Video placing ST1300 on centerstand

[gspears]

Might not be the right way but I always put it on the center stand and park in such a way that I can just hop on, put it in gear, rock it forward and when it hits the ground I'm gone. Works for me.

 

[GlassAnkles]

Using your heel might be safer. If you use your forefoot it places all the force on the Achilles and could be trouble. A fellow rider i know tore his doing this on a goldwing.

 

[dduelin]

Using your heel might be safer. If you use your forefoot it places all the force on the Achilles and could be trouble. A fellow rider i know tore his doing this on a goldwing.

Thank you for the suggestion. I found there is not sufficient clearance between my Goldwing's exhaust pipe and the centerstand pedal to slip my foot (in a shoe, much less a boot) and get the heel on top of the pedal so I tried turning my foot 90 degrees and using the heel. With the foot rotated 90 degrees to the hip I couldn't use the strength of my upper leg to extend the leg plus the rotated knee seemed poised for a twisting injury.

 

[Al st1100]

We need to get Mondos opinion on this one. I believe he broke or tore his ankle center standing his 1300 with flip flops or something like that.