12-09-2013, 02:13 PM
(12-09-2013, 10:29 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: I did it wrong for years. I had the correct hand placement, but still ended up having to horse it up on the stand using all of my strength. I even pulled a muscle in my shoulder once.
Eventually, it dawned on me that I wasn't doing something right. I watched a friend of mine with the same bike ease it up on the stand with little effort. After swallowing my pride, I begged a lesson.
Turns out the only thing he was doing differently was making sure that both feet of the stand were on the ground before lifting. I'd been pulling it up with just the near foot firmly on the ground. What a difference an inch makes!
the correct way is:
1) balance the bike and make sure both feet of the stand touch the flat surface
2) stand on the stand with right foot w/ your weight and lift up with your left hand at the same time.
they design the stand and its location relative to the engine so a 150 lbs can put a bike of 700 lbs on center stand w/o problem.
2 months ago, I visited my dealer and saw the Honda F6B, I asked the sale person who sold me the CB to clear the crowded area and put the bike on center stand so I could sit on it. He called a big guy, 6'2 and some 220 lbs to put it on centerstand. I told them I wanted to do it - they looked at each other and wondered how this 5'7 160 lbs grandma put a 700+ lbs bike on center stand?
1) the 2) above, the bike was on center stand. Everyone laughed they thought I was a grandma on steroid.
but it was easier than it seemed, the F6B center stand is 1 foot behind the engine, while the on the CB, it is next to it.