Anyone Install A Center Stand On A Bonneville?
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I found out the other day that grabbing the rear frame down where it's braced, in the area beside the side cover, makes a great point to help lift from........even better than with the handle I installed a long time back; much better leverage to put the bike on the stand. I still use the handle to rock it off the stand, though, as I'm standing up straight and can control its "drop" much better.
Jim
Jim
I agree with VABird SarahP, (and we talked about this before) having a "spotter" is a good idea - or maybe position the bike close to a wall so it can't fall over.
Village Idiot seems to have found what works for him. Just be careful of your back, Jim.
Anything new is always hard at first.
Village Idiot seems to have found what works for him. Just be careful of your back, Jim.
Anything new is always hard at first.
Hi. Rocky: Thanks for the thought; being a little bit "vertically challenged" and of umm, errr, ahh, "stocky build", I can reach the bracket fairly easily and using my weight on the stand "foot" while giving it a good pull on the handlebar does the trick. But, having a "safety person" there for the first few times is a good idea.
Jim
Jim
Good stuff Jim
I'm not tall either so don't have to bend over much, but I still think about my back.
I've pulled my T100 up on the stand a great many times in the past 11 years so it's second nature now.
Like most everything in life, it becomes easier with experience.
I'm replying to my own post!
OK, I had a friend come over a few weeks ago and show me how to get the bike onto the stand. He said to make sure that both feet of the stand are firmly on the ground. Then it was just an authoritative bit of a pull and up it went. I practiced it a few times with him standing right there in case it tipped over. Never had a problem. And for reference, I am no gym rat at all -- 5'6" woman, 62 years old.
He made me thump on the bike, bump it, and try to knock it over. It is hella more secure on the center stand than on the kickstand, IMHO.
The biggest problem with the stand happened to me today. I rode for the first time since my neighbor showed me how to use the stand. When I tried to rock the bike backwards off the stand, it just refused to budge. Well, it scraped along my garage floor a bit.
I finally realized I had to push the ^%!$(#^$@ bike FORWARD to get it off the stand. DOH! There seem to be no limits to how many ways I can mess something up at least once!
One thing that you can do is to put down the sidestand and put the bike in gear before you pull it off the centerstand. That way, it'll stop as soon as it hits the floor and you can ease it onto the sidestand. I've even, back when I had my '02 Trophy 1200, turned the handlebars a bit to the right as well, which helped the bike drop (no pun intended) to the left and onto the sidestand.
Just the unconventional wisdom of the "village idiot": Jim
Just the unconventional wisdom of the "village idiot": Jim
I love your posts Yep, forward is the way to go
Glad to hear that you mastered the technique
