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Raising height of stand?

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Steve H

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BMW R18 Transcontinental and Honda Valkyrie 1520 F6C (2002)
I have a 2022 R18 Transcontinental. I'm 64 years old with a recently replaced left hip and a back that is slowly falling apart. I can lift the bike 'ok' for now but, looking ahead, wonder whether anyone has found a decent R18-compatible product that just raises the stand a little so the bike is a little more upright? Thanks in advance. I'm a newbie, just arrived about 10 minutes ago, so hope you'll be kind and not suggest that I buy a smaller lighter bike...or a trike! :ROFLMAO: Not ready for that.
 
Anibal said:
Welcome aboard and congratulations on your bike. Never though about that but I quickly found this on eBay. May not be what you are looking for exactly but you get the idea.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305132861729?_ul=GB&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338990947&toolid=10001&customid=eb:g:vms:eb:p:305132861729;{GCLID}&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21349563577&gbraid=0AAAAADmMgihiSJR1Fz_a1QXie33vYi1yz&gclid=Cj0KCQjw953DBhCyARIsANhIZoaIzCWk-oUGWHk7hRr4tlInEj-_NXuJNsS9X2ySbt9wwrtF6u4JlmsaArw1EALw_wcB
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Thanks @Anibal and thank you for replying so quickly. That would be perfect but (officially at least) only fits Harleys. This is the only alternative I've seen on E bay, but I'm not convinced it would be a good idea.

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This may sound a little nutty, but maybe you could carry a hockey puck or something similar in your jacket pocket, drop it before you get off and kick it into position? I did something like this to get the bike more upright for cleaning and inspection, but never thought of it for normal use. Also, I find it helpful to mount the bike like a horse...step on the floorboard first and throw your leg over, then sit and upright the bike. The technique mentioned by Reedman71 is also helpful.
 
RhoXS said:
This may sound a little nutty, but maybe you could carry a hockey puck or something similar in your jacket pocket, drop it before you get off and kick it into position? I did something like this to get the bike more upright for cleaning and inspection, but never thought of it for normal use. Also, I find it helpful to mount the bike like a horse...step on the floorboard first and throw your leg over, then sit and upright the bike. The technique mentioned by Reedman71 is also helpful.
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How does one pickup the puck before riding off..?

I've used the "turning the bars to the right", and lifting the bike by grabbing underneath the gas tank for those rare moments where I parked on a slight incline...
 
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Star-Lord said:
How does one pickup the puck before riding off..?

I've used the "turning the bars to the right", and lifting the bike by grabbing underneath the gas tank for those rare moments where I parked on a slide incline...
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Lol! That's a good point. When cleaning my bike I just kicked it out, but of course the bike went back down on the stand and I picked it up from the garage floor. Haha.
 
Reedman71 said:
Have you tried turning the handlebars all the way right, holding the front break, and push method? Makes my bike come up off the stand very easy.
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Thanks @Reedman71 yes it definitely helps. One of the issues (I think) is that virtually all motorcycles are built to be ridden and parked on the right hand side of the road so the camber of the road holds the bike up more vertically. Here in the UK we're still stupid enough to ride on the left so the camber of the road just takes the bike over those few extra degrees making it harder to pick up.
 
RhoXS said:
This may sound a little nutty, but maybe you could carry a hockey puck or something similar in your jacket pocket, drop it before you get off and kick it into position? I did something like this to get the bike more upright for cleaning and inspection, but never thought of it for normal use. Also, I find it helpful to mount the bike like a horse...step on the floorboard first and throw your leg over, then sit and upright the bike. The technique mentioned by Reedman71 is also helpful.
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Not nutty at all although I assume you'd have to have the puck attached to a piece of string or something...otherwise you'd have to put the bike back down to pick up the puck and defeat the benefit! :ROFLMAO:
 
Steve H said:
Not nutty at all although I assume you'd have to have the puck attached to a piece of string or something...otherwise you'd have to put the bike back down to pick up the puck and defeat the benefit! :ROFLMAO:
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That is an alternative. Once the kick stand is retracted, you can pull the string, wrap the puck around it and tuck it in your jacket pocket. May not be the most elegant solution but who cares? If it helps it helps. Where about in Kent are you? I am in Essex, not far from Dartford.
 
 
I may be wrong in my thinking.... But if you stand the bike up more on the stand, would it make it more susceptible to blowing over in high winds or if someone starts messing with it?
 
harrisrc740 said:
I may be wrong in my thinking.... But if you stand the bike up more on the stand, would it make it more susceptible to blowing over in high winds or if someone starts messing with it?
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Thanks for responding @harrisrc740. There's a middle ground, I guess, where the motorcycle is just a few more degrees upright but still completely secure/stable. On my previous ride (a Goldwing) I had someone weld a steel block about 1/2" under the original stand-foot. It worked well, but a little more difficult to do with the R18 because of how the stand reacts when you put the bike down on it. It sort of sits once...then slips out a second time. First time I used it, I thought the bike was going to go over. I'm a very new owner so will hopefully adjust myself...rather than the stand. Thanks again.
 
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