Stupid mistake....
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RE: Stupid mistake....
Paintless dent repair...The kick stand on my bagger pointed straight out. EverytimeI set it down it almost gave me a heart attack....
Removed it and heated it and bent it forward. Now whenI park the bike - it settles back on it and works much better...
Removed it and heated it and bent it forward. Now whenI park the bike - it settles back on it and works much better...
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Maryland
RE: Stupid mistake....
Forget it...it happened, it's fixable, and it happens. I was sitting in my driveway, and if you set the bike up straight and move it a little the freakin jiffy stand will pop up. Well it did, and I thought it was down, and Gawd Damn I pulled a muscle in my back, a muscle in my leg, a tendon in my left wrist, and I still had to lay it down...softly. Scratches on the rear turn signal, derby cover, and mirror...easy to replace and good as new. I let it down as slow as I could...but at a 45 degree angle you have to be in position to hold that much weight...My left foot was too close to the bike, no leverage. I got a new flames derby cover...I like it. Ride Safe.
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RE: Stupid mistake....
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
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RE: Stupid mistake....
ORIGINAL: choochoo
check yellow pages for paintless dent repair.
some body like dent magic.
They claim they can remove small dings (like hail damage) without removing it
or needing to repain it.
Never tried them myself though
check yellow pages for paintless dent repair.
some body like dent magic.
They claim they can remove small dings (like hail damage) without removing it
or needing to repain it.
Never tried them myself though
Road Captain
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From: Southern Illinois
RE: Stupid mistake....
[quote]ORIGINAL: sparky_mo
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
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If I use that thing a million times I think I will always wonder if it is going to fail. The big problem, as you all know, is that by the time you are at the point where you know it has caught the bike you are already at the point of no return. Possibly good for your heart, a little jump start every time you use it.
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
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If I use that thing a million times I think I will always wonder if it is going to fail. The big problem, as you all know, is that by the time you are at the point where you know it has caught the bike you are already at the point of no return. Possibly good for your heart, a little jump start every time you use it.
Road Master
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RE: Stupid mistake....
ORIGINAL: sparky_mo
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
The reliability of the jiffy stand is dependent onproper deployment as required (i.e., don't forget to use it when you need it).
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RE: Stupid mistake....
ORIGINAL: sparky_mo
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
Does anyone else get spooked by the jiffy stand on a Harley? This is my first Harley and its sure different than the Honda VTX I owned before. Everytime I put it down it looks unstable but I guess it's the nature of the beast.
Road Warrior
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RE: Stupid mistake....
I was at a friends house the other day looking at his roadking, he got off it, and put the kickstand down, it looked like it was going to go down, so, i made a quick move to catch it, he's used to the way the kick stand moves, he just laughed. BUT, just today on my Heritage, i pulled in the shop and actually had to think, "put kickstand down, first" 
LOL.
LOL.