EricV
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It would seem some folks don't yet understand that you don't lift the bike when you put it on the center stand.
Seems like every bike forum goes thru this education process. You press down on the center stand leg, that's your force multiplier. The handle is only guiding the process. No jerking and yanking required. Sure, fully loaded it takes more effort, because we load the back of the bike and that's what's being raised by the center stand.
CW probably just dumps the bike on it's side when he need to pull the rear wheel during a trip.
I like to park on the center stand in the garage. Saves a little on fork seals, IMHO. In the wild I mostly use the side stand. More stable w/o a wheel off the ground and with a good side stand foot.
I did find this during web searches. Seems old and the web site address I found is no longer valid. http://users.eastlink.ca/~equalizer/
Most of the powered center stands are marketed for HDs with lower ground clearance and require an air bag suspension to lower the bike onto the stand.
Seems like every bike forum goes thru this education process. You press down on the center stand leg, that's your force multiplier. The handle is only guiding the process. No jerking and yanking required. Sure, fully loaded it takes more effort, because we load the back of the bike and that's what's being raised by the center stand.
CW probably just dumps the bike on it's side when he need to pull the rear wheel during a trip.
I like to park on the center stand in the garage. Saves a little on fork seals, IMHO. In the wild I mostly use the side stand. More stable w/o a wheel off the ground and with a good side stand foot.
I did find this during web searches. Seems old and the web site address I found is no longer valid. http://users.eastlink.ca/~equalizer/
Most of the powered center stands are marketed for HDs with lower ground clearance and require an air bag suspension to lower the bike onto the stand.