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...

 

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.

Thorns

 

if painting is required you will want to remove it rather than have overspray all over your new bike.

 

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.

 

in the words of homer simpson....doh doh

 

Good suggestion. I've used these services before on my car and the result was miraculous. Can't even tell a dent was there.

 

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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.

 

You'll learn to trust it. It's one of the most stable side stands around. Just make sure that it is full forward to the stop before putting load on it. It locks in place with weight on itso if the bike rolls forward the stand doesn't fold. Of course, park it in first gear so it won't roll.

The reliability of the jiffy stand is dependent onproper deployment as required (i.e., don't forget to use it when you need it).

 

Just came off a VTX 1300 myself and I feel the same way about the side stand. I also don't like the fact the Harley will start with the side stand down and in gear!

 

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.