How to Install Harley Kick Stand Spring The Easy Way

[@lowluv72]

Oh man there's away quicker and easier way also. You take the kickstand nut off, remove the nut and keyed plate, rotate the kisckstand forward, hook the spring on both ends, rotate the kickstand back to the "riding position" and reinstall the key plate and nut. I don't know about the older bikes but it worked on my 2000

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

On my 2000 it doesn't have a nut it has a bolt and if you take that off the kick stand drops out. The older bikes are about the same that's why I showed that method. There are a couple of ways to do it. This just happens to be the way I do it.

[@frederickking1660]

Just replaced one on my 2013 1200 sporty. I had seen another guy show this technique. I took my bolt out and did it that way because I didn't want to take a chance on messing up the new spring in the vise. Should carry one in the saddle bags

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

There are a couple of different methods to replace the spring. Also depends on the year and model as how to do it. I just showed one method. Glad you got it replaced. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

[@boilermaker7754]

My electraglide spring broke today, your video helped alot, thanks!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching

[@jstephenallington8431]

I just got through doing this today, and it worked great!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad the video helped you. Thanks for watching and ride safe

[@jacquesfouilloux6664]

Thank you from France, excellent tips and tricks

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching from France. Ride safe

[@mikewinters9372]

Great trick love old school technology. Great video.

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@dmiller9001]

Cool! Just wrestled with mine for 30 min & decided there has to be a better way. Should have known old school knows how 😎

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video and it helped you out. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

[@snafu673]

I got a new spring to put in my Harley and I was trying to muscle it on and it didn't work I am going to try this method, Thank you~

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

I hope it works well for you, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@stevehales8020]

Yes I have done it that way works well but up in Canada we don.t have pennies anymore so it had to be quarters lol! But I learned this trick from somebody else. You never stop learning. Keep those great videos going, enjoy every one of them

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks Steve I appreciate it. I didn't realize you don't have pennies anymore in Canada, but it's been a long time since I've was up there. Thanks for watching

[@victorkaminski4420]

That's so awesome!! I have a new spring, been procrastinating doing it!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@Mikey-xw7yo]

I have one to change right now too

[@maxmartini8411]

thank you for sharing this idea (i sent this message from the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean)

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

[@Suntuz1]

Tinker… your the Boss Man😊😊

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video thanks for watching.

[@williebutler9576]

Thanks for that future repair trick oh how amazing we love all the advice 💗

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks Willie I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching

[@keithroot907]

If you install the stand all the way forward and then install the spring. Learned that in the 70s

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Yep I've done it that way also. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@cranky326]

Nothing better to do than make an easy job hard. Read loluv 72’s comment. 👍🏻😎

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

👍👍👍. Thanks for watching

[@MonsterElectric]

helped me tremendously, thanks

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad the video helped you. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching

[@zachbrown7806]

You got me out of a pinch! Thank you!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

[@SplitHairz]

Where were you 40 years ago. LOL Thanks for the tip.

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

40 years ago I was in New York. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching

[@cornbread8246]

Damn good old school trick.

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@kristinefuller1014]

Awesome trick Tinker ,thanx Fer sharing it ! ,Love th Badass bandana on ur Ride ! ( I would ✌️)...

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it, yep a close friend sent me that Badass dew rag from Australia. Thanks for watching

[@austinmccain2713]

You just saved my butt... '88 FXRS

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad the video helped you out. Thanks for watching and ride safe

[@roadkingrider6532]

Wow. Such a great tip!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching.

[@garyhalleen8128]

Brilliant!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

[@robertrodriguez2412]

The bottom spring on a fxr is horrible to do! Will try this next time. Thanks!

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

You will be shocked at how easy this way is. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@seller559]

Brilliant 👍👍👍

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks just passing on what was shown to me. Thanks for watching 👍

[@waynefields4813]

I just put a spring on and I so forgot this, the Pennie’s are awesome for this

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

I've been using that method for 50 years and the great thing about it is you can do it on the road if the spring breaks and you can get another one. Just need to hook the spring to something and pry it out with something to put the pennies in. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@mikelovestoride2367]

That is the hard way. Support the bike upright off the stand, Remove the acorn nut and the lock tab. Swing the stand pointing forward, the spring willl be loose. Remove and replace with new spring exactly as the old spring came off. Swing the stand back, reistall the lock tab and acorn nut, lube it and your done.

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks for you comment. As I said in the video there is a couple of ways to do the spring. I prefer the one in the video because you don't have to remove floor board. Thanks for watching

[@mikelovestoride2367]

@@tinkeringwithharleys Actually , the method I described does not require floor board removal, but you do have to support the bike so that the kick stand can be free to move. I let my bike rest on a floor jack with the jack under the r/h side frame below the engine witha slightlean to the right. If you ever try this , you will never stretch another spring. Thanks for you video.

[@marquissmith4352]

He's right. Theirs an easier way.. Loosen nut pust kick. Stand forward. Spring seats right in place. (Go figure*) lol But I like the video... P.S I learned the hard way too.

[@lynskyrd]

Yes indeed- this pennies 'trick' still requires you to struggle putting the pennies in place. I've alway done the 'remove lock tab, swing kickstand forward' method.

[@ryankirk22]

thanks for the wisdom

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching.

[@thomasmiller1364]

That is clever! I like that! 😅

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching

[@slademartin2918]

Good info .. thanks

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@MayhemJoe]

Brilliant

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching

[@FrankReiland]

Mine was dragging on my way home from work yesterday

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks for the comment, I'm guessing you're kick stand was dragging, is that right? Thanks for watching

[@FrankReiland]

@@tinkeringwithharleys yeah….gotta go get a new spring after work 😂

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Sorry to hear that but occasionally the springs break. Thanks for watching

[@MrTbonemcd]

The easy way is to remove the half inch bolt holding the kickstand remove the kickstand lock rotate kickstand forward and just hook up the spring and rotate back in position reinstall lock and bolt and your done 5 min job

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

That way works, thanks for watching

[@scottclubb4448]

Brown on you the first one that called that kickstand I've been asking about the Jiffy stand the rest of them guys are calling to kickstand a jiffy stand remember the old Jiffy stands I'm going to put one on my heritage on my heritage

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks for watching and ride safe

[@robertba7852]

I'll remember that next time I'm out in the middle of nowhere and it breaks,( make sure I pack my vise and pocket full of pennies)

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Lol, thanks for watching

[@wolfman349]

First 6 minutes of video total waste of time.

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Thanks for watching

[@arthurcutaiar9994]

In the old flathead days before designer paint jobs, you coasted to a stop near a tree. Got off bike n leaned it against the tree. Then you got a drink

[@tinkeringwithharleys]

Lol ain't that the truth but the old ones had a rear wheel stand unless you took it off like I used to. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.