Riding off Center stand?

[Trailace]

Can you ride off the center stand on the S 10? I did it all the time on the GS

 

[Dogdaze]

In a nut shell, yes. Some people do it, some don't. Nothing stopping you from doing it, as long as you are comfortable.

 

[patrickg450]

smart arse answer: anything you can do on a BMW you can do better on an ST.

 

[~TABASCO~]

Sure, I do it all the time... ::008::

 

[JRE]

::026::
Used to do it all the time on my FZ1 too

 

[Lutsie]

I do it. Makes life a lot easier when mounting up fully loaded with camping gear.

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[Trailace]

smart arse answer: anything you can do on a BMW you can do better on an ST.

Ok let's not go there. Lol

 

[limey]

smart arse answer: anything you can do on a BMW you can do better on an ST.

But you do need a hand to get it on the center stand.

 

[patrickg450]

But you do need a hand to get it on the center stand.

probably need a BMW mechanic at 135/hour

 

[klunsford]

I ride mine mostly off of the center stand. The old retired Police officers that I drink coffee with call me a show off. I call it normal...

 

[patrickg450]

I ride mine mostly off of the center stand. The old retired Police officers that I drink coffee with call me a show off. I call it normal...

show off

 

[Tweak]

I was under the impression that is the only way to ride off lol

 

[thork]

Dumb question (or person!) but how do you do this? I tried today but had to lean forward to get the center stand to drop then quickly drive off and away before the whole thing tipped over. Just seems a little awkward.

I was thinking some of you might be leaning backwards to get an already-moving rear wheel to catch the pavement or something?

Maybe I'm already doing it right

 

[AVGeek]

Dumb question (or person!) but how do you do this? I tried today but had to lean forward to get the center stand to drop then quickly drive off and away before the whole thing tipped over. Just seems a little awkward.

I was thinking some of you might be leaning backwards to get an already-moving rear wheel to catch the pavement or something?

Maybe I'm already doing it right

I don't know if I would call it a ride off, but I am on the bike in riding position, and rock it forward to roll it off the center stand. My feet are not on the pegs when I do this. No throttle is used.

 

[TenereStreets]

I wanna see some videos. Did a search and found this. Comments?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/S6MSeJGLbsQ?rel=0&showinfo=0

 

[markjenn]

I'm also unsure of what "riding off the center stand" means. Rocking the bike off the center stand while astride? Doing the same, but with the bike in gear and feet on the pegs, applying power as in the video? Actually using engine power to push the bike off the stand by getting the rear wheel turning and then rocking the bike back so that the rear wheel thrusts the bike off the stand?

I do the first as it seems much safer than rocking the bike off the stand while standing to one side. Beyond this, whatever floats your boat, but I will say that "garage maneuvers" are fraught with opportunities for a silly drop. Anything you can do to slow things down and be deliberate is usually safer.

- Mark

 

[BaldKnob]

Dumb question (or person!) but how do you do this? I tried today but had to lean forward to get the center stand to drop then quickly drive off and away before the whole thing tipped over. Just seems a little awkward.

I was thinking some of you might be leaning backwards to get an already-moving rear wheel to catch the pavement or something?

Maybe I'm already doing it right

You get the gist but might be over-thinking it a bit. Practice makes the process easier. Imagine it like a drop, off a curb at slow speed. I'm usually engine on, clutch pulled and in 1st. Lean forward, feet on pegs, attack position. How much lean depends on the pitch of the machine. When centerstand retracts, be ready to adjust BODY to counter gravity. If balance is achieved, apply throttle and ease out the clutch. Incline, camber, wind and spectators all conspire to see you fall.

 

[thork]

You get the gist but might be over-thinking it a bit. Practice makes the process easier. Imagine it like a drop, off a curb at slow speed. I'm usually engine on, clutch pulled and in 1st. Lean forward, feet on pegs, attack position. How much lean depends on the pitch of the machine. When centerstand retracts, be ready to adjust BODY to counter gravity. If balance is achieved, apply throttle and ease out the clutch. Incline, camber, wind and spectators all conspire to see you fall.

Ok yeah, so that's what I've been doing. Just much more eloquently phrased ::025::