Seriously? Leave it in first gear, problem solved.

 

Ok so my question is how much travel. With my Jiffy Stand down my 2010 Ultra will roll 2 1/2 inches. On my 2007 Dyna it rolls maybe a 1/4 of an inch. I have now starting to leave the bike in gear, good suggestion. On a center stand I can engage the Jiffy Stand and move it back and forth with little effort. Thanks for your comments.
David

 

That's what I was thinking. I don't depend on that tab holding 950 lbs every time, my bike is always in gear when I dismount, period. That way, it only moves a small bit and it ain't going anywhere. Nothing hard about figuring that out.

 

You can replace the spring w/o removing the stand. I just did mine with the jiffy stand extended (on my lift). It took $0.51 (six nickles and 21 pennys) inserted in the spring to extend it enough to slip in place then I got my money back !! Having a vice is mandatory to bend the spring enough to insert the coins between the winds.

 

Not true, I change my 07 RK without removing the stand. Takes a little muscle but then I'm a young 65 year old.

 

I use my emergency brake...

 

What really keeps the bike from rolling is when the stand is dropped down and you roll the bike over on it, the top plate with the square key rides up into the slot and lock the stand from going in either direction. The weight if the bike on the stand is actually all that is keeping bike from rolling. You should always have bike in low gear also to assist it in not rolling.Especially if you live were they are hills since it could slide the stand. The only thing the spring does is pull it down out of the slot so it has nothing to do with stand locking up. If you are saying when bike is leaned over and stand is actually letting bike roll and collapse stand they screwed something up. The key is the shinny top part on my stand. (I custom made my to fit tight from a chunk of cres on my mill)

 

I think something on mine got bent. I've been out on a long 3 week ride out west, with brutal heat, and crappy pavement materials. I came out of a restaurant after lunch, and the stand had sunk about 2 inches in the "pavement", and partially closed back over. I think the added angle was enough to bend something. The bike has been trying to roll everytime I park since then.

Any ideas? I'm still out on the road, and haven't had a chance to look at the stand.

 

I think something on mine got bent. I've been out on a long 3 week ride out west, with brutal heat, and crappy pavement materials. I came out of a restaurant after lunch, and the stand had sunk about 2 inches in the "pavement", and partially closed back over. I think the added angle was enough to bend something. The bike has been trying to roll everytime I park since then.

Any ideas? I'm still out on the road, and haven't had a chance to look at the stand.

 

Yep, I've taken jiffy stands off and put them back together. I know how they work and how they lock in yet after 30+ years of riding Harleys I always park in gear and I always roll the slack out of the gear if I'm on a hill before I put the jiffy stand down. My bikes never move. Maybe I'm just paranoid.