03-12-2019, 01:13 AM
I have experienced the ease and difficulty of raising and lowering the bike already !! .. when I first used the center stand with the shinko on the front, It raised onto the center stand effortlessly .. wow that was nice.. when I tried to take it off of the center stand, and while I was sitting on the bike, I found it much harder,, I could no longer rock the bike back, then push forward and off.. so by adding 3/8 of an inch to the stand, I would only be taking it back to normal.. another lesson I have learned when raising the bike even higher on the center stand, is when I change tires.. I use a 2X12X18 inch block of wood.. I locate it under the center stand, then pull the bike up onto the center stand .. now that takes some muscle !! .. to make life easier, I roll the bike up unto a 1X12X36 inch board with just the rear tire on the board.. then I place the 2X12 in front of the board where the center stand will be under it.. then when I raise the bike up, it takes less effort.. then just slide out that 1X12X36 board that is under the rear tire, to give you that extra room to drop the rear wheel and clear the back fender.. I use the same process to change out the front tire.. jacking up the front of the bike and having the room for the rear tire to still stay off of the ground ..... God !! this was like trying to describe to someone how to tie their shoes... pics might have been easier.. haha chuckk j.