04-17-2020, 07:53 AM
(04-17-2020, 12:39 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: The K1200LT had a power-operated centerstand.
"The technical highlight of the Luxury Tourer's (K1200LT) enhancements is an electrohydraulic center-stand with automatic push-up effect. Developed by BMW, this new feature enables the rider, even with a passenger and fully loaded, to automatically raise the motorcycle simply by pushing a button, without even getting off his seat. This is accomplished by an electric pump that builds up pressure in a hydraulic system and moves out the center-stand without any manual handling required."
I saw one once. There was a bloke riding a K1200LT at the second Wintersun rally I went on. He was (or looked) a good deal older than me. I can’t think why, but either Pterodactyl or I asked him how on earth he got the bike on the centre stand and he showed us: just pressed a button and up it went.
I don’t know how he got it off again. May well still be there for all I know.