Taking it off the centre stand?

[LiquidLAN]

as a Star-Rider instructor this was one of the first things we had to teach our students even before we allowed them to turn the ignition on.

I'd love to see the advice you get about putting it on the stand, I'm guessing that a lot of the guys here will tell you to select reverse back up at walking pass and just push the stand down until it digs in

The closest answer to the method we taught is david vaughan-birch's, basically it is the reverse of the technique to get it on the stand. Leave the sidestand up if you can. position yourself on the left side on the bike, feet planted solder width apart right foot covering the leaver at the back of the centre stand. One hand on the left hand grip, the other on a secure part of the frame at the rear. If you rock the bike forward, you will find that you can control the weight with your foot on the centre stand lever. Note as long as you are pressing the stand down you will have both feet of the stand in contact with the ground keeping the bike balanced. You should be able to smoothly control the bike forward and onto both wheels.

Once you have got this far, release the center stand and ease the bike towards you. then either get on, or sidestand down and get on... for me sidestand down, there's less chance of a mishap.

Things to watch out for... this is harder in the wet, my boots just dont grip as well and you should only do this on level ground.

Best bet, find someone who can do this properly and get them to show you.

 

[Steptoe]

Note BMW Rider's Manual 1150 GS/A page 64, quote "For safety reasons, never sit on the motorcycle with the centre stand extended."

it also says - max weight for panniers 10KG

 

[Stedders]

Well i wasnt aware that being handsome had anything to do with the way to get it of the centre stand

I use the sidestand method as well.

Hahaha! I was just trying to say that I'm big enough (and ugly enough as it goes!) to handle the bike ... just a wuss at not wanting to drop it!

 

[Packer]

it also says - max weight for panniers 10KG

Hhhmmm, I must have deliberately overlooked that part

Temperary thread hijack;

New pads in place, many thanks. I can't tell the difference between these Ferodo's and the "Official BMW" supplied items. Mind you they're still at the bedding in stage.

Thanks for the excellent service Neil.

 

[Aidan1150]

Sit on the bike, put it into gear and just drive it off the stand.

Works perfectly with a fully loaded bike, with a pillion or just the rider .

Me too.

 

[Stedders]

Top advice from everyone and almost everyone with a different strategy! Worms ... can of (check!), can opener (check!) !!!

Will try different ways and report back which one I prefer - either that or you'll never hear from me again because I'll be stuck under my bike or too ashamed to admit I've dropped it!

 

[Deleted account W]

I stand on the pegs, stick it in first, hold in the clutch and thrust my groin forward in a sexual nature. The bike rocks off the stand and I drop off the pegs and put my feet on the ground as my arse hits the seat. Let out the clutch and ride off immediately. Works for me

 

['Nuffsaid]

Leave it on the c stand. Fire her up. Lock her at about 3K rpm with your cruise control.

Walk back 30 paces. Drop visor. Sprint towards back of bike, vault over top-box school gym lesson style into cockpit, keeping weight slightly biased to rear.

Raise both arms and wave to cheering onlookers whilst giving Schumiesque vistory salute.

Simple.

With the top-box lid open ......... off course ........

 

[Snooky]

If this is just to fill it up, then try this method, pull up at pump, stay on bike, open top of tank, insert nozzle, fill to desired level, side stand down, get off bike, pay, get back on ride away.
Why bother with the center stand in the 1st place

 

[Runt]

New method when with pillion(Missus in my case):-
Climb on bike whilst on centre stand.
Start engine and engage first gear.
Get pillion to push bike forward off centre stand from behind.
Ride around petrol station slowly whilst pillion try's desperately to jump on the back, or ride off and discover fuel economy and handling much improved thus meaning less fill ups required and less having to worry about getting it off the centre stand in the first place.
Only problem I can forsee is when i finally have to go back home to the missus.

 

[LiquidLAN]

If this is just to fill it up, then try this method, pull up at pump, stay on bike, open top of tank, insert nozzle, fill to desired level, side stand down, get off bike, pay, get back on ride away.
Why bother with the center stand in the 1st place

You forgot to take the nozzle out, hang it back up and replace the filler cap... you'll get in all sorts of trouble and look a right plonker missing those stages.

 

[MikeP]

Interesting. i was always taught to push a bike off the centre stand with the bars slightly to the right. That way if it rolls the mass will be towards you. Certainly helps in those tricky moments when the bike is fully loaded.

That's fine for the "both hands on the bars" method and depending on load/wheel down.

1200GS's (like K-Series) put their front wheel down so the weight is biased towards the front when on the main-stand. These are easier to 'push' off the main-stand because the centre of mass/gravity is ahead of the stand.

1100/1150's tend to put their rear wheel down. It takes much more of a 'shove' using the both hands on the bars method than using the roll-forward method with the main control being the right hand on the rear sub-frame. With this method if the bike starts to get away from you, with the bars turned to the right, it will be gone before you can transfer your right hand to the bars and the brake lever.

The two-handed push is even more difficult on a fully loaded 11XX with a tank-bag in the way.

 

[Timolgra]

I hardly ever use the main stand when the bike is fully loaded.

I have an ice hockey puck screwed to the underside of my side stand which stops it leaning over too far.

Why would I 'want' to use the main stand

 

[Terzikat]

Being 6' 5'' tall I don't have a problem getting my 12GSA off the centre stand..............maybe platform soles would help

 

[Bigtwin]

Hmm. 35 posts about how to get from standstill to 1 mph.

Must be the weather.

 

[Steptoe]

Never knew how people struggled pushing, pulling, bars left/right, foot here there and everywhere.

SIT ON IT,AND DRIVE OFF Especially in the mud/snow/ice and wet

 

[camel_landy]

Another ride-off the stand man here

If you get it right, you can easily do it without touching the ground at all once you're on the bike...you do need to put your weight backwards though at a petrol station 'cos the rear will spin up very easily on the diesel soaked concrete

A, erm 'friend of mine' once dropped it spectacularly though, ending up half in and half out of a gravel bin 'cos "he'd" forgotten to lift the side stand that he'd originally deployed before putting it on the centre. That was very very embaressing.

For him I mean.

Now THAT I would have liked to have seen... I would have paid good money to see your 'friend' do that.

M

 

[Deleted account W]

Now THAT I would have liked to have seen... I would have paid good money to see your 'friend' do that.

M

Me too, I thought GS's all have a side stand switch

 

[STUBBS]

Me too, I thought GS's all have a side stand switch

not if you over ride them.

 

[Steptoe]

Me too, I thought GS's all have a side stand switch

He means he left the side stand down while it was on the centre stand, and then pushed it off the centre stand. So then the side stand dug in threw the bike to the side.