There must be a better kickstand......
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There must be a better kickstand......
Search as I might; I just can't seem to find a better kick (jiffy) stand for my '06 touring scoot.
To date I have broken 2 kick stand springs riding over parking lot speed bumps. Some of these bumps are getting ridiculously high.
Anyway; where better to ask for recommendations than from people who use the product.
I have seen some jiffy stands with the spring "inside" which looks good - it's just that the web page that listed them did not .....Well let's leave it at that.
Would love to receive your advice and recommendations....
Thanks
Ride In Peace
To date I have broken 2 kick stand springs riding over parking lot speed bumps. Some of these bumps are getting ridiculously high.
Anyway; where better to ask for recommendations than from people who use the product.
I have seen some jiffy stands with the spring "inside" which looks good - it's just that the web page that listed them did not .....Well let's leave it at that.
Would love to receive your advice and recommendations....
Thanks
Ride In Peace
You actually bottom-out and it takes out the spring when the stand is up?
I found mine to be a pain in the *** too. The bike wants to roll forward when you set it on the stand, yes even in gear. After some looking I found the spring was on backwards. After putting on the spring correctly it still wants to roll but not as much or as bad. I miss the center-stands...
I found mine to be a pain in the *** too. The bike wants to roll forward when you set it on the stand, yes even in gear. After some looking I found the spring was on backwards. After putting on the spring correctly it still wants to roll but not as much or as bad. I miss the center-stands...
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The only time I've lost my spring (06 RG, same frame as you) was pushing it onto a trailer with the ramp at too steep of an angle. (Settle down, it wouldn't run and I was hauling it to the shop.)
My advice would be to ride around the speed bumps.
My advice would be to ride around the speed bumps.
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Lost my spring to on a low driveway entry at the local Subway. Was able to pick it up and with a friends Leathermen was able to put it back on. It is now tied to the frame with a short piece of stainless downrigger cable so I won't lose it if it comes loose again.
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Kick stands on harleys are locking kick stands so you can park a Harley on a hill facing down hill and it will not roll off of the stand unlike metric bikes
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I have seen and used a lot of kickstands on different brand bikes and I do not believe any bike has as good a kickstand as Harley.
As to the bike rolling forward, that is common if the bike is facing downhill and is not a problem as it is in it's locked position. As long as the weight of the bike is on the stand it will not snap or come up, unlike most every other brand. My dealer once demonstrated that by having the bike in neutral and on the stand and then pushing it forward for a good twenty feet with no problem. Out of habit I always pull mine back after it is on the stand. Not sure why but probably from owning another brand many years ago.
I have never lost or broken the spring on any of my Harleys.
As to the bike rolling forward, that is common if the bike is facing downhill and is not a problem as it is in it's locked position. As long as the weight of the bike is on the stand it will not snap or come up, unlike most every other brand. My dealer once demonstrated that by having the bike in neutral and on the stand and then pushing it forward for a good twenty feet with no problem. Out of habit I always pull mine back after it is on the stand. Not sure why but probably from owning another brand many years ago.
I have never lost or broken the spring on any of my Harleys.
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I don't think there is a better kick stand out there. Hard to believe you are knocking the spring off not once but twice. Maybe try to watch where you're going and be a lil more careful. Although I have bottomed out coming out of trailers, once on the tailgate of a pick-up(now that was exciting with a dresser) and driving over a curb and have never lost the spring.
