way, instead your bike fell over on the right side because of how you parked it? and this is somehow the jiffy stands fault?
if you look at your stand, there is a tab at the top which is engaged when you tilt the bike over before you get off. so you have 850 lbs holding the jiffy stand in place. kinda hard for it to work its way loose without your help.
now the center stand, on the other hand that is a different story.
Last edited by skratch; Sep 30, 2009 at 07:59 AM.
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From: Windham,Maine
From the first day Harleys were ever parked in my garage they have all been started on the kickstand.Many reasons why? Friends want to hear them run,drinking,catching a buzz,mainly just because I crave that sound! My bikes when parked are always in neutral,100% of the time.