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TOPIC: Center Stand
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Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a center stand for the Road Star. I think it would be a nice addition to the bike specially for maintenance, I see where they make them for the Harley Road King, I have asked around about this but cannot find one. Why don't they make them for these heavy bikes, I do not understand it. They have them on some of the smaller bikes that come factory installed.
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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you may have answered your own question..  I have no knowlege of this sort of thing, but it may be that the bike is just too heavy...  |
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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My thoughts on it are why carry around the extra weight all the time? Just another thing to maintain that serves a limited purpose. And I could see it scraping on corners cuz they don't always stay up tight where they belong. It's easy to make a stand for a few bucks that will lift the bike for maintenance when you need it.
http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/78/130/ |
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Last Edit: 2008/01/09 19:06 By Musky.
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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No center stand.
Doc
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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The problem lies with a bike that is low slung with a lot of weight. It's nearly inpossible to fit a center stand with enough mechanical advantage to flip it up without breaking your leg.
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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I've had several other bikes that had the center stand and always took them off! They add a consideralble amount of weight to the bike, and like others have said, the Road* is too low to the ground. I have an atv/motorcycle jack that I boaght at wal-mart for about $60 and it works wonderfully for maintenance and detailing. I have my frame marked under the bike so all I have to do is roll it under and jack it up, I don't even tie it down, the bike is stable enough that I have never had a problem with tipping over.
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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yeah,if you just want a platform for maintenance just get a cycle jack..I got the one in the picture from Cycle Gear on sale for just $50 Works like a charm!!
( Didn't help with that damn turn signal button though  )  |
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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geeeze U guys  I agree with nola  A center stand would be nice.Harley had them as an opion for years on their big twins.EVEN  if it was made all out ouf steel it wouldn`t be that much  I probley put as much wieght as it would be over the holidays.The Cops have a pretty nice on on their bikes,ya just ride right off it  I need to take a class in metal shop  make some money off these
great ideas And since I just bought the 1000# rated sping for my bike shouldn`t matter  |
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Last Edit: 2008/01/10 07:54 By vegasdave.
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Re:Center Stand 4 Years, 4 Months ago
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doesn't the Honda Goldwing have a center stand? |
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