What is a Harley jiffy stand?

What is a Harley jiffy stand?

The jiffy stand is Harley-Davidson’s name for the item that permits a motorcycle to be parked leaning to the left side but with no risk of falling over.

Do you check Harley oil on kickstand?

The transmission oil is checked with the motorcycle on a level surface and on the kickstand. The transmission oil level is correct when between the Add and Full marks on the dipstick.

What does Harley call a kickstand?

Harley Davidson has always called it a jiffy stand, at least as long or longer than it has been called a kickstand. H.D. has been around a very long time and had they been more popular in the early years everyone would be calling it a jiffy.

How much weight can a Harley kickstand hold?

The kickstands Harleys have, for example, can hold 200 pounds, and more, without that damaging the kickstand in any way.

What happens if I put too much oil in my Harley?

Adding too much oil to a motorcycle will increase the pressure in the crankcase which in turn forces oil out of the engine and into your intake system. This can cause damage to the engine as well as burn oil in the engine where oil is not supposed to be present. Too much oil or too little oil will damage components.

How do I tighten my kickstand ( side stand, Jiffy stand?

Click to expand… 1) Take of the top nut on the jiffy stand. 2) Slide out the juffy stand from the mount. 3) Install the spring on it´s mounts. 4) Use the leverage of the jiffy stand to stretch the spring and thread the stand back into the mount. 5) Replace the top nut on the jiffy stand.

How to replace the spring on a kickstand?

Ok. Then how do I remove the kick stand to replace the spring? Take the fastener off the kickstand pivot pin, then remove the pin and pull the kickstand out. Put the new spring on pivoting the kickstand forward to ease the install then replace the kickstand, pin and fastener. Lube the pin too.

Can a bike be changed with the kickstand down?

You’ll need someone to hold the bike up because you can’t change the spring with the kickstand down. I suppose you could, but it’s much easier with it up. A couple of short 2″X4″s under the frame will hold it up just fine as well.