Center stand How do I get the bike up on the center stand?

If the stand causes the bike to lean you cannot use the stand to measure. There are center type stands on older units that hold the bike level for checking it otherwise you need assistance or a seperate stand

Place the bike on level ground with the center kickstand to make the bike level. The oil should be between the marks on the dipstick.

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Left hand on handlebar grip, right hand on handle under the seat, right foot on the centerstand lever, bike vertical on flat ground with the handlebars/front tire straight. Push down on the foot lever of the stand while lifting from the handle. Most of the work done is by pushing the lever and the lift handle is mostly for stabilizing and helping to raise the bike. This applies to all bikes and once you get the feel for it you'll find that any size bike is pretty easy to put on the stand. I can center stand my CBR1100XX while on the bike, first time was hard, but once I got it down it's fairly easy.

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The center stand on the bike is probably not the original stand. Just go to a commercial welding shop and have them weld a chunk of metal to the stand. The new metal should bump the frame at a chosen point, thus solving the problem.

On newer model bikes there is no dipstick, just a cap.
so to check the oil level, you need to look on the engine cover itself.
there will be a sight glass, with 2 hash marks on the case .
lower line is minimum, top line is maximun

If the sight glass is too dirty, warm up the bike and then change the oil and filter.
Then watch the sight glass as you fill the oil.

if bike is equipped with a center stand, always check oil on center stand.
if no center stand then check oil with bike on kickstand.

The sight glass will be either on the right side lower engine cover
or left side lower engine cover.
it it round and about the size of a quater.

Hope to be helpful.
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Big al

Check the oil level with the bike level, on the center stand, either before you start the engine in the morning or after it's had at least 5-10 minutes for oil to trickle down after you turn off the motor.

That's all there is to it!

LET BIKE SIT FOR 5 MIN. STAND BIKE STRAIGHT UP.(WITH OUT KICK STAND TOUCHING GROUND) LOOK ON RIGHT SIDE OF BIKE THROUGH SIGHT GLASS. OIL SHOULD BE HALF TO A LITTLE ABOVE CENTER OF GLASS

Possibilities include:

-worn shock bushings
-worn/faulty bearings at final drive pivot point

If you have a center stand for your bike, you can do some diagnostic work yourself with the bike on the ctr. stand.

Try moving the wheel while holding it at 12 and 6 and 9 and 3 O'clock positions. Listen/feel for clicking. This would indicate a loose or defective final drive pivot bearings.

Lift the wheel from the 12 o'clock position and see if the click noise comes from the shock bushings.

Very hard to diagnose without a center stand or service stand.

Good Luck

Yes , it may require some light lubricating at around the stand but first you will need to clean up throughly around the stand fittings better to use WD40 and thn some mineral oil as lubricant.
Not bad too to check the spring of its tension!
Hope this helps!

but no part number associated with it. I was thinking possibly that the side stand on a scarabeo was from previous years and not applicable to my 08. Would anyone have any information on this? It would be great to just drop a side stand lean the bike and walk away.... rather than step off balance the bike find proper footing on the center stand lever and stomp. ,I've been wanting the side stand as well (Aprilia Lateral Stand part# 853489), but according to AF1, it is not available yet. , ,,