I believe there is. When the bike is loaded and there is little room to swing your leg over then it is feasible to use the peg to mount. Personally however I do not want to tempt fate by collapsing the side stand while mounting, the centre stand is plenty strong enough. However I can't then get the bike off the centre stand by walking it forward. So I want to ride it off the stand. Simples
Driving off the centre stand
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I believe there is. When the bike is loaded and there is little room to swing your leg over then it is feasible to use the peg to mount. Personally however I do not want to tempt fate by collapsing the side stand while mounting, the centre stand is plenty strong enough. However I can't then get the bike off the centre stand by walking it forward. So I want to ride it off the stand. Simples
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i think this thread may be better put into perspective by chaps that have ridden the older bikes.
earlier bmw's can be a right bastard to to lift onto the stands. if fully loaded getting them off again is entertaining too say the least.
so the method of standing on the pegs and rocking the bike until it "fell" off the stand was adopted.
sometimes it went well and looked very impressive.
the other times are not mentioned that much.
so a modern bmw with its balanced stand is a real doddle compared to its 80's counterpart.
lets not also forget some of these guys have been riding bikes for thirty,forty years,so may show you a trick or two
earlier bmw's can be a right bastard to to lift onto the stands. if fully loaded getting them off again is entertaining too say the least.
so the method of standing on the pegs and rocking the bike until it "fell" off the stand was adopted.
sometimes it went well and looked very impressive.
the other times are not mentioned that much.
so a modern bmw with its balanced stand is a real doddle compared to its 80's counterpart.
lets not also forget some of these guys have been riding bikes for thirty,forty years,so may show you a trick or two
i think this thread may be better put into perspective by chaps that have ridden the older bikes.
earlier bmw's can be a right bastard to to lift onto the stands. if fully loaded getting them off again is entertaining too say the least.
so the method of standing on the pegs and rocking the bike until it "fell" off the stand was adopted.
sometimes it went well and looked very impressive.
the other times are not mentioned that much.
so a modern bmw with its balanced stand is a real doddle compared to its 80's counterpart.
lets not also forget some of these guys have been riding bikes for thirty,forty years,so may show you a trick or two
Maybe with older GS models there are very rare occasions in unusual circumstances that riding off the centre stand might help - I have only owned 1200s and in 40 years of motorcycling have never found the need to do it or risk dumping the bike practicing - would be happy to try it on someone else's WC though
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