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put bike on center stand
Written by rayman1 on 3/21/2012 at 01:59 am

Hi Gabe,

I do it all the time and I am 5' 10" 170 lbs. This is what I do.

Your best bet is to make sure the bike is on flat level ground to start off.

Stand on the left side of the bike and put your right foot on the center stand
peg and push down to make contact with the ground. At this point make sure the
bike is standing pretty much straight up and down and balanced.

Grab the left hand rear seat side hand grip with your right hand and pull up
while simultaneously pushing down on the center stand peg and the bike should
start to raise up on the stand. If you have to; put your full weight on the
center stand peg to raise the bike up on to the stand. Good Luck.

Ray

---- gjkotlar <gjkotlar@...> wrote:
> Hi, is there an easy or for the matter ANY way to put the bike on the center
stand by one person? (male, 5' 11", 185 lbs:-))
>
> Gabe
>

Message Thread for message #111476

gjkotlar
3/21/2012, 01:37 am		put bike on center stand
Hi, is there an easy or for the matter ANY way to put the bike on the center stand by one person? (male, 5' 11", 185 lbs:-)) Gabe

    		rayman1
    3/21/2012, 01:59 am    		put bike on center stand
    Hi Gabe, I do it all the time and I am 5' 10" 170 lbs. This is what I do. Your best bet is to make sure the bike is on flat level ground to start off. Stand on the left side of the bike and put your right foot on the center s

      		bigphillip79
      3/21/2012, 03:58 am      		put bike on center stand
      Here's a link to a video. How to center stand <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5NNF9bypag&feature=related> . If these guys can do a Goldwing at over 900lbs yo

        		mikeyb_houtex
        3/21/2012, 04:11 am        		put bike on center stand
        I am 5'4" and put Ride on her center stand with the below technique with ease. You do what they say in this, and you're golden. Make sure it's in Neutral, center it on the two pegs by rocking until you 'get' it there, stand with your ri

          		gibinmich
          3/21/2012, 11:53 am          		put bike on center stand
          All my street bikes have had centerstands, even my Bultaco enduro bike had a centerstand, so putting the bike on the stand is second nature to me....but then I hurt my right calf this winter and its not so easy anymore...but its getting bette

      		cykleman1
      3/21/2012, 02:13 pm      		put bike on center stand
      Here's another thing a lot of riders fail to do...keep the spring and moving parts of the center stand lubricated. I always use chain wax, since it has a high shear factor and lasts the longest given water on the highways when it rains. Prope

    		unlikelylogi...
    3/21/2012, 12:43 pm    		put bike on center stand
    Gabe, If the bike has been lowered, e.g. by sliding the triple tree down the forks or installing smaller diameter tires, it will be much more challenging. Practicing on an 'oldWing certainly makes the PC seem effortless, Seth

      		revconprince
      3/21/2012, 12:51 pm      		put bike on center stand
      Yes, the PC is extremely easy to put on the center stand. I've had gotten very used to my Goldwings. The biggest trick to putting any bike on the center stand is DO NOT LIFT UP. PULL BACK. Your weight on the lever is enough to lift the bike a

    		dan.weitzel
    3/21/2012, 05:57 pm    		put bike on center stand
    Easy to do by following the techniques already posted. One BIG caution = only use the center stand on solid ground. I only use mine on concrete, never asphalt! If one leg sinks in to soft sun warmed asphalt over goes the bike. Just something

      		wynndungey
      3/22/2012, 05:47 am      		put bike on center stand
      Haven't had my fall over yet, but I'm pretty sure that the property owners weren't too happy to find two divots in their asphalt. (And the bike did end up leaning to the right.) Shade helps a lot. --- In

        		goldwingman40
        3/22/2012, 12:40 pm        		put bike on center stand
        Wynn, The small foot on the right side as compared to the left will let the right side sink into soft surfaces more than the left causing the bike to tip to the right. My ride off centerstand has a larger foot on the right along with some

          		gibinmich
          3/22/2012, 02:22 pm          		put bike on center stand
          I carry a small block of wood that is 4" by 3" and 3/4inch thick in my gas compartment for the rare times that I don't use the center stand; hot pavement/dirt. It has to be a hard wood, not pine, so it doesn't split. Make a few for

    		rvicke
    3/22/2012, 02:25 pm    		put bike on center stand
    Yep, how I lost a mirror....Ground thaws in the spring, and then, the center stand sunk in on the right, and down she went. Now, about the only time I'm using the center stand is for oil changes....and I keep a small, pressure treated 2'x

      		gjkotlar
      3/22/2012, 03:23 pm      		put bike on center stand
      Thank you all. The videos showing how to put a Goldwing on center stand really show the trick. Gabe --- In ipcrc@yahoo

      		goldwingman40
      3/22/2012, 05:41 pm      		put bike on center stand
      Rick, Come to the Deal's Gap PC getogether in July 13 - 15 and you can do that, meet a lot of PC'ers, and have a good time. We can also show you a lot more good roads, many better than the Dragon. Fred --- In