Just bought a F650GS twin factory lowered - no centre stand !

[itspilsbury]

Hi,
Just bought for my wife a factory lowered 650 twin with 5000 miles on it, and it's very nice.
Love my twin cam GSA but this little bike is FUN to ride.
As it doesn't have a centre stand and I don't have a paddock stand (I do have a harley lift) how do you guys raise the bike to remove wheels? Is it safe to jack under the engine with say a piece of wood between the jack and the engine?
Any sensible suggestions pse.

 

[earwig]

Think that you can get an aftermarket (non-bmw) centre stand for lowered 650gs's ... google is your friend

 

[SamK]

I have a centre stand on mine but a paddock stand is relatively cheap.
I got mine from ALDI, but they don't appear very often.

Failing that, a piece of wood under the engine is usually ok, but maybe not if you have the factory/plastic skid plate on the rubber bushes.
In the past a couple of straps from the garage rafters helped stabalise things too.

 

[Marjie]

Hi
I have a factory lowered F650GS. SW Motech do a centre stand particularly for that model. It's very good & makes chain maintenance a dawdle.
All the best
marjie

 

[Fanum]

I would have thought that any welder would be able to cut a couple of inches out of an OEM stand and stick it back together........paddock stands are great if you're at home, but if you need to deal with a puncture out on the road you're going to either have to get creative with bricks/wood or lay the bike over.......

 

[itspilsbury]

Hi
I have a factory lowered F650GS. SW Motech do a centre stand particularly for that model. It's very good & makes chain maintenance a dawdle.
All the best
marjie

Thanks everyone, you are right SW Motech do now supply one for the factory lowered version (didn't when we last had one of these bikes) and I have ordered one.
Ian