Jiffy stand foward roll
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Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Maine
Jiffy stand
I've parked the bike in gear ever since the kick stand gave out in a parking lot shortly after I bought it. I had parked it in neutral on what to my eye appeared to be level ground but was actually a downhill slope. While removing my helmet I noticed the kick stand angling severly towards the back of the bike, obviously straining to hold the bike in place. At first I wasn't concened becasue the H-D kick stand had a "locking" mechanism and was made for this but it didn't look right at all. Just as I realized I should get back on the bike to move it the kick stand gave way and the bike dropped, giving me a nasty shin injuy on its way down. I later had the kick stand inspected by the dealer just to make sure it wasn't defective or damaged by this event and the service manager said it looked and worked fine. I nearly always park it in gear now and don''t trust my eye to determine if the parking surface is level or not.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Denham Springs, La
I've parked the bike in gear ever since the kick stand gave out in a parking lot shortly after I bought it. I had parked it in neutral on what to my eye appeared to be level ground but was actually a downhill slope. While removing my helmet I noticed the kick stand angling severly towards the back of the bike, obviously straining to hold the bike in place. At first I wasn't concened becasue the H-D kick stand had a "locking" mechanism and was made for this but it didn't look right at all. Just as I realized I should get back on the bike to move it the kick stand gave way and the bike dropped, giving me a nasty shin injuy on its way down. I later had the kick stand inspected by the dealer just to make sure it wasn't defective or damaged by this event and the service manager said it looked and worked fine. I nearly always park it in gear now and don''t trust my eye to determine if the parking surface is level or not.
Club Member
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Gonzales, Texas
I've only had one issue with my jiffy stand. I'd had the 09 Ultra for about 6 months. I needed to park it in the storage barn for a few days while we had guests. I have always left mine in gear, I turned it off and put out the jiffy stand and let it start leaning on the stand. The stand folded closed and the bike came to rest against a stack of boxes, cuz it is the storage barn. I did not sustain any damage, except to my heart when it jumped out of my chest. Since then, I keep my foot against it until all of the bike weight is on the stand~ no problems since.
Stellar HDF Member
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From: Between Chicago & Milwaukee
No you do it,I haven't had a Honda in my garage since highschool and that was a dirtbike.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Rocky Hill, CT.
Until I got used to it ( about a month ) my heart dropped a little every time the bike would start rolling.
The design sucks and should be done with a little closer tolerance in my opinion but now that I'm used to it I won't worry about it.
The design sucks and should be done with a little closer tolerance in my opinion but now that I'm used to it I won't worry about it.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2006
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It will be in gear from now on for sure.....
Last edited by Deuceandahalf; Nov 6, 2010 at 06:01 PM.
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Scared the sh*t outta me the first couple of times it happened. Then, I got used to it. I park mine in neutral sometimes, sometimes in gear. Foot is always on the stand until everything is down and locked.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: N. Chelmsford, MA
Please explain how the kickstand "gave way" and let the bike fall over but the dealer said the kickstand wasn't damaged and was working fine? Are you still using the same kickstand? If it rolled over using the kickstand as a pivot then the kickstand did not "give way". It did it's job.