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GeorgiaRider · 04-04-2008, 01:11 PM

Hey folks,
The Service Manager at one of the local Honda dealerships warned me about 'dragging', or 'scraping' the center stand in a hard left-hand lean. He said he had heard about people crashing when the center stand arm makes contact with the pavement. It seems to me you would have to hit fairly hard to have it make the rear of the bike jump enough to lose traction. He suggested taking the stand off, but looking at most of the photo shots in the forums, most bikes still have the center stand intact.

I've scraped the 'feelers' on the VFR, but that's about it. My Shadow Spirit has both sides of the footpegs worn down to 'nubs', scraped the frame on the left side, and pipes on the right! That's one of the reasons that I wanted to get another VFR. Now I'll just keep the Spirit as a 2-up cruiser for around the area, and use the VFR as my 'fun bike'.

What's everyones opinion about the center stand?? Remove or leave alone?
Any horror stories?

GeorgiaRider

04-04-2008, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
GeorgiaRider Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 09:25 AM Location: Marietta, GA (Atlanta) My Ride: Brand New 2006 VFR white, 2003 Honda Shadow Spirit, 1976 KZ-1000, 1972 Honda Scrambler CL-175, Numerous Motocross bikes Posts: 84 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Center Stand Danger?? Hey folks, The Service Manager at one of the local Honda dealerships warned me about 'dragging', or 'scraping' the center stand in a hard left-hand lean. He said he had heard about people crashing when the center stand arm makes contact with the pavement. It seems to me you would have to hit fairly hard to have it make the rear of the bike jump enough to lose traction. He suggested taking the stand off, but looking at most of the photo shots in the forums, most bikes still have the center stand intact. I've scraped the 'feelers' on the VFR, but that's about it. My Shadow Spirit has both sides of the footpegs worn down to 'nubs', scraped the frame on the left side, and pipes on the right! That's one of the reasons that I wanted to get another VFR. Now I'll just keep the Spirit as a 2-up cruiser for around the area, and use the VFR as my 'fun bike'. What's everyones opinion about the center stand?? Remove or leave alone? Any horror stories? GeorgiaRider