How to put the bike on main stand?
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Hey can anyone tell me how to put the bike on main stand? I'm taking Class 2B lessons now and I really hate my lessons because of this. The instructors dont let me put the bike on side stand but only use their mouth to tell me how to do it.
They ask me to put left hand on the handle bar, right hand on crash bar and pull it up. I really use all my strength to pull until want to die but the bike still cannot go on main stand. Can someone help me by giving me another technique
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right foot step on the main stand
left hand hold the handle bar.
right hand grab the crash bar
rest ur weight on the right foot that is stepping on the main stand
at the same time pull the crash bar
look to your right and shift ur body weight to the right, in a motion like you are gonna step off and walk on ur right foot.
You don't use strength, u use body weight and swing.
with practice you will find it easy. -
kopiosatu , thank u very much for helping a newbie like me
i'll try again next lesson. -
hmm. there must be a few good instructors who r willing to show u de.. maybe u unlucky, 1st two lesson kena the attitude-problem ones
push to main stand, its a combi. of your body strength + the way u swing the bike backward.
remember to step on the main stand 1st thru the whole procedure.. u standing on the left... so u lean ur weight abit to the right -
yeah chong-ster my friends also said that maybe i m unlucky to get those attitude problem instructors for 1st 2 lessons. i'll try again next lesson. thanks for helping a newbie!!Originally posted by chong-ster:hmm. there must be a few good instructors who r willing to show u de.. maybe u unlucky, 1st two lesson kena the attitude-problem ones
push to main stand, its a combi. of your body strength + the way u swing the bike backward.
remember to step on the main stand 1st thru the whole procedure.. u standing on the left... so u lean ur weight abit to the right
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Firstly I hope you don't make sweeping statements like the instructors...
If you can't mount the bike on the main stand, you can't pass the TP test.
One thing I'd add to the technique described by the others:
When you kick down the main stand with your foot, you will reach a point when the two parts of the main stand will touch the ground. Once this happens, the bike should be stable.
This should be the point your resting point before you look half-right and swing it in one smooth motion. It is not a function of strength, it's the momentum.
One other tip is to take a deep breath and exhale when starting to pull it from this position. -
Contrarian... seriously I am not making a sweeping statement. You might have been pretty good or maybe faster at learning that's why you probably didn't get yelled at so much.
There are 2 in particular who yell so much but won't help at all. I do admit that there is one who is very helpful but there are 2 whom I got for a couple of lessons who were really horrible to all the students. In particular my 2nd lesson instructor, there was another guy who was also struggling to mount the bike and he yelled at us like as if we were expected to know evrything on the 2nd lesson.
And thank u very much for the tip. I'll take note of it. -
hey ! do u still use strength on your right foot to push the main stand when the stand is down and touching the ground already while u pull it up with the crash bar? i tried it with my friend's bike today and it was slightly easier.Originally posted by kopiosatu:right foot step on the main stand
left hand hold the handle bar.
right hand grab the crash bar
rest ur weight on the right foot that is stepping on the main stand
at the same time pull the crash bar
look to your right and shift ur body weight to the right, in a motion like you are gonna step off and walk on ur right foot.
You don't use strength, u use body weight and swing.
with practice you will find it easy. -
strength? that's why i told u to rest your weight on the stand and just move the bike backwards (your right)Originally posted by angelicpenny:hey ! do u still use strength on your right foot to push the main stand when the stand is down and touching the ground already while u pull it up with the crash bar? i tried it with my friend's bike today and it was slightly easier. -
actually i'm bad student who took 33 lessons at SSDC before i finished - took lesson 1 six times, lesson 3 five times and lesson 6 six times. you wouldn't believe how bad i was at controlling the bike at slow speeds, and i had my fair share of yelling.Originally posted by angelicpenny:Contrarian... seriously I am not making a sweeping statement. You might have been pretty good or maybe faster at learning that's why you probably didn't get yelled at so much.
i've had at least sixteen of the instructors taking me before. what i'm saying is that i wouldn't make a statement that the instructors at SSDC are "..." even today, because it is not becoming to make generalisations to a whole class of people because of a few.
i don't like being stereotyped and i don't think you would either. imagine if someone called you a lousy lady biker who can't even set the bike on the stand and that lady bikers are like that.
as you say, some instructors perhaps aren't as friendly as you like, but relax. you just started your lessons. wait till you finish the course and look back.
back to your question: it's not a matter of strength. Note: pull not with your arm strength, but with your shift of your body weight.
use the momentum of the swinging motion once you have both sides of the main stand on the ground. look right, step down, shifting your body weight by pulling right with one smooth motion. if you miss, keep the bike with the two sides of the main stand on the ground, breathe in, try again after composing yourself. -
ok... got to try again... still trying to get the hang of this. But do u try to push the stand forward as u pull the bike back? my friend was telling me to do this... might help he said.Originally posted by kopiosatu:strength? that's why i told u to rest your weight on the stand and just move the bike backwards (your right) -
Ok Contrarian I see your point that it was wrong of me to generalise all instructors as unhelpful because I did get one who was giving me alot of attention helping me to adjust my posture, my throttle & clutch control & showed me how to mount the bike once...
Hopefully it would get better, my last 2 lessons were still horrible. I'm still stuck at lesson 1 after 4 attempts.... goodness.... I think I must be damn slow at learning..... -
Note : Main rest got 2 contact points with the ground and make sure these 2 contact points is resting on the ground before you pull ... else the bike will be unstable ...
Good luck
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Thanks!Originally posted by nick34:Note : Main rest got 2 contact points with the ground and make sure these 2 contact points is resting on the ground before you pull ... else the bike will be unstable ...
Good luck
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For Class 2B bikes, I can put the bike on the main stand just with biceps and arm.
For those who are smaller built, I suggest using your thigh muscles.
Bend your right knees slightly (foot steppin on the mainstand), and jerk at the crash bar by straightening your right leg, at the same time using your body weight to pull up at the crash bar.
Practice. How many times do you park during a lesson?
Not much.
Don't worry. In time you will get the hang of it.
On the TP riding test, you must park your bike on the mainstand when you finish. -
by resting your weight on the stand you are stabilising the fulcrum point.Originally posted by angelicpenny:ok... got to try again... still trying to get the hang of this. But do u try to push the stand forward as u pull the bike back? my friend was telling me to do this... might help he said.
with a little jerk backwards on the crashbar, your bike will swing onto the mainstand.
technically speaking as you rest your weight on the stand while leaning to your right to lift up the rear crash bar, you are rolling the mainstand forward. -
use your streghth and gravity