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Saw on one of the threads that someone had put a center stand one their 650F. Can't find the thread, but would like to look into putting one on mine. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks
Thanks. That does help. Will be getting computer back Mon. Been getting by with Iphone and navigating the site is pretty hard for these old eyes. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!
Pretty easy. Most here put in the bolt backwards from the direction as then you don't have to remove the exhaust. Just use locktite on it. The biggest problem was getting the springs on. I bought mine from Oneida Suzuki. Cheap prices, terrible service, especially if you have a return. I think with shipping it was about $130, so possibly the deal above would be good.
Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:53 pm Posts: 9 Location: New Port Richey, FL
Yes! A center stand would come in great handy and I'm so glad to read that they are available. The salesman I just bought the bike from said that they weren't...nice guy but apparently not that knowledgeable since he also asked why I would even want one.
Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:09 am Posts: 637 Location: Bucyrus, Ohio
the later bandit 1200's have basically the same frame... I don't know if the center stand would bolt in, but it's almost worth trying, or at least looking into.
Joined: Sun May 17, 2009 4:32 pm Posts: 19 Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
No problem with mine. But since my bike is lowered that means it's almost impossible to have enough leverage to put it on. Since I use mine mostly for maintenance ( chain, oil change ) I simply raise the rear wheel on a 2x6 piece of wood, that make it easy, once it's up I plut the 2x6 under the front wheel to raise the front a bit and prevent the bike to fall forward. Of course it is also on the centerstand for winter storage.
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:56 pm Posts: 32 Location: New Haven, Ct., USA
Never could understand how any company could sell a bike without a centerstand. Maybe a shaftie could get by without, but chain maint. is much more likely to be done often & correctly, with a centerstand. I know that a paddock stand will do the trick, but that only works at home, in ones own garage. If you don't have a garage, you have to find a place to stow the stand when not in use. If you do have a garage, you have to still heave it up on to the stand from the leaned-over position of the kickstand, & if you're working solo, there's a bigger risk of dumping the lot. (I've seen it happen) Some bikes require spools to engage the stand, at extra cost. I've never dropped a bike from a centerstand in 40+ years & it's never been the first bit to touch down in cornering. My old Concours was indeed a handful to heave up onto the stand, especially when the 7.5 gal tank was full of gas, but that just gave me an excuse to go out & ride off a few hundred miles to lighten it up!
Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 am Posts: 1028 Location: Canberra, Australia
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
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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.
