Parking the FJR 1300

[warsw]

Try taking it off the center stand before you get on.

I will NEVER take a bike off the center stand unless I am on it. Way too much of a risk for a tip over IMO.

Don't be afraid. It is just like putting the bike “on” the center stand but much much easier. If you are short in the inseam and your feet don't touch the ground, flinging your legs back and forth to rock the bike off the center stand doesn't seem like the best approach. It seems more like an accident waiting to happen. IMHO

 

[Tropical FJR]

Don't try to lift bike up with right hand because it's too heavy and it just hurts your back. If you press down hard with right foot it makes it much easier. I think it's like they always say at work when you are lifting something heavy: "Lift with your legs and it'll save your back" or something like that.

Spot on!

I tried out your technique this afternoon - it worked well.

Thanks

 

[JoshHefnerX]

Try taking it off the center stand before you get on.

I will NEVER take a bike off the center stand unless I am on it. Way too much of a risk for a tip over IMO.

Don't be afraid. It is just like putting the bike “on” the center stand but much much easier. If you are short in the inseam and your feet don't touch the ground, flinging your legs back and forth to rock the bike off the center stand doesn't seem like the best approach. It seems more like an accident waiting to happen. IMHO

I'm inseam challenged and have lowered my bike, so it's a bit harder to get onto the center stand but still possible using the technique above. To get it off of the stand, I usually put the sidestand down and just push it off..... If I drop it at least I have a 50% chance of it landing on the kickstand......

Josh

 

[Silver Penguin]

i cheat........ i roll the back tire on a flat piece of wood about 1/2 to 3/4" thick. puts the center stand just a little closer to overcenter thus giving a little more mechanical advantage.

That's the only way that my lowered bike will go onto the CS. When working on the bike, DH (who is not inseam challenged like me) will ride the bike up onto a custom-crafted piece of wood. The geometry is now more like the way it was designed, and he can get the bike onto the stand, with me spotting it on the other side.

Jill

 

[Scythian]

Don't forget to park next to a tree!