Please don’t stop the series with the Pan Am. Been following this channel since I bought mine. Great stuff.
@detansinn98829 ай бұрын
Best Pan America content on KZbin.
@bigjoe68149 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike we appreciate your work for all us pan owners
@noidreculse89068 ай бұрын
THE best Pan America content on the tube 😎🤙🏻
@adamritchey42098 ай бұрын
Had no idea you had a KZbin channel. You did my safety course earlier this year. Good stuff!
@stevejones3180Ай бұрын
I've just done these mods, thank you so much for your hard work
@stevekoscick9049 ай бұрын
Great video! I love the washer trick. Just a rule that I follow, always replace the nylok nut with a new one. If the nylon is old or cracked it will fail.
@GreatEgret9 ай бұрын
I love the title of this video. I bet you could have a whole series titled “Making the Pan America Suck a Little Less”.
@MikesMotorbikeChannel9 ай бұрын
😆
@bikerabbi2 ай бұрын
Great comments and videos. Thank you.
@KT-GoNavy5 ай бұрын
Man, so nice for short guys to help short guys on PA. Just bought a PA CVO so will be doing all of this soon, thank you!
@hughmac74239 ай бұрын
Cool idea with the washers.
@theladwiththebeard8 ай бұрын
Deadly hack that washer trick!!! Love the content, one of the channels I watched prior to getting a DirtGlide.
@ToadADVentures9 ай бұрын
totally underrated channel but i was just talking about replacing my jiffy stand yesterday cause i kept sinking lol had to throw it on my center stand
@user-yk1jn8ft6o7 ай бұрын
Your last two videos really helped me. I upgraded my kickstand just recently and used your video for assistance.
@stevejones31805 ай бұрын
brilliantly constructed video, thank you
@JL-yk5xf8 ай бұрын
Well done Mike! Thanks for all the info that you've provided.
@hughmac74239 ай бұрын
I went for a bolt on larger foot on my Pan Am. I don't have any problems with my side stand, then I have raised the fork clamps to the top of the forks, lifting the front end 1/2 inch. Made the steering a bit slower and the bike more stable on dirt roads, it is not as quick to turn on sealed roads, but doesn't take long to get use too.
@MikesMotorbikeChannel9 ай бұрын
yup, more rake = more straight line stability, less rake = faster, lighter steering.
@necival19 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video...glad your back! 👍
@pspez4 ай бұрын
Great sight. Thanks for your amazing videos.
@m2kk3 ай бұрын
Great Video thanks. Now it's 2024. Did nobody so far Produce just another (more stable) side stand?
@JamesHyde-tb8os6 ай бұрын
Great info, please keep it coming!
@andrewewan6249 ай бұрын
Came across your channel just recently ... excellent ... ( NOT a HD man ...lol...though do like the Pan ) .... Stay safe....keep the videos coming
@user-ml4vu2qh1y8 ай бұрын
Yo mike! Your were my PA BRC instructor. Great to see you continue to instruct as you were fantastic! I do have a question though…I don’t be know your full history or experience although I feel it extensive, but why did you choose the HD over the competition? Also, do you recommend a budgetary option based upon your experience?
@MikesMotorbikeChannel8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. I must admit, buying the Pan America was a bit of an impulse decision. I test road it when I saw it at a dealer and took delivery a couple weeks later. Prior to the Pan America, a V Storm 650 was my “adv style” bike, which I’ve sold since getting the Pan America. I still recommend the Vstrom if you want a more budget friendly bike with an upright adv style riding position.
@pspez4 ай бұрын
Mike, We need a windshield comparison. I'm 6'2" and the stock windshield just aint cutting it. PLEASE HURRY! LOL
@MikesMotorbikeChannel4 ай бұрын
I’m only 5’6. I have no idea what windshield would work best for you 😆.
@paulwojnar22918 ай бұрын
You can also use quarters or nickles in the spring. Its an old trick. Perhaps forgotten until now.
@nevillegreg19 ай бұрын
Your videos are so good. Thank you/
@gertklay46489 ай бұрын
Btw: I added extra lower crash bars and with them on it the Wunderlich spring does not fit anymore (bars are in the way).
@MikesMotorbikeChannel9 ай бұрын
Good to note, thanks
@gertklay46489 ай бұрын
Question raises why HD did and does not make the kick stand with the larger foot plate the standard kick stand. Can't be because of that little bit of extra metal..
@MikesMotorbikeChannel9 ай бұрын
Agreed, the adv stand should be the stock kick stand.
@stevejones3180Ай бұрын
did you have to remove the jiffy stand sensor as per the installation instructions for the adventure stand?
@MikesMotorbikeChannelАй бұрын
@@stevejones3180 to just install the adv stand, no. Perhaps they state that to prevent you accidentally smacking it with a tool while doing the swap?
@user-fy8ll3ze5e4 ай бұрын
I wonder if you can do a kickstand turn around (ie rotate 180) on the PA?
@MikesMotorbikeChannel4 ай бұрын
I’m not sure I’d trust it for that, especially with the “jiffy stand” design that allows the pivot pin to move up and down.
@user-fy8ll3ze5e4 ай бұрын
@@MikesMotorbikeChannel I tried but I'm not strong enough. Not daily but "occasionally" on those tight garage occasion. Possible content your ch. 🙂
@KENNETHedwardMitchell9 ай бұрын
Harley should compensate you for the clear common sense information and solutions to their product.
@markwilson14238 ай бұрын
Question on the jiffy bracket. Is the notch that the leg tilts into any tighter? It seems to me that as soon as the foot hits the ground and starts to tilt out, the leg should lock into the slot and be unable to move towards the back. I have dumped my bike over twice while parking. Each time I am careful to check that the stand is all the way down but I am suspicious that the bike is moving forward just a bit as I lean it over and the stand folds on me. So Frustrating!
@MikesMotorbikeChannel8 ай бұрын
From what I can see, only difference is the thicker part of the bracket. The “jiffy stand” lock portion seems to be identical.
@HD2O13XL12OOC8 ай бұрын
did you "track stand" in the beginning of the vid??? if so that was impressive....
@MikesMotorbikeChannel8 ай бұрын
No 😁, left foot was on the ground.
@MikesMotorbikeChannel8 ай бұрын
Right foot I meant, but a foot was on the ground. 😁
@richardahola6928 ай бұрын
$20,000 and you have to pay more for the kickstand? I welded a big plate to the kickstand if my Goldwing. I cut the kickstand in half on my XR250 and found a tube that slid over and bolted them together. Lowering the XR necessitated a shorter sidestand. Big pad also so it doesn't sink into the mud.
@NVET922 ай бұрын
Just bought 2024 PA CVO. After riding it home, parked it at top of driveway, got off to move another bike in garage to a different spot to make room for PA. When I tried to stand on left peg to mount the PA, it felt awkward, little unstable since I was parked perpendicular to the street which was sloping downwards from my right to left. Another words, I was parked on a sloping road, my kickstand fully deployed and weighted by the bike. So, I went to the right side of the bike to mount, placing my left leg over the seat, then pushing myself up onto the seat. When I did so, the bike quickly fell over to left, to the ground. The kickstand simply folded up enough to let the bike tip over. I was totally surprised, and have no idea why the kickstand folded up??? Any thoughts? Apparently this PA kickstand doesn't lock as firmly as the other Harleys do.