I almost dropped my bike the other day. I backed into a prking spot in front of Denny's HD in Springfield. I put the stand down and got off the bike. I was taking my helmet off and looked at the bike and said to myself that this don't look right. So I reached up and grabbed the handelbars and as soon as I touched them the bike rolled forward about and inch and the stand kicked up. I was able to hold it up but it sure wasn't easy. What caused it was that when I put the stand down and got off the bike it rolled forward just a bit as the stand started to settle on the ground and the stand never locked. I watch it a lot closer now.
Almost dropped it
- Thread starter awall
- Start date
One of the reasons why you park your hog in gear. While the HD jiffy stand is a great piece...there is a need to lean the bike the opposite way to deploy the stand fully and let her down without rolling.
If you park on soft hot tar or grass, you have to lean it over a bit more to get good ground clearance to put an HD jiffy stand coaster (on a self installed lanyard around $6 ) under it, to prevent the bike from sinking into the "mire". They are worth the investment.
If you park on soft hot tar or grass, you have to lean it over a bit more to get good ground clearance to put an HD jiffy stand coaster (on a self installed lanyard around $6 ) under it, to prevent the bike from sinking into the "mire". They are worth the investment.
Last edited:
Puckered isn't what I was thinking at the time but it sure got my attention. I usually pay good attention to details, why I didn't this time I just don't know. A person just needs to adopt good habbits in everhything they do when it comes to ridding. And double checking everything is a good habbit.