I should know this but I just noticed it. When the stand on my bagger is retracted it's not tight against the frame but is flopping around, drooping a bit, kinda like it needs a shot of viagra. Is this normal or should it be bedded firmly against the frame???

 

Have no idea of your year or miles but I'd put a new spring on it and lube it up real good. . If that doesn't work crush up a viagra and try that

 

check your rubber!

 

Replace the spring. Probably sprung.

Check all fasteners.

 

As others have pointed out. First, is your rubber bumper stop still in place ? If yes then check your spring. Are the hooks on each end still closed evenly ? Is the spring still perfectly round ? If a hook is starting to open up or the spring has taken an impact and now egg shaped the spring will be longer causing stand to be loose

 

Nope, it is not normal.
The spring should keep it up tight with the rubber bumper resting against the frame.

Sounds like you have a worn spring.

Also note: Plenty of owners have "stretched" that spring when installing.
There is a procedure to install that does not require stretching that spring to get it on.

 

Yeah you don't need that Jiffy stand just remove that piece of junk you'll gain a few horsepower by the shaved off weight ...

just lean it up against a building or a tree or something like we used to do with dirt bikes back in the day

 

if you have the rubber bumper and it is just the spring that needs replacing, do yourself a huge favor and do not pay any attention to the myriad of youtube videos of guys showing how to stretch the spring using pliers, pennies, etc. it is not necessary. just have someone hold the bike upright. remove the bolt on the top of the jiffy stand and the locking tab, gently swing the jiffy stand forward, do not let it just go, it will hit your fender and dent it!, then, paying careful attention to how the original spring is installed, remove it, and replace it with a new one. takes all of 2 minutes.

bonus points if you go ahead and drop the jiffy stand and run a rag inside the mount, and also clean off the portion of the jiffy stand that goes inside the mount. then a little never seize when you put it all back together and your stand will be better than new.

 

Thanks folks. Looks like I have a worn spring.

 

Yep, guessing that rubber bumper was pushed out of index when bike was lifted with lift, and need to have someone hold the bike up, as you put the jiffy stand up and re-index the rubber bumper stop to its needed position, so jiffy stand is against it, and not the frame..

In most cases on the touring frame bikes, the rubber stop is a C type unit that clamps to the frame, so just need to grab and slip it on the frame to slip it back down on frame (that the lift slipped it upwards), to the needed rotation position.
And get into a habit of checking the rubber stop, every time you lower bike down back off the lift, since about anyway you jack the bike up on the bottom of the frame, is going to cause the stop to be rotated upwards.

Or could be this type that mounts on the jiffy stand instead,




As for installing jiffy spring, remove top stop plate and nut of jiffy stand, so you can rotate the jiffy standd past center forward to remove old spring, pull it to clean and re-grease its shaft and bracket part, install it with spring hooks greased as well with jiffy stand forward past center, then rotate back past center to reinstall the top stop plate and nut again.



As for jiffy springs, I have to replace mine every few years, since my driveway does is not ramped, but sharp angled curb section that I manage to drag the spring off if it going straight out, that cause the spring to wear out/to be stretched out fast. As for springs, and due to this, tend to go oem, but get just as short life out of after market springs as well. Just make sure that spring you are getting, is the correct length and type to begin with for the bike..