Trick to get Bike on Center Stand

[snark]

This thread shows what is probably the easiest way. No wood needed. This method has yet to fail. Thank Earlfor for the lesson.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=83935&highlight=centerstand

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Steve gave a great discription on how to do this in the first page here. It really is easy, I can put my 530lbs bike on the centre stand in my bare feet!

I couldn't do it without shoes on.
I went into the garage one night to put the bike up on the centerstand but only had socks on. I lift the bike correctly and have never had a problem. Without shoes on I started to lift and it hurt the bottom of my foot pretty good, right in the arch.
I didn't realize how much pressure you put on your foot. It's not just on your right arm.
If you can do it barefoot, you got some tough feet!

[earlfor]

From the factory manual for 82: Dry weight 540 pounds, so I was off, but 558 is for what model? The one I have access to is for a G model, L's heavier?

Water weighs 8 pounds a gallon so since oil and gas both float, so 6.5 per gallon isn't likely too far off, making 574.8, and 6 pound for oil? 580.8.
close, but not 600, unless the L is heavier.
(Is boingk's an L?)

Gas weighs 6 lbs per gallon and oil weighs 7.5 lbs per gallon (1.875 lbs per qt.)

[trevor]

I couldn't do it without shoes on.
I went into the garage one night to put the bike up on the centerstand but only had socks on. I lift the bike correctly and have never had a problem. Without shoes on I started to lift and it hurt the bottom of my foot pretty good, right in the arch.
I didn't realize how much pressure you put on your foot. It's not just on your right arm.
If you can do it barefoot, you got some tough feet!

I said I can do it in bare feet, I didn't say it was a good idea. Funny that's how I found out I could do it, one night I went out to the garage in bare feet and noticed my bike was on the side stand so I gave it a shot. It did not feel great but not bad really.