The bike picky-uppy, spinny-roundy thing...

[Ceri JC]

The other night I did the thing where you pick the bike up and spin it around the centrestand (it was raining outside and I wanted to turn the bike round in the garage). Aside from being suprised out how easy it was, I was fairly confident I could do it again, should the need arise, without dropping it (touches wood).

I read in a magazine (think it was Fast Bikes) that this is inadvisable as the centrestand on bikes was never made to take those sort of loads. Now, on some bikes, I'd be quite worried, but as the SV seems to lean over onto the sidestand more than most bikes, I imagine it's a fair bit stronger/more substantial.

So, should I be able to do it on the SV with no problems?

If the centrestand does break, will I get any sort of warning first (bending of centrestand etc.), or will it just shear off and skewer me in the foot before the bike crashes to the floor resulting in £100s of damage?

Have the people with K4s (or I imagine any 'pointies') who do it regularly (Courdelion, etc.) experienced any problems as a result? Bent sidestands, sidestand no longer touches the 'sidestand up' safety switch, etc.

Anyone ever heard of the sidestand on an SV snapping due to this?

One more question; Is there a proper name for/shorter term than, 'The bike picky-uppy, spinny-roundy thing'? :)

[Supervox]

All I'm gonna say is that the stand was designed to take the weight of the bike with the wheels on the ground.

It makes me wince everytime I see someone do 'the bike picky-uppy, spinny-roundy thing' or when I see people sat or lying on their bikes whilst on the side stand.

[adam]

I tried it and almost put my back out lol. I can see the benefit and seems very effective when done well but I couldn't seem to master it.

[Jelster]

I do it all the time. If the bike balances well it shouldn't be a problem...

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[zx6man]

Are you just too weak to lift the whole bike?? :D

[Godikus]

Are you just too weak to lift the whole bike?? :D

:lol: i was gonna say that

[ophic]

i've seen dealers do it to maneuver bikes around their showroom & outside. I can't imagine they'd do it if it was likely to damage the bikes. Never tried it myself - you need slightly more room but i tend to haul the rear tyre around with the grab handle. It's heavy :oops:

[Godikus]

the way i see it *ahem*

The side stand is designed to take the weight of the bike with alot of the weight going through the wheels on the ground. if you lift the weight onto the side stand then i could see how it could be damaged (possibly) but if you lift alot of the weight off of the stand by lifting as much of the weight of the bike as you can then the stand should be fine.

Alot of center stands should be absolutely fine for holding the whole weight of the bike as they do lift the bike off the ground. My dads old BMW would balance perfectly with both wheels off the ground on the center stand. so i see ne reson why a center stand should be damaged by doing this.

You could always invest in one of those things that you put on your stand/wheel to turn the bike in tight places like a garage if you intend to do it often. would seem well worth it if you are worried.

[suzsv650]

ive done it a few times its better thandoing a 16 point turn in a small space! :lol:

[Ed]

I'd never even thought of it :oops:

[BURNER]

I've been doing it for years with various bikes. Not had a sidestand break yet, some of my other bikes were much heavier than a SV.

Started out when me and my mates would balance the bike on it's front wheel and side stand while somebody lubed the chain. The balance point of a Z750 (1981 model) was found and we spent a drunken afternoon spinning it around my mates driveway, that bike never broke and the old Zed was no lightweight. The only injuries were hangovers and one pillock who sat on a hot barbeque grill, story for another time p'haps.

[Haircut]

Not meaning to sound stupid but . . . .

how? :?

[Godikus]

Not meaning to sound stupid but . . . .

how? :?

basicly put the stand down and tilt the bike over the stand to get both wheels off the ground. then spin