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I've always been a bit intimidated by the effort it takes to lift my bikes on their center stands. Duchess had a great solution: push my bike's rear tire onto a board. The effort goes down by half.
Bryan L pm'ed me an even better solution.
"Another option is to shorten the center stand . I have modified center stands for years . C14 , Bandits , FJR1300's . My brother , and Son both have Super T's , and imagine I'll be making one of theirs shorter soon . Not much has to be removed ( usually 5/8 " ) is perfect for easier lifting . Also makes tire changes easy .
I can send you a few pictures if you like .
One key if you get a local welder to do it is the foot on each side need to be retained , and reused ."
Bryan L pm'ed me an even better solution.
"Another option is to shorten the center stand . I have modified center stands for years . C14 , Bandits , FJR1300's . My brother , and Son both have Super T's , and imagine I'll be making one of theirs shorter soon . Not much has to be removed ( usually 5/8 " ) is perfect for easier lifting . Also makes tire changes easy .
I can send you a few pictures if you like .
One key if you get a local welder to do it is the foot on each side need to be retained , and reused ."