Been there done that.

 

This may be off topic, but I cringe, when anyone post anything related to wikilinks. How can you rely on a site that allows you to post anything as fact, with nothing to confirm it!!! don't even go there, it's all B.S. P.S., it irks that crap outta me when I do a search for something, and wikileenks is in the results!! They should be banned from the net!!!

 

I do believe we have the winning answer here . . .

 

yeppers , I am glad to see someone that understands...
you must be as old as I am .....lol...well maybe not

 

My FXSTC has a choke. Both my bikes have Jiffy stands.
I like the locking feature Harley designed into it.

 

There's just no substitute for somebody who's been there and flat knows what they're talking about.

 

FLSTSCwithbags003.jpg?t=1300363173My other bike has the choke. They both have kickstands.

 

For that matter you can say your bike has a drive shaft and air-conditioning.
However, you'll have trouble finding a replacement "choke" or "kickstand" in your Harley parts manual.

 

Right. Just want you to know I don't necessarily use Harley as my source for correct English.

 

The Wiki answer is close. Early motorcycle cops felt the center stand took to long to get the bike moving to chase a car that took off so they created the "jiffy" stand so that the cops could get moving in a jiffy.