Lifting onto the centre stand

[Ashes]

Wow...either a slow day at the office, a highly active forum or you guys have nothing better to do than talk about bikes, the latter I suspect

Getting the bike onto the CS (I've even learnt a new acronym) is not really a problem. I even watched Pumping Iron, Arnie's body building movie from the 70's earlier in the week and reckon I can now bench another 30kg Lifting the bike onto the CS is no problem.

Sounds like you need to avoid the CS except when doing any work on the bike or if its not on a flat stable surface. It does look cool however sitting up with the back wheel 3 inches off the ground, dwarfs those sportbike things parked next it it

 

[dronning]

12GS Adv
Bike turned off, on sidestand, in gear
left hand on handle bar ready to engage clutch lever
right hand on rear passenger grab bar
right foot (heal) on centerstand
Step down on centerstand making certain both centerstand feet contact the pavement then put your full weight on the centerstand while pulling in clutch lever and lifting slightly rearward on passenger grab bar – she will pop right up on the centerstand.

Taking her down
bike not running
put the sidestand down
bike in gear, clutch lever pulled in with your left hand
right hand on left passenger grab bar
pull her down off the centerstand and as she comes down release the clutch and as the driveline slack is taken up tip her toward you and settle her on the sidestand.

Dave

 

[xpi0t0s]

Getting off the CS, I climb aboard, stand up on the pegs, throw my weight forward and bring myself to an abrupt halt with the handlebars; this gives the bike some forward momentum which gets it off the stand; simultaneous with this I drop down into the seat with both feet down. Any risk of damage this way to the CS bracket - handbooks of other bikes I've owned have recommended not to be on the bike when it's on the CS?

 

[LivNorway]

Just lean it against the wall........its a GS!

The GS-method:
Put it on its side (in mud or at a gravel road is OK), fold out the centre stand, secure it with a strap, ask two friends to help you lift it up, and TA-DAAA!
Remove the strap before you try to ride again.

I figured this out after watching many pictures here showing a GS on its side in mud, gravel and tarmac.

Liv.

 

[CandyMan_ZA]

The newer GSs are a lot easier to get on the CS.
I just had an 06 model on loan for a day whilst my 04 model was being repaired and I nearly fired it back through garage door when did the 'usual' haul that would have got my one up on the CS.

Agreed I had my '04 in the other day for a service and the BMW mechanic couldn't get in on the centerstand, I had to assist him by pulling the bike back, he was most confused, he had never experienced that before, I tried a '06 model and up she came, no fuss must be the design of the centerstand I have always struggled to get it on the centerstand by myself, not an elegant move

 

[Sgt Bilco]

A little tip born out of bitter experience with the adv:

If you`re fully loaded with panniers, camping, touring gear etc and the bike is on the main stand, always drop it of the CS with the side stand out just in case you drop the bloody thing!!

I guarentee it will only happen once because you`ll be miles from anywhere and anyone and it`s a pain in the ass to unload the thing to get it back upright and I have the pics to prove it .

I still haven`t mastered the "off the stand in gear" thing yet so this works well.