Center stand

I aquired my bike today, a fjr 2006.

I have read that it is important to use the center stand.

I tried my best but , man.... Can I use it!

What is the trick?

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Press on the lift arm using your right foot while standing up straight. It is the weight of your body that lifts the bike. Just use the handle for support.

Lift the bike upright and bring the center stand legs into contact with the ground before lifting.

Let's see if I can answer before this post winds up in NEPRT....

Left hand on the left grip, right hand in the hand grip slot just above and forward of the left saddlebag.

Tilt bike upright off the side stand (leave it down in case you need to set the bike back down), deploy center stand with right foot. Keep right foot on deployment pad and place ALL your weight on the pad, using your left and right hands on their respective grip points to stabilize the bike.

The key to correct deployment is to use your body weight on the center stand deployment pad, NOT by trying to lift the bike with your right hand. That is SURELY the road to Hernia City.

Successful center stand deployment is very dependent on the weight of the person attempting such deployment. If you're only a buck-seventy-five in the weight department, good luck. I'm 280 and when I step down on the deployment pad, my FJR literally jumps up on the stand.

Leverage (and weight) is your friend.

center stand site:fjrforum.com

If your bike is lowered it will be difficult but not impossible.

Basically, put center stand down, step on foot lever and pull up on the handle under the tail section (slot/hole under the plastic, just ahead of the left saddle bag).

Orrrr....the super-secret mm2 alternative:

I jist pick thet sucker up wit under my rite arm en reech down wit my leff han en flip et ol' center stand down.

I lernt how tuh dew this watchin' FJRay.

madmike2 said:

I jist pick thet sucker up wit under my rite arm en reech down wit my leff han en flip et ol' center stand down.I lernt how tuh dew this watchin' FJRay.

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WTF ?? I take the day to do a benifit poker run for a local cancer patient and you diks forget how to use the center stand. I ain't going to show you again.

Howie where did you find the pic, they told me it was out of the post office years ago

RadioHowie said:

Let's see if I can answer before this post winds up in NEPRT....
Left hand on the left grip, right hand in the hand grip slot just above and forward of the left saddlebag.

Tilt bike upright off the side stand (leave it down in case you need to set the bike back down), deploy center stand with right foot. Keep right foot on deployment pad and place ALL your weight on the pad, using your left and right hands on their respective grip points to stabilize the bike.

The key to correct deployment is to use your body weight on the center stand deployment pad, NOT by trying to lift the bike with your right hand. That is SURELY the road to Hernia City.

Successful center stand deployment is very dependent on the weight of the person attempting such deployment. If you're only a buck-seventy-five in the weight department, good luck. I'm 280 and when I step down on the deployment pad, my FJR literally jumps up on the stand.

Leverage (and weight) is your friend.

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Also, make sure both feet of the center stand are in contact with the ground (and therefore the bike is standing straight up) before you start applying your weight

madmike2 said:

center stand site:fjrforum.com
If your bike is lowered it will be difficult but not impossible.

Basically, put center stand down, step on foot lever and pull up on the handle under the tail section (slot/hole under the plastic, just ahead of the left saddle bag).

Orrrr....the super-secret mm2 alternative:

I jist pick thet sucker up wit under my rite arm en reech down wit my leff han en flip et ol' center stand down.

I lernt how tuh dew this watchin' FJRay.

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If the bike has been lowered I have heard of people using a piece of plywood (or similar). Just roll the rear wheel on to the wood and then just pop her on the stand.

Don

I'd just remove the center stand.

I had a hard time when I first got the bike this week mainly because if felt like she was going over on the right side when I had the center stand level on the concrete. I actually spent about a half hour practicing in my garage so I got comfortable with how the action feels. For me it wasn't the grab, stomp, and rock problem - it was the oh shit SHE'S GOING OVER!!! problem. Practice makes perfect. Oh, and this thing is really heavy. Whew!

Oh, goody, I get to post my

again!

That's a real pro - doin it in weather even!

....and don't forget to be VERY careful when taking off of the center stand. This forum has posted many right-side tip overs. Search my posts for my way of decenterstanding.

Wfooshee,

Great Video! Great technique!

Wish I had seen this before I installed the bike lifter at home!

Best regards

Surly

h34r:

Hernia City is right! I've got the lowering links and blew a gasket trying to centerstand my Feej on the level floor in my garage. Now, I cut 4" off a 2x4 and threw it in my Givi top case so if I'm on the road and need to stand it, I roll the rear tire up on the 2x4 piece and that allows the stand to "cam-over" far easier. I can do this now but I was down for weeks because of my gut-bust.

Another important note....don't try and do this shit when in your in your Reebocks or other soft soled shoes. You need to have a very sturdy sole for this to work well.

Tree Doc said:

Hernia City is right! I've got the lowering links and blew a gasket trying to centerstand my Feej on the level floor in my garage. Now, I cut 4" off a 2x4 and threw it in my Givi top case so if I'm on the road and need to stand it, I roll the rear tire up on the 2x4 piece and that allows the stand to "cam-over" far easier. I can do this now but I was down for weeks because of my gut-bust.
Another important note....don't try and do this shit when in your in your Reebocks or other soft soled shoes. You need to have a very sturdy sole for this to work well.

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Now wait a goddamn minute.....if you have a 2x4, and cut 4" off it, then don't you wind up with a 2x0? WTF good is a 2x0? Damn, Doc....try to make a little sense, wouldya???

RadioHowie said:

Tree Doc said:

Hernia City is right! I've got the lowering links and blew a gasket trying to centerstand my Feej on the level floor in my garage. Now, I cut 4" off a 2x4 and threw it in my Givi top case so if I'm on the road and need to stand it, I roll the rear tire up on the 2x4 piece and that allows the stand to "cam-over" far easier. I can do this now but I was down for weeks because of my gut-bust.
Another important note....don't try and do this shit when in your in your Reebocks or other soft soled shoes. You need to have a very sturdy sole for this to work well.

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Now wait a goddamn minute.....if you have a 2x4, and cut 4" off it, then don't you wind up with a 2x0? WTF good is a 2x0? Damn, Doc....try to make a little sense, wouldya???

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RadioHowie said:

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Successful center stand deployment is very dependent on the weight of the person attempting such deployment. If you're only a buck-seventy-five in the weight department, good luck. I'm 280 and when I step down on the deployment pad, my FJR literally jumps up on the stand.

Leverage (and weight) is your friend.

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I weigh about 125, 5'11" and can tell you its more technique then anything, A flat surface is important, if your rolling backwards it will easy to get up but much harder to take it back down.

So, on a level surface bike on side stand, place left foot down near oil filter (your placement will depend on your height, for me its just behind the filter) right hand on hand hold, left on left handle bar with clutch in. Right foot on center stand good boots help a lot no sneakers! Bring bike to level you can feel on the center stand when you reach this point. The following is done in one smooth motion. Press down and right with your right foot (90% of this is what makes the bike go) and pull up and to the rear with right arm (this is only 10%, your just giving it a little help, try to pull hard an you will hurt yourself!)

Get a spotter and practice a few times, in time it will become second nature.

kmk said:

I weigh about 125, 5'11" and can tell you its more technique then anything.

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:dribble: :dribble: I haven't weighed that little since I was about 11 years old!!

If you're only a buck-twenty-five, then technique is EVERYTHING!

BTW, I did a little experiment a few minutes ago to confirm something I already knew....

Those who practice placing a 2x4 under their rear wheel are doing it all wrong. You should place it under the FRONT wheel. Here's why...

When you roll the bike up on a 2x4 under the rear, sure, you're raising the bike 2 inches, and that's 2 fewer inches you have to get the pig off the ground when lifting on the c-stand, but at the same time, you're essentially trying to get the bike up going up hill, since the back is now higher than the front.

Roll the bike up on that 2x4 on your FRONT wheel...you still get (essentially) that 2 extra inches of lift, but now, with the front higher than the rear, when you pop the bike up on the c-stand, all the weight's going downhill, referencing front-to-back.

Try it. You'll see what I mean.