04-22-2018, 03:52 AM
You don’t have to take the gasket off the old filter, just make sure it is on it. If not, peel it off the engine!
You’ll all kinds of advice on the center stand. And if you don’t know how to do it, you could drop the bike. So don’t be paranoid.
The deal is, push the stand down with your right foot. Then lean the bike up until BOTH legs are touching the ground. Then you can hold the left handlebar grip with your left hand (and front wheel straight) and push down on the stand while using your right hand to pull up while holding the grab bar or rack bar if you have a rack. Use your weight on the center stand and the bike will pop right up. Your friend can show you. Its easy.
The real fun is if you get a heavy bike like the ST1300. That one is hard for me. But it comes up.
Getting it down. Well, I’m a small guy so I sit on mine and rock it off. Some just hold the handlebars and push. That ain’t me
You’ll all kinds of advice on the center stand. And if you don’t know how to do it, you could drop the bike. So don’t be paranoid.
The deal is, push the stand down with your right foot. Then lean the bike up until BOTH legs are touching the ground. Then you can hold the left handlebar grip with your left hand (and front wheel straight) and push down on the stand while using your right hand to pull up while holding the grab bar or rack bar if you have a rack. Use your weight on the center stand and the bike will pop right up. Your friend can show you. Its easy.
The real fun is if you get a heavy bike like the ST1300. That one is hard for me. But it comes up.
Getting it down. Well, I’m a small guy so I sit on mine and rock it off. Some just hold the handlebars and push. That ain’t me