Centerstand Dynamics 101

["David Arnett" <DArnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I first got the ST, I was embarrassed to ask how the hell to get the bike up on its centerstand (my first bike with a centerstand).  I would pull up on the "handle" and push down on the stand, stress and strain and nothing happened.  BAD GEOMETRY BY INCORRECTLY VECTORING FORCES!!  I tried this several times (alone with no one watching) and failed every time.  I soon learned that I had to pull the bike up and back at the same time while pushing the stand down and away.  I then learned that I can bounce the bike by compressing the rear suspension and popping the bike up onto the centerstand on the upward stroke of the suspension.  Cool huh?  Now getting the bike up on its centerstand is incredibly easy compared to being impossible when I didn't know how to use one!!




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