im all alone at my house and i get the middle stand up by myself... does anyone have advie on getting it up easily i need to do it like now!
This has been very well covered in the past, use search and look for "centre stand" there is good advice and lots of it. I was not too happy about doing it alone in the past but if you take it steady, face the bike up a slight incline its fairly simple but if you are short in stature or worried about upper body strength as I was after a shoulder operation I would avoid doing it with a full tank as it shifts the centre of gravity. Remember its a lever motion pushing down with your weight through your right foot that gives the lift, left hand on the left grip and right hand pulling the grabrail, you can do this starting from the sidestand position then balance the bike leaving the sidestand in place just in case you have a wobble.
I read a lot of advice on this board, and still had problems. The thing was, I had my hand pulling on the grab rail on the back. You don't have enough leverage with your hands this high. I then started grabing the small bar under the seat and the bike popped right up. Get your hands lower on the bike, and it makes it so much easier.
I just get her rolling backwards, not too fast, but with a little momentum, sitting on it just like I was riding, holding the handle bars, and when you think you've got enough momentum, kick tha damn thing down like a kick starter, pull up on the bars like you're trying to wheelie, and the moment of the bike about the stand hinge axis should bring it right up on. It's a little tricky on my brick sidewalk, but smooth asphalt should be easier. It's feels scary at first, but you'll get it. Bytheway, I felt like an ass the first time I tried to get mine up, cause my neighbors were out doing stuff, and I looked like I was wrestling with it, and it was winning... And these are LIGHT bikes...
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It's all a matter of leverage. When I first go the bike I had a bit of difficult time with it but the guy at the shop (who wasn't a big guy at all) showed me how to put it up on the center stand - while I was sitting on it!!
I wouldn't sit on the bike while putting it on... This is how I get the bike on the center stand: Put your left hand on the bar as mentioned in previous post and try to get your body (mass) behind the center stand a bit while standing. Make sure your left foot is balanced - grab a hold of the frame and gently pull up as you apply your weight to your right foot on the stand. Start slow so that you know the bikes balanced on the stand . It's more of a slightly arcing downward and forward (as the bike rises) motion than a straight down motion with your right leg.
Works for me everytime! I use the centerstand all the time now.
The trick is putting a lot more pressure on the foot pushing down than pulling back. This is by far the easiest way that I have tried.
alright i found the best way to do it... so im going to awnser my own question...
the first thing u must do is to roll ur bike on a 2 by4 peice of wood or something similar.... with the back tire raised like that put down the center stand as muchaas possible and just rock it back....
real simple!
Quote from: Stephen072774I read a lot of advice on this board, and still had problems. The thing was, I had my hand pulling on the grab rail on the back. You don't have enough leverage with your hands this high. I then started grabing the small bar under the seat and the bike popped right up. Get your hands lower on the bike, and it makes it so much easier.
The key word here is
leverage. I like to think of pole vaulters back before fiberglass poles. They used bamboo poles that didn't store energy, and the oldtimers had to use momentum and leverage only to get up and over the bar. Same for a motorcycle. If you grab by the bar with the left hand, the bungee hook bar with the right hand, roll the bike back quickly, and use your right foot to "stick" the centerstand peg, the bike can't help but to lever itself up. Of course, lifting with your right hand helps but isn't necessary if you do it right on a light bike like the GS. The heaviest bike I owned was a Honda Silverwing Interstate, a hefty beast that weighed about 150 pounds more (loaded) than the GS. Got it lifted every time. :cheers: