Making the Pan America kick stand suck a little less

[@fulleration6025]

Please don’t stop the series with the Pan Am. Been following this channel since I bought mine. Great stuff.

[@detansinn9882]

Best Pan America content on KZbin.

[@bigjoe6814]

Thanks Mike we appreciate your work for all us pan owners

[@stevekoscick904]

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.

[@KT-GoNavy]

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!

[@bikerabbi]

Great comments and videos. Thank you.

[@tomjakobs3131]

Thanks Mike. I really appreciate your expertise and videos. They've helped me a bunch.😊

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

Glad to hear that, thanks so much for the support.

[@MattOswald-u7u]

Your last two videos really helped me. I upgraded my kickstand just recently and used your video for assistance.

[@adamritchey4209]

Had no idea you had a KZbin channel. You did my safety course earlier this year. Good stuff!

[@GreatEgret]

I love the title of this video. I bet you could have a whole series titled “Making the Pan America Suck a Little Less”.

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

😆

[@JL-yk5xf]

Well done Mike! Thanks for all the info that you've provided.

[@hughmac7423]

Cool idea with the washers.

[@noidreculse8906]

THE best Pan America content on the tube 😎🤙🏻

[@stevejones3180]

brilliantly constructed video, thank you

[@WorldsGoneInsane]

Mike. Great vid. Love your presentation. One thing you can do with the kick assist bracket you made is to add “teeth” to it with a rasp file or grinding wheel then a file. It will grab your boot easier in wet/muddy conditions. The Tourtech has teeth. Make a video of you adding the teeth. I’m sure a few guys would love to know how to do it. Might get some good views on it.

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

Funny you should say that. I was on a trip last week and had that exact issue with my boot slipping a bit and I thought the same thing.

[@necival1]

Thanks for the video...glad your back! 👍

[@mikeontour_official]

Great Video thanks. Now it's 2024. Did nobody so far Produce just another (more stable) side stand?

[@theladwiththebeard]

Deadly hack that washer trick!!! Love the content, one of the channels I watched prior to getting a DirtGlide.

[@pspez]

Great sight. Thanks for your amazing videos.

[@ToadADVentures]

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

[@hughmac7423]

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.

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

yup, more rake = more straight line stability, less rake = faster, lighter steering.

[@JamesHyde-tb8os]

Great info, please keep it coming!

[@andrewewan624]

Came across your channel just recently ... excellent ... ( NOT a HD man ...lol...though do like the Pan ) .... Stay safe....keep the videos coming

[@markto3606]

I appreciate ur content

[@JEREMYCLEVENGER-p6q]

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?

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

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.

[@stevejones3180]

I've just done these mods, thank you so much for your hard work

[@davidmahoney7960]

Yeah, definitely turn your motorcycle off before you try to put your kickstand down. I didn’t do that the other day and I popped it in gear. Luckily, I was holding onto the bike.

[@nevillegreg1]

Your videos are so good. Thank you/

[@pspez]

Mike, We need a windshield comparison. I'm 6'2" and the stock windshield just aint cutting it. PLEASE HURRY! LOL

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

I’m only 5’6. I have no idea what windshield would work best for you 😆.

[@KENNETHedwardMitchell]

Harley should compensate you for the clear common sense information and solutions to their product.

[@markwilson1423]

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!

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

From what I can see, only difference is the thicker part of the bracket. The “jiffy stand” lock portion seems to be identical.

[@paulwojnar2291]

You can also use quarters or nickles in the spring. Its an old trick. Perhaps forgotten until now.

[@stevejones3180]

did you have to remove the jiffy stand sensor as per the installation instructions for the adventure stand?

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

@@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?

[@gertklay]

Btw: I added extra lower crash bars and with them on it the Wunderlich spring does not fit anymore (bars are in the way).

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

Good to note, thanks

[@gertklay]

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..

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

Agreed, the adv stand should be the stock kick stand.

[@RickoColby]

I wonder if you can do a kickstand turn around (ie rotate 180) on the PA?

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

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.

[@RickoColby]

@@MikesMotorbikeChannel I tried but I'm not strong enough. Not daily but "occasionally" on those tight garage occasion. Possible content your ch. 🙂

[@HD2O13XL12OOC]

did you "track stand" in the beginning of the vid??? if so that was impressive....

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

No 😁, left foot was on the ground.

[@MikesMotorbikeChannel]

Right foot I meant, but a foot was on the ground. 😁

[@richardahola692]

$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.

[@dancrawford174]

Yeah, that side stand does suck!

[@NVET92]

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.