Spinning a bike on the stand...

[Digby]

Will this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-aLE8WhEo&fea...

or this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pcpg3KBfw&fea...

...mess up the stand after a while? I was thinking of getting one of those mini turntables and a centre stand, but I
came across those links and wondered if anyone else does this and if so, will the stand take it?

[rsv gone!]

I've done it with small bikes but always in the other direction - as that seems more likely to keep the stand in place. I've never fancied doing it on my own bike, though.


There is some footage of someone turning a turbo hyabusa around on the stand;

4 minutes in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sdz-0NWfoc

[Jetl3on]

Yes it will, I learned that the hard way on my very first Supersports 12 years ago.

Avoid it if you can.

[catso]

I wouldn't do it, especially on my Ducati the stands are weak enough as it is and I know of several that have broken and of one that actually broke the crankcase where the stand bolts on to.

[Digby]

Ta chaps, I won't bother with that then!

[Busamav]

Digby said:

Ta chaps, I won't bother with that then!

its fine to do occaisionally imho , but I wouldnt make a habbit of it

[Mad Dave]

It depends on the bike - I used to do it all the time with my Bandit as the stand was like a scaffold pole - conversely, I'd never take the risk on the R1 as the stand is tiny and flexes enough in normal use!

[Wasted Bullet]

Cool, I learnt something today...