Centre Stand Video

[ruSTyEB]

Having never been shown how to put my bike onto the centre stand, I used to lift up, which is the hardest way to do it

This video has saved me a hernia:

ST1300 on center stand

Quote from comments:
" The key is to be sure that both center stand feet are square on the ground, squeeze the clutch, push down with your foot and just guide with your hands"

[Biggles]

If I had an ass as big as whoever that was, I could lever the bike up like it was a pushbike.
Being 75 kilos means the ST13 just laughs at me when I stand on the lever.
I see some BMWs have a longer lever.  The Wing certainly does.  That makes all the difference.

[saaz]

Being also around Biggles' weight, I use the combined effect of standing on the centre stand and pulling up and back on the lever.  Trying to do it without decent boots on shows that both parts of the technique do their bit.

[Whizz]

Can someone tell me why we need to "squeeze the Clutch"?. Mine's always in neutral when I'm trying this!?

[alans1100]

Can someone tell me why we need to "squeeze the Clutch"?. Mine's always in neutral when I'm trying this!?

Same here.

Plus I straddle the bike when I take it off centre stand..........

[Biggles]

Can someone tell me why we need to "squeeze the Clutch"?. Mine's always in neutral when I'm trying this!?

Same here.

Plus I straddle the bike when I take it off centre stand..........

The clutch is a non-issue, it just means you can do the job in gear or in neutral.
I share your nervousness about manoeuvring the bike from beside it.  If Ruby starts to tip away from me, my puny efforts aren't going to stop her hitting the deck real hard.

[saaz]

I push the ST11 around from besdie it quite often, but you have to pick your spot. Mostly it is just at home, on level concrete. In any unknown area allways on the bike, especially if there are witnesses!

[Whizz]

I too sit astride the beaST when taking it off the center stand, too easy for it to fall over otherwise!.

As an aside I went to a mates new house for the first time the other evening and he has a drive that is as steep as the side of the Eiger and about 50 metres long but not wide enough to turn in, I had to roll backwards and turn halfway down it onto the grass to do the rest of the drive forwards...Scary or what?? Couldn't touch the ground on the downhill side and had my knee under my armpit on the uphill side. Was having nightmare visions of the monSTer tipping over on my and taking me to the bottom of the drive underneath it!.

I'm parking in the roadway next time!

[Dick B "Yewie"]

I tried to push my St1300 off the centre stand from the side the first day I bought it home and it got away from me and fell over. Luckily, the only thing that was dented was my pride. Since then, I ALWAYS sit on the bike when pushing it off the centre stand.
 

[Tipsy]

  py

to get it on the stand its a matter of rocking/pulling and pus on the stand at the same time to get it of is easy like has been said by others get in it and rock again,,,,BUT with SIDE STAND put AWAY other-wise you could be me.

When pushing bike around do it from opposite side of the side stand with it in the down position so if the bike gets away on you it lands on the side stand.

Tipsy

[Biggles]

When pushing bike around do it from opposite side of the side stand with it in the down position so if the bike gets away on you it lands on the side stand.

So long as it's not going forward too fast, then it will fold the sidestand and you are still euchred.

Boy, there's so many ways to come unstuck with this motorcycling thingie!  Steep road camber, steep driveways, very heavy (and top-heavy) bikes.  Almost makes you hanker for a Postie bike sometimes (until you're riding to annual OzSTOC Rally).   

[Aj1300]

I am 80 kgs and I have a gimpy right leg and it takes a lot of effort to get it up on the center stand. Sometime I have to get one of my boys to help.
I always hop on the bike to get it off the  stand.had a bad experience with my Blackbird ,  I had just had it repainted and whent to move  it and over it went, waste of time painting it. Looked good from the Lhs, crap on the rhs.

[Biggles]

I dunno whether it was on this Forum, but I've posted previously that I have a flat tapered board maximum thickness 20mm and about 200mm wide that I roll the back wheel up on. Then I can hoick the bike up because the side stand is further down and closer to its "roll-over" point.
If I'm away from home, I have a smaller piece of laminated MDF in the side pocket that does the job and doubles as a side stand plate in soft or sloping ground.

[ruSTyEB]

Hey now thats an idea Biggles, I can use my caravan leveling chock the same way.

[West Aussie Glen]

I keep looking at how I could cut 5 to 10 mm off the centre stand but it looks just too hard.

[Biggles]

I keep looking at how I could cut 5 to 10 mm off the centre stand but it looks just too hard.

You'd have to cut off the "feet" because they are curved to assist the rocking motion.  Then cut the legs back a bit and re-weld the feet.

[ruSTyEB]

Problem?

Solution:

Automatic Center Stand.

[Biggles]

Yup.  Just need a very long hydraulic hose for when I'm not at home.
Or a PTO and hydraulic pump on the bike.

Next solution...           

[ruSTyEB]

Part B of said solution:

Trailer with air compressor, powered by a generator.   

[Biggles]

Part B of said solution:

Trailer with air compressor, powered by a generator.   

I think I'll just haul my little block of wood around, thanks.

[West Aussie Glen]

I keep looking at how I could cut 5 to 10 mm off the centre stand but it looks just too hard.

You'd have to cut off the "feet" because they are curved to assist the rocking motion.  Then cut the legs back a bit and re-weld the feet.

Yes my definition of too hard

[rendog]

Part B of said solution:
Trailer with air compressor, powered by a generator.   

Part C
Carry around 4 aspiring Indian engineers?