How do you get these bikes up on the center stand,there`s no
handle to grab on to and I am scared to death of dropping the
thing trying to get it on the center stand.Does anybody know
of any tricks,Thanks

 

Well I cant pull a rabbit out of a hat - but I can pull a hair out of my Ar$e!



There is a handle, have a look under there and you'll see it - good boots with a decent sole help me and its more of a scissor action than a lift whilst shifting your bike to the left

Hope that helps

 

right or left heel on the stand , left hand on the left bar , right hand on the grab rail
push down with your heel and pull up/back with both hands ---- the one time
having a few extra pounds helps

 

Casiino

Those bikes are easy to get on thew centerstand, try a suzuki Katana ( believe me, i tried thoses bikes.)

position yourself on the left side, , put your right foot on the stand, grab the handle in the back on the left side under the rear cowl just above the footrest for the passenger, hold the left handlebar, push with your right foot down and just guide it it will balance at one point, you just push a little more and it lands smoothly on the stands.

 

As above. My method is full left lock, all body weight on the stand and just lift with the grab rail under the rear of the seat.

One smooth movement and you should be right. If you're pulling the bike slightly towards you, with the bars on full left lock, it really can't fall away from you.

Confidence mate.

 

Can't resist the temptation Dave

 

As mentioned, the garb bar is just under the left side cover above the passenger foot rest. It is actually a part of the frame.

These are heavy bikes and the center stand dose not give the best mechanical advantage for lifting the bike up. It does help to get the bike rolling backwards slightly with the bars turned left, while pushing down with the left foot and pulling up with the right hand. The rolling back is a big help. I pull the left bar back while pushing the center stand back with my foot and then change direction and go for the lift.

They are a bit tricky to get up on the stand.

 

This is exactly the same way I do it. Which I discovered after like two weeks of trying different techniques, and busting one of the thing plastic gratings in the left fairing with my knee... I envy those guys that said it is an easy bike to put on the center stand. I cannot do it unless I am wearing my ridding boots. Nothing like my Nighthawk, I can put her on the stand almost on my bear foot.

 

This is exactly the same way I do it. Which I discovered after like two weeks of trying different techniques, and busting one of the thing plastic gratings in the left fairing with my knee... I envy those guys that said it is an easy bike to put on the center stand. I cannot do it unless I am wearing my ridding boots. Nothing like my Nighthawk, I can put her on the stand almost on my bear foot.

 

hahaha...I done that yeeeeeears ago, I was still a dopey teenager........the damm katana beat me up.....I dropped it......on me!!!! just to make matters worse it wasn't even my bike and I managed to make a right mess if it! I wasn't popular for a while........dammm suzuki's.