Jiffy stand foward roll

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Nov 3, 2010 | 03:06 PM

#61

FDHOG

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From: Highlands, NJ

When I picked up my 11, the dealer mentioned something about a forward roll on the jiffy stand.
When I dismount, I always turn the wheel to the left, and never noticed any roll.
I am conscious of what I am parking on and the angle of the ground.

Nov 3, 2010 | 03:54 PM

#62

mphamrick

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From: Wagoner, Oklahoma

I leave mine in neutral but the stand will scare the hell out of you........

Nov 3, 2010 | 11:50 PM

#63

wolfglide

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wheel straight on stand when she starts to move forward not a good feelin

Nov 4, 2010 | 12:11 PM

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V2Evo96

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RKC Traveler

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.

Sorry to hear but thanks for sharing that-- I'll be parking now against compression in first gear-- on a level OR a slope...
I can imagine how you felt watching that sucker go over in slow-motion.

Nov 4, 2010 | 06:31 PM

#65

2009blackpearle

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From: Niagara Falls Canada

my solution

for people lucky to have a tig welder and a milling machine handy, this how i made my stand actually go past center and be a a bit past 90 degress towards my front wheel. I welded the front side( front wheel side) of the jiffy tab and built it up and milled the back side off. this got the stand more forward . I still had to mill the front square to make it look square on the front and back. after a couple of welds and mills it now has the stand pointing forward. I did this for my 2003 classic. when I bought my 2009 I kept the jiffy tab and mounted it on my 09. the wedge slot in the 09 stand bracket is narrower so I had to mill some off the jiffy tab to make it fit in the tighter slot.

Nov 4, 2010 | 08:38 PM

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smithbrl

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Originally Posted by RKC Traveler

Maybe "gave way" is an inaccurate description. The bike was slowly rolling forward because it was in parked in neutral on a downward slope. The kickstand was fixed in place but the bike kept moving slowly forward because of the slope. The angle of the kickstand to the bike kept shifting towards the rear of the bike as the bike moved forward. The mechanism in the kickstand that's meant to hold the bike in place could not withstand the force of 850 pounds moving forward and the kickstand dislodged out of that safety notch or whatever you call it and the bike fell. Once we picked the bike up and parked it in gear so it couldn't roll forward the kickstand worked fine. I'm not a technical person so I'm probably not describing this so it can be clearly understood, and I don't know the kickstand mechanisms in detail, but the lesson I learned is not to rely on the kickstand to hold if you park the bike in neutral on a downward slope; it will fail under certain conditions.

Well, whatever happened sucks, I'm sure. I've always parked my stick shift cars/trucks in gear, so it's a habit. I almost always park the bike in gear whether there's a slope or not. That way I don't have to think about looking at the ground and make a decision.

Nov 4, 2010 | 11:45 PM

#67

CT-Bagger

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From: Rocky Hill, CT.

As I may have mentioned before it drives me nuts at times.

Nov 5, 2010 | 01:14 AM

#68

caberto

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From: Acton, CA

Certainly not a comfortable feeling watching the stand strain to hold the bike up and settle - and then after it settles, the bike still feels a bit unstable... this is my first Harley... that is about the only thing I don't like about it.