Center stand

[H4rdcore]

Okay so i tryed to get the bike onto its center stand...REALLY!!!
I even had the wife help and theres no way...

Is there a trick besides getting 2 buddies to help lift this monster?

[crazy steve]

Yeah, it takes a bit of effort...

What's always worked for me is stand the bike up level, put your right foot on the centerstand pedal, grab the sissy bar or upper frame rail right behind the upper shock mount with your right hand, handlebar with your left. Then step FIRMLY on the pedal while lifting with your right and pulling towards yourself with the left.

The Specials are a bit harder to lift because they're lower (smaller diameter rear tire) and the centerstands are all the same height.

[jwhughes3]

I HAVE TROUBLE AT TIMES AFTER ALL THESE YEARS...

Trick is to put ALL your weight on that pedal as you tug it back.

John

[crazy steve]

Trick is to put ALL your weight on that pedal as you tug it back...

That is the trick... Hey, if those little Japanese guys could pick one of these up, we shouldn't have a problem....

[motoman]

That is the trick... Hey, if those little Japanese guys could pick one of these up, we shouldn't have a problem....

..........pretty sure it's weight gain of the Venturer over the decades, but it's becoming more of a tug. When ever occassionally around a Special, sure is easier poppin' up on centerstand than the extra 100lbs. of my Venturer! The shorter Dunflop doesn't help matters with 2 1/2+" of daylight under tire when on centerstand.

[IanDMacDonald]

I remember putting my dad's 750 on the center stand being a two-man job, lol. It's all in tje technique. Left hand on left handlebar grip, right hand on grab handle, and right foot on ball of center stand. Doing a rolling lift is a little dangerous.

[cajun31]

I remember

When I first bought my bike and the first time I tried to put it on the center stand I felt just like you probably do now. I kept telling myself that the side stand was not stable enough. I had a friend that was at least 25 pounds lighter then I was a the time... I was 160 then and he just promptly popped it right up on the center stand. It is really all in the technique not so much your strength or brute force. Of course I now weigh 200 so it is not near as hard for me now as it was when I first attempted it. As others have described, the keys are a level surface, the front wheel straight with one hand on the handle bar there to keep the bike balanced. The other hand on the grab bar. At this point you push down on the center stand with your right foot with all your body weight on that as best you can while tugging with both hand pulling back. The bike will pop right up on the stand in a backward shifting motion. As others have stated as you get better at it you can actually let it gently stop once up there. I would bet your first couple of times will not be gentle until you get the hang of it.

[Prisoner6]

As others here have stated, it really is much more about technique than strength when putting your bike on the centerstand.

Most of the lifting of the bike is actually done by pushing down on the centerstand pedal with your right foot.

One thing that should be mentioned is this: You should try as much as possible to come to a "soft stop" when

putting the bike on the centerstand. When you are pushing down with your right foot, pulling back with your left hand (on handlebar),

and pulling up and back with your right hand (on grab bar), you will reach a point where you are "over center" on the stand,

and you know you are going to "make it" onto the centerstand. When this happens, ease up a little on the pulling up and back

with your hands, but keep pushing down with your foot. You can then ease the bike gently to a soft stop.

This is so important because "hard stops" with the centerstand can crack/fracture the frame where the centerstand

mount is welded onto the frame. With a little practice, you'll be doing the "soft stop" every time ...

[Schming]

^^^^ Excellent Advice ^^^^

[natemoen]

I do it a little weird. I get on the bike and the step on the center stand pedal and balance it there and then I just give a foot tug on the bars as I throw my weight back. Then I just ease it back slowly with my hand on the brake lever.

[H4rdcore]

THANKS...

I went out did as the posts said and bang up it went...boy was that easy...

[skids]

If you do it right, you can even do it while wearing tennis shoes.

[IanDMacDonald]

Lol, I can do it with slippers on. Once u figure out how to do it, the bike feels light.

[skids]

OK, I want to see a videa of someone doing it barefoot! (Lifting the bike onto the centerstand of course)

[DGXSER]

First, thank you for the clarification Skids. Having seen some of our members, the videos that brought to mind were scary.

I do agree though that any soft soled shoe will cause a lot pain trying to put the bike on the center stand. I have tried it, and not trying again.