Side Stand Turn

[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

Has anyone done this pivot and turn while putting the weight on the side stand? I started to do it but dam she is a heavy girl, didn't want to push my luck so I stopped before getting any real weight on it.
Not sure if the side stand can handle the weight or not.

 

[AntrimMan]

Has anyone done this pivot and turn while putting the weight on the side stand? I started to do it but dam she is a heavy girl, didn't want to push my luck so I stopped before getting any real weight on it.
Not sure if the side stand can handle the weight or not.

Not on the side stand, but using the main stand I pivot all the time. On a hard surface only and with the engine off of course. Pull her over onto your right hip, both hands on the bars and walk in a backwards circle.

 

[Sierra1]

I wouldn't trust the side stand. The one on the RT broke without doing this maneuver. I too use the center stand, but I just push down on the passenger seat, to get the front tire off of the ground, while pivoting on the stand.

 

[MFP]

I never understood why folks do that with a larger bike.

 

[Sierra1]

Limited space, usually in a garage. Quite easy to do.

 

[MFP]

Limited space, usually in a garage. Quite easy to do.

If there is a limited, tighter space wouldn't pivoting a large bike on the side stand actually present a wider size to maneuver?

 

[Sierra1]

Nope. Pivots in it's own length. 7'-ish. Turning circle is 13'-ish? But, center stand, not side stand.

 

[MFP]

Nope. Pivots in it's own length. 7'-ish. Turning circle is 13'-ish? But, center stand, not side stand.

I was referring to side stand as SSBB originally mentioned....

 

[Sierra1]

I was referring to side stand as SSBB originally mentioned....

Oh. . . . OK, yeah, I wouldn't do that.

 

[DamonS]

i do it all the time *shrug*. i normally just raise it enough to lift the rear wheel, and all the front wheel to navigate the turn. could be why she sits a bit lower than the other bikes on the side stand, but well that's why i've got the crashbars installed

 

[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

I wouldn't trust the side stand. The one on the RT broke without doing this maneuver. I too use the center stand, but I just push down on the passenger seat, to get the front tire off of the ground, while pivoting on the stand.

Good idea! I will try it on the centre stand. Thanks.

 

[Sierra1]

Good idea! I will try it on the centre stand. Thanks.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Saw a guy do a dosy doe in a showroom with a Royal Star. You wouldn't think the side stand would hold up that beast at all, he made it look like magic.

 

[Don T]

I've done it a few times on the side stand.
So far nothing have bend or broken...

 

[Sierra1]

I do agree that the side stand method would be easier. I just don't trust that poor spindly piece of metal to support Big Bertha, on regular basis. I mean, if superior German engineering produced a side stand that broke when used properly . . . . how can I expect just ordinary Japanese engineering to be any better.

 

[holligl]

BTW, In case you weren't aware, the S10 also comes with a built in rear tire bead breaker. Put it on the center stand and the kickstand down. Position the rear wheel and tire strategically under the side stand (properly protecting the disk) and pull the bike's weight onto the sidestand and tire close to the rim. Work it and adjust as needed. As always, a little lube will speed it up.

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[BadNews]

BTW, In case you weren't aware, the S10 also comes with a built in rear tire bead breaker. Put it on the center stand and the kickstand down. Position the rear wheel and tire strategically under the side stand (properly protecting the disk) and pull the bike's weight onto the sidestand and tire close to the rim. Work it and adjust as needed. As always, a little lube will speed it up.

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No thanks.