I found an interesting process to help those who are having difficulty in getting your Goldwing on the center stand. When you park your bike roll the rear tire over a 3/4" thick piece of plywood. I use a square approx 24" square. With the rear tire on the wood use the standard process for getting your Goldwing on the stand. Wait till you see how much less effort you need. In fact you will be amazed at how easy it is.
Only comment I'd make is that doing this technique is much better if you are wearing boots. Sneakers have a softer sole and could get damaged or harm your foot. I had a square piece of 1/4" steel welded on the footpeg of the centerstand on my Silverwing scooter. More secure footing, but not entirely necessary. It all boils down to technique and practice. Great video.
I have a ride off center stand on my '02 'wing. It came with the bike and so far I really love it. I have been on all sorts of cambers, inclines declines and it performs flawlessly. It's even easier than putting it up on the stock center stand. When needing wheel cleaning I pop a 2x4 under it to get the wheel off the ground. I do enjoy your vids.
Thanks for this great video. It's just what I've needed to see it done right. Although I've put a Gold Wing on its center stand before, I've never felt perfectly safe doing it. Finally, I can be sure I'm doing this safely.
Just bought a 2009 and could not get it up on the center stand to save my life. I had adjusted the suspension from 19 to 10 before that. Then I read a blog where someone said the higher number suspension would make it a lot easier. I adjusted mine back to 15 and was able to center stand the dang thing at last.
I'm 74 years old and could not get my gold wing on the center stand. I solved my problem by using a nine inch piece of board, 1 and 1/2 inches thick. I drive the rear wheel up on the board. Leave it out of gear and put the kickstand down. Straighten the bike up and lift it on the center stand, with very little effort. The board will slide right out. My wife can do this.
Charlie, I've been doing this for a couple of years now with a 1" x 6" board about 12 inches long after reading about it in Motorcycle Consumer News - a board like this should come with every big bike with a center stand! Folks don't realize how easy it is with this simple "trick". The magic of leverage.
Thanks to a suggestion by another Wing rider, I use my LEFT foot on the center stand pedal. As the bike moves up and back, I can extend my right leg towards the rear of the bike a bit to magnify the force I'm applying. This is far easier for one of my age than using my right foot.
After dark siding 195/55/16 Gl1500 cut wood 1/3/12'' put rear wheel on it 1/4 the effort, try it and carry one better than hernia!!!!!! Had no trouble before tire!
I had my suspension upgraded to the Traxxion and after the upgrade, my bike was higher and thus easier to get on the centerstand. Actually, there was no way to get my bike on the centerstand before. So, when they say this is a piece of cake, they may not be talking about your bike with worn shocks.
Its all down to Leverage, take a look at the Foot Lever on the centre stand of that Goldwing. Anyone who uses wrenches knows that the longer the length of the wrench, the easier it will be to move the tightest of bolts, its the same principle with the stand on the wing.
I usually use a wireless mic to talk during the shoot. On this video, I did voice over on my computer, and my office has wood floors which do cause an echo. Sorry!
For those who may find this still to be difficult - a trick I learned was to drive up and place the rear tire on a 1"x 6" (really about 3/4" thick) plank (about 1 foot long is all it needs to be). This raises the rear wheel just enough to gain a lot more leverage on the center stand for unbelievable ease of lifting. This works for any large bike too (Gold Wing, BMW K1200LT etc..) Try it - your back and right leg will thank you, especially if you already have back problems
I'm 5'-6". The guy in the video is much taller. Tall or short, there is a much better solution requiring less than half the effort. Check out philsfarkles for a great product. The site has a video. I paid about $130 for it 2 years ago.
