Is it only me or...
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Is it only me or...
On my new Limited I don't trust the kick stand.
When I clean the bike and I fully turn handles to the right I have this strange feeling that this stupid stand will fold up and let the bike fall on it side.
Is there some kind of a lock that I don't see to prevent the stand to fold up when the weight of the bike is on the stand?
When I clean the bike and I fully turn handles to the right I have this strange feeling that this stupid stand will fold up and let the bike fall on it side.
Is there some kind of a lock that I don't see to prevent the stand to fold up when the weight of the bike is on the stand?
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Funny you say this...
I double check my 2014 SGS stand each time I swing it down to be sure it's all the way forward and then I carefully lay the bike onto it. I feel like it swings back in the up position a little too easily.
I double check my 2014 SGS stand each time I swing it down to be sure it's all the way forward and then I carefully lay the bike onto it. I feel like it swings back in the up position a little too easily.
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From: Rolla
As long as there is a load on the stand it will not fold up.
Have a buddy hold your bike upright while you lay down and take a close look at the stand.
You'll notice it is spring loaded, and when you pull the stand (to simulate side loading) you will notice it locks into place and can't fold up.
As long as that weight is on the side stand, you can push your bike across a parking lot without the stand folding up.
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I had that anxiety over my first Harley, way back. I parked the bike on various steep hills to test it and found that it would drag the stand with it, forwards or backwards, but not fall over. Take a deep breath and relax man! 
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