center stand + wheelies

h2v7

h2v7

Master Hashassin
02 Suzuki bandit 1200

i just got a bike and never had a center stand before.

I'm afraid that doing 2nd gear wheelies and landing hard it may pop down and scrape. Even if this happens I do not think it would ever be a problem.

I was honestly thinking of taking it off to save weight but it is starting to come in handy and its growing on me.


anyone else have any experience with this???


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Thanks!
 
h2v7

h2v7

Master Hashassin
first 2 mods

fender eliminator and a pipe

it has new bars and steel braided brake and clutch cables that the p.o. did

12k miles
 
jdan007

jdan007

SQUACTOPUS!
you're good wheelie away, not going to be an issue. (otherwise even bumps might throw the thing down and that would be ridiculous)
 
h2v7

h2v7

Master Hashassin
ok just needed hear it from few diff perspectives thanks guys


would you guys leave it on or take it off
 
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jdan007

jdan007

SQUACTOPUS!
h2v7 said:
ok just needed hear it from few diff perspectives thanks guys


would you guys leave it on or take it off
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i like 'em personally, it is extra weight but its a bandit 1200 not a lightweight bike to begin with, great to tool on your bike if you dont have trackstands or break down somewhere
 
ScottRNelson

ScottRNelson

Mr. Dual Sport Rider
Even if the center stand came down and touched the ground, it will just pop back up where it belongs again.

It's way easier to clean and lubricate the chain with a centerstand. Easier to pull the rear wheel off to replace tires too. And on most bikes there is a way to take the front wheel off using the centerstand as well, although taking both front and rear off at the same time requires a bit of creativity.

My Ducati ST2 came with the centerstand in a box and I put it back on. And left the one on my KTM. I vote for keeping it. :cool
 
h2v7

h2v7

Master Hashassin
thanks i got the hang of it now but first time i used it i dropped the bike!

luckly its naked, it only scratched my bar end but scared the shit out of me
 
russ69

russ69

Backside Slider
Two issues really. The first stand that drags in a corner gets tossed. Otherwise they are very handy. Plus they make a great sparkler show on the freeway at night!
 
PorradaVFR

PorradaVFR

The Temptations of Christ
ScottRNelson said:
And on most bikes there is a way to take the front wheel off using the centerstand as well, although taking both front and rear off at the same time requires a bit of creativity.
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On the VFR it's as easy as yelling "Honey, come here for a sec"...having her push down the rear a bit, removing the front wheel and strapping down the bike to a handy-dandy milk crate I keep around for that very purpose. Easy, peasy. :thumbup
 
Lunch Box

Lunch Box

Useful idiot
If your center stand pops down when you set down a wheelie, you are not doing it right. Slamming down the front can be REALLY hard on the forks, triples, and the frame. Gotta put that thing down softly, man.
 
h2v7

h2v7

Master Hashassin
Lunch Box said:
If your center stand pops down when you set down a wheelie, you are not doing it right. Slamming down the front can be REALLY hard on the forks, triples, and the frame. Gotta put that thing down softly, man.
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95% of the time yes but sometimes after going beyond balance point and trying to drag the rear brake and give it a bit of throttle to come down slow it does not always go this way all of the time, just most of the time :thumbup
 
Entoptic

Entoptic

Red Power!
I pop wheelies off the speed bump in front of my place everyday I come home and have a center stand. I wouldn't remove the center stand at all, it's just to awesome and I have never had it scrap unless you count a slacking chain scrapping the shit out of it.
 
zoomsplat

zoomsplat

And I was all "Braap!"
I wheelie my FZ1 pretty regularly and have never even heard it clap against the frame. They're too useful to get rid of. I have a friend who religiously takes them off the bikes he buys and throws them away, only to wish he still had it every time he needs to do tires. (he doesn't have paddock stands, so it is quite entertaining to see some of the shit he comes up with to get his wheels off the ground). I'll cast another vote to keep it. If you hear it clinking around, replace the spring.
 
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