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I use the center stand for several reasons, the most recent being to reduce my parked "footprint" when in a parking deck with three or four other motorcycles.

On a smooth concrete floor, the center stand also provides a cheesy way to pivot your parked bike. Push down on the FJR's tail until the front tire lifts off the floor, then gently (I said GENTLY) push the tail sideways until you're facing wherever you want to go. This will scratch the concrete floor, but it's a lot easier than doing 135 back-and-forths to turn the bike around in a confined space.

Uncle Hud wrote:I use the center stand for several reasons, the most recent being to reduce my parked "footprint" when in a parking deck with three or four other motorcycles.

On a smooth concrete floor, the center stand also provides a cheesy way to pivot your parked bike. Push down on the FJR's tail until the front tire lifts off the floor, then gently (I said GENTLY) push the tail sideways until you're facing wherever you want to go. This will scratch the concrete floor, but it's a lot easier than doing 135 back-and-forths to turn the bike around in a confined space.

Start engine, put in gear, point bike where you want it to go, hold front brake tight, give it some throttle and release clutch.

Before you do this, start video camera and say "Hold my beer, and watch this".

Also, with four bikes (at least another one coming) in the garage, standing them all up straight takes up less space.
FJR on the centerstand.
KTM on the lift stand.
DRZSM on the swingarm stand
CRF70 wherever the heck I feel like stashing it at the moment.

raYzerman wrote:So it now begs the question, why are you not using the more stable side stand which is easier and can be done barefoot also......

Great...now we gonna have 7 more pages.

I am in the same boat/garage situation as Gixxer. My bike is stuffed into the garage it is against the wall on one side and I have 2 inches between it and my ridgeline. Could not get the truck in the garage if I did not use the center stand. Well, I could park in my wife's spot, but that would get me a sleeping spot in the garage.

Garages for for bikes!!!! Not cars, not trucks, not SUV's.

gixxerjasen wrote:Garages for for bikes!!!! Not cars, not trucks, not SUV's.

That's the truth right there! Unless SWAMBO insists of course.....

raYzerman wrote:So it now begs the question, why are you not using the more stable side stand which is easier and can be done barefoot also......

Personally, I have always felt that the center stand is more stable than the sidestand.

Hppants wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdf9-hRt410

I might think that's brilliant. I'll ask my wife.