VIDEO: Motorcycle Riding Tip -- How to Lift Motorcycle Onto Center Stand
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Motorcycle Riding Tip -- VIDEO: How to Lift Your Motorcycle onto the Center Stand
This week's video tip is near and dear to my heart. Not too long after purchasing my Honda VFR Interceptor, I decided to put it onto the center stand -- to lube the chain.
Apparently my technique was flawed... and in the blink of an eye, I found myself pinned against my garage wall... and the motorcycle was winning. The bike was leaning over about 45 degrees, and I knew "I" was the only one that could remove it. Nope, I hadn't asked a friend to "spot me" (like I now recommend). I managed to push it to the vertical position, and escaped serious injury.
I learned several valuable lessons that day.
Lifting a motorcycle onto the center stand is harder than it looks.
It's a good idea to get someone to "spot" you the first couple of times you attempt this maneuver.
It's NOT a good feeling to have a motorcycle pinning you against a wall.
In this VIDEO tip, Fred shows us how to properly raise a motorcycle onto the center stand. Some of you might have seen our tip on YouTube. Stay tuned for more video tips in the future.
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To get the bike on the center stand:
With your motorcycle on the side stand, walk around to the left side of the bike.
CAREFULLY bring the bike to as close to vertical as you can judge, making sure not to get it past vertical (bikes are easily dropped in the direction away from you).
Your left hand will be on the left handlebar at this point, your right hand on the handle near the seat.
While maintaining the bike vertical, take the ball of your right foot and ease the stand down till it touches pavement or concrete, preferably. This can be done on firm grass or dirt, but is trickier. You'll be able to rock the bike back and forth (just a little) with your foot on the tang of the center stand and feel when both sides of the stand are down.
With your left hand on the left handlebar grip, grab the handle for doing this task and stand forcefully with your right foot onto the tang while pulling up forcefully with your right hand.
Keep pulling and pushing in opposite directions till you feel the back end start to rise... don't stop with the force till it plops back onto the stand.
You're done!
Keep Practicing!
Fred Applegate MotorcycleMentor.com™
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