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So this is phase one of my Jiffy stand project. It is functional at this point but needs some tweaking. Here's the issues so far:
I was trying to tuck it in as much as possible so I mounted the stand directly to the adapter plate I had the machine shop make for me. Looks great and is tucked in but the issue is the Harley spring - it's too large and hits the mounting bolts of the plate - problem 1. I knew this going in so the workaround 1 was to use a different spring similar to the stock Triumph spring that has a length that does not have coils on it. I was looking around the dealers showroom and saw a spring that looked good on a 2024 Triumph Tiger. When it came in it was a bit longer than I needed so I modified it to fit and it does work but that led to problem 2. The Harley stand is much heavier being all steel and so the spring rate was too light which caused the stand to bounce a little. Which on a bumpy road could lead to unfortunate things going on - namely the stand bouncing down enough to move the magnet away from the stand switch and killing the engine. So this lead to workaround number 2 - you'll it it in the pics. I left the stock bracket in place for the left muffler mount because it mounts under the stock side stand and has a cable stay on it. The bonus for my workaround is the hole for the muffler mount was in the perfect place for me to mount a small U roller pulley. Since the jiffy stand by design has movement and play it allows me to click over the top of the roller and keep it from bouncing. When the stand is up you don't really notice it - with the stand down it does cause people to look and say - "what's that for?" Problem 3 is just a supply issue - the magnets I got are far too brittle and I'll need to either find some better ones or find a way to protect it like Triumph does. If you zoom in on the pic you can see the first one had already broken and had to be replaced before the first ride. The lever Harley welds on this stand is way too high on the stand so I'll be cutting that off and creating something different.
So this is phase one and as you can see by the pics it does increase the lean so only a hurricane force wind is going to blow it over but more important is the function of the Jiffy stand it self - if someone or something bumps the bike from behind the stand is locked in place and will not fold up. I added an extended foot on it since there are times when I have to park where the is no hard surface around.
Phase two will be moving the stand out a bit to clear the stock Harley spring but it will be difficult because the way this stand mounts - the upper mount is not in the same plane as the lower mounts and is at a different angle. The machinist welded a mount to the plate to accommodate this angle so moving the stand out will require some work to that upper mount on the plate. The other option would be to leave it as is and find a heavier spring that would handle the weight and not allow the bounce.
Another issue will be figuring out what I need to put under the new stand to get a proper reading on the dipstick!
I was trying to tuck it in as much as possible so I mounted the stand directly to the adapter plate I had the machine shop make for me. Looks great and is tucked in but the issue is the Harley spring - it's too large and hits the mounting bolts of the plate - problem 1. I knew this going in so the workaround 1 was to use a different spring similar to the stock Triumph spring that has a length that does not have coils on it. I was looking around the dealers showroom and saw a spring that looked good on a 2024 Triumph Tiger. When it came in it was a bit longer than I needed so I modified it to fit and it does work but that led to problem 2. The Harley stand is much heavier being all steel and so the spring rate was too light which caused the stand to bounce a little. Which on a bumpy road could lead to unfortunate things going on - namely the stand bouncing down enough to move the magnet away from the stand switch and killing the engine. So this lead to workaround number 2 - you'll it it in the pics. I left the stock bracket in place for the left muffler mount because it mounts under the stock side stand and has a cable stay on it. The bonus for my workaround is the hole for the muffler mount was in the perfect place for me to mount a small U roller pulley. Since the jiffy stand by design has movement and play it allows me to click over the top of the roller and keep it from bouncing. When the stand is up you don't really notice it - with the stand down it does cause people to look and say - "what's that for?" Problem 3 is just a supply issue - the magnets I got are far too brittle and I'll need to either find some better ones or find a way to protect it like Triumph does. If you zoom in on the pic you can see the first one had already broken and had to be replaced before the first ride. The lever Harley welds on this stand is way too high on the stand so I'll be cutting that off and creating something different.
So this is phase one and as you can see by the pics it does increase the lean so only a hurricane force wind is going to blow it over but more important is the function of the Jiffy stand it self - if someone or something bumps the bike from behind the stand is locked in place and will not fold up. I added an extended foot on it since there are times when I have to park where the is no hard surface around.
Phase two will be moving the stand out a bit to clear the stock Harley spring but it will be difficult because the way this stand mounts - the upper mount is not in the same plane as the lower mounts and is at a different angle. The machinist welded a mount to the plate to accommodate this angle so moving the stand out will require some work to that upper mount on the plate. The other option would be to leave it as is and find a heavier spring that would handle the weight and not allow the bounce.
Another issue will be figuring out what I need to put under the new stand to get a proper reading on the dipstick!
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