Center Stand Stability?
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Road Warrior
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Center Stand Stability?
For you Guys and Gals with Center Stands........
How stable is your ride while on the Center Stand?
Out of the Center Stands that are on the market which is the most stable or are they all about the same?
I read somewhere Center Stands are not as stable as when the bike is on the side stand because of the triangle that is made with the tires and jiffy stand. Is this true?
Has anyone ever had a strong wind try to upset your ride while on the center stand?
I live in the Ozarks and almost every thing is on a slight grade, even the parking lots
Just wondering here... Thanks for your time!
How stable is your ride while on the Center Stand?
Out of the Center Stands that are on the market which is the most stable or are they all about the same?
I read somewhere Center Stands are not as stable as when the bike is on the side stand because of the triangle that is made with the tires and jiffy stand. Is this true?
Has anyone ever had a strong wind try to upset your ride while on the center stand?
I live in the Ozarks and almost every thing is on a slight grade, even the parking lots
Just wondering here... Thanks for your time!
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From: Grayland, WA.
Don't even attempt to use it on a side angle. I only use mine in the garage or while washing the scoot in the level driveway. Super stable on level ground, I can step on the floorboard and mount the scoot no problems. Wind? At nearly 900 lbs it's gonna take one heck of a wind to do anything to it.
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For you Guys and Gals with Center Stands........
How stable is your ride while on the Center Stand?
Out of the Center Stands that are on the market which is the most stable or are they all about the same?
I read somewhere Center Stands are not as stable as when the bike is on the side stand because of the triangle that is made with the tires and jiffy stand. Is this true?
Has anyone ever had a strong wind try to upset your ride while on the center stand?
I live in the Ozarks and almost every thing is on a slight grade, even the parking lots
Just wondering here... Thanks for your time!
How stable is your ride while on the Center Stand?
Out of the Center Stands that are on the market which is the most stable or are they all about the same?
I read somewhere Center Stands are not as stable as when the bike is on the side stand because of the triangle that is made with the tires and jiffy stand. Is this true?
Has anyone ever had a strong wind try to upset your ride while on the center stand?
I live in the Ozarks and almost every thing is on a slight grade, even the parking lots
Just wondering here... Thanks for your time!
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just made my own and i can stand on passenger board and hang out off the side of the bike and rock on it and it dont move and im no light weight around the 100 kilo's and 6' so i guess its stable 
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From: Retired and living in the mountains of NE PA
Don't even think about using it on side-angled surfaces. The ground has to be level. The only kind of angle you can use it on is when the front of the bike is facing uphill.
