Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions

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* Finally, the centerstand is best used on a flat sturdy surface. If you have trouble putting your bike on the centerstand, visit [[I am having trouble putting my bike on its centerstand... | this link]].

Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm stand. [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd | Pit Bull's one] is known to work:

Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm stand. [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd Pit Bull's one] is known to work:

http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/images/lg_ss_rear2.jpg

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== Common Mistakes ==

* Forgetting to disconnect the battery or not doing it right and frying something;

* Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident;

* Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar.

<i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can seat backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i>

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 * Finally, the centerstand is best used on a flat sturdy surface. If you have trouble putting your bike on the centerstand, visit [[I am having trouble putting my bike on its centerstand... | this link]].
-Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm stand. [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd | Pit Bull's one] is known to work:
+Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm stand. [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd  Pit Bull's one] is known to work:
 http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/images/lg_ss_rear2.jpg
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 == Common Mistakes ==
+* Forgetting to disconnect the battery or not doing it right and frying something;
+* Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident;
+* Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar.
+<i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can seat backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i>