Jim K. wrote:
I've never dropped a bike from a centerstand in 40+ years
I have
The very first day I owned my very first bike (it was a used 1983 Honda VT250C - all bikes had centre stands back then). I was standing next to the bike when I pushed it off the stand. It started to fall away from me and once that started there was no going back, down it went. Moral of the story - it is easier to avoid dropping the bike off the centre stand if you are sitting on the bike at the time.
I didn't bother with a centre stand on this bike though I am finding that I regret that now that I have more serious maintenance to deal with. I hate that centre stands are now considered optional "extras" and just couldnt bring myself to part with the extra cash for something that I thought should have come as standard.
Anybody got any ideas about raising the real wheel without owning a centre stand or a paddock stand? Syllap mentioned using a piece of wood, I wouldnt mind hearing more about that, it sounds like it would be within my budget
I think you will find he uses the piece of wood to get the bike on the centre stand. As the bike is lowered he needs to lift the rear wheel to get enough leverage to get it onto the stand.
