Jiffy Stand Failure
Road Warrior
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From: West Liberty, Ohio
Are you saying some people actually park in neutral? neutral is for warming a cold engine or tuning.
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Yep. There are many of us who do. Only time I leave it in gear is on a downhill slope that I think is maybe a little much for that tab.
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From: Canada
Jiffy stand failure
Went for a ride yesterday, down through Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Cosby, Newport, Del Rio and headed back home through Houston Valley. We stopped at a pull-off for a rest. I got back on my Road King and while putting my helmet back on, the bike was still resting on the jiffy stand. All of a sudden, there was a loud metal pop and the bike went over. It rested on the engine guard and the foot board, no damage done. When I got home, I jacked it up and examined the jiffy stand and couldn't find a reason for this. The bike was parked on a very slight incline, front higher than the rear. I can only imagine that I leaned the bike over on the jiffy stand before it was in position to fully lock??? Just don't know. Anyone else experience this?
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From: South Carolina
(Although the high-beam switch thing IS pretty cool...)
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Road Master
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From: Greeneville, TN
Thanks to all for your input and opinions..I have been riding since I was 13 and never had that happen before. I have owned almost all HD models since 1996...never had it happen before. I wrote it just like it happened, yes the front was higher than the rear. I agree, it was operator error. I examined it carefully when I got back to my garage. I could see nothing wrong with the exception of the very weak spring. I'm off on a trip on my other HD at this time and will replace the spring upon my return.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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From: PA
I used to do that and got tired of having to dig it out, push it, and put it away. Then I cable tied it to the handlebars for a year and got tired of looking at it. The high beam switch is "invisible" and makes for a much cleaner look. Sorry I didn't do it years ago.