Sorry, that i dont have any spare one, but mine 907 came also without it, but i managed to buy it from Ducati dealer(cant remeber price :umm: ) But anyway, it helps A LOT to put bike to centerstand :thumbup:

Antti

The bolt through the centre of my handle recently snapped & since then I have just grabbed hold of the rear footpeg bracket & find this just as easy so it is not really that much of an advantage.

I've found the easiest way to get the bike up on the centerstand is to do it without even getting off of it. I lock the front brake, and push the stand down with my foot so the bike is resting on it. This centers the bike and holds it up while you push down on the front end, then pull back on the bars and release the brake all in one motion. Sounds tricker than it is but once you get the motion down it's simple. Basically you let the fork springs rock the bike backwards onto the stand. Just watch your shin... if you're in the wrong position on the bike, the footpeg will bite you!

I know it sounds complicated, but really, it works great. Plus it will amaze your neighbors and impress your friends!

But what I started out to say was, yeah, if I'm standing next to the bike, the lever does help with getting it on the stand...

I reckon that deserves a round of applause! Sounds like fun, Craig ... I can't wait to try it!

I can see a huge run on replacement mirrors as we all try this & fall over. :laugh:

I for one will give it a go. ( in the privacy of my shed with mattress all around me

Hey, DesmoDog

I think you've started something here. I gave it a whirl last night in the driveway and it worked surprisingly well? I gave a repeat performance in the parking lot this morning at work.

Regards, B

Yes but can you do the one handed superman tail grab at the same time :screwy: I think my handle question could lead to a formation parking team.
Note to self :funny: Must buy shares in ducati panel company.

Keep smiling Bill

Um, I should perhaps point out one little detail on this... the ground has to be fairly level, side to side. It's incredibly easy to do if the bike is parked pointed up hill slightly. (But that much harder to get OFF the stand when you leave!)

Seriously though, it is very simple to do once you get the technique down. With your weight on the centerstand tang, the stand itself is solidly on the ground, and the bike is very stable. It can move around quite a bit with no problems. Just keep that stand pressed down! If the bike doesn't make it all the way up, it will rock forward again. And watch your shin... I know at least one of you is going to slam it into the footpeg. That hurts. A lot. Ask me how I know.

Now I need to think of some catchy name for the manuever so I can take credit for it when it sweeps world.. even though I'm sure I stole it from someone else!

How about 'The Craig Manouevre', or just 'The Craig', as in 'Do the Craig'?

And those with a bruised shin will have a "DesmoDog Leg." :laugh:

Regards, B

I think I'll continue with the side stand, it's much easier!

Unless the ground is level I don't trust centre stands at all!

Great thread though, sore shins and all!

I love my centre stand & actually prefer it to the side stand, To see "the Mistress" standing tall on the centrestand evokes images of other Classic Dukes like the MHR, 900ss, greenframe & 750F1, all of which only came with a centrestand. Sometimes the site of her perched up tall just makes me all goosebumpy & excited, can't wait to get on & ride. But then again the view frrom the left as she sits proped up on the side stand stirs a whole different lot of emotions within me. Ooohhh I just love the Paso..... but maybe I need to get a life

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Don't worry Red, you're all right. That's just how it's supposed to feel.