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    Smile Centre Stand 250cc road bike.

    Does anyone know the road bike 250cc models of recent 12 years that has a centre stand for quick oil checks and chain adjustments (other than the GN 250) Older blokes don,t want to be lifting heavy bikes onto frames.
    Even my honda ct 90 had a centre stand, also yamaha rx 125 and suzuki 50cc--all road bikes big and small had them not so long ago. I see websites in England and Aussie where you can buy them as extras for 125 quid plus fitting and post--but that,s only a few models. If customers demand them-manufacturers may make them.
    Anyway my next purchase will be a bike with a centre stand- IST requirement. CAN the latest Virago have a cente stand fitted???

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    I'm pretty sure the Yamaha Scorpio has a centre-stand.

    I agree, such a pain in the arse not having one.

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    Zzr 250

    GSX250(?)

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    yep GSX250 has a centre stand

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    thanks to replys
    Kawasaki zzr has one I seen on trade me. 2006 model there done 90,000 kms in two years..must be a good bike. Whoops--a GPX that is--what a large mileage for 2 years
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    Hyosung makes 'em.
    Additional extra though.

    Just buy a Paddock stand. Cheap, and can use it on your future bikes as well. Mines already paid for itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gubb View Post
    Hyosung makes 'em.
    Additional extra though.

    Just buy a Paddock stand. Cheap, and can use it on your future bikes as well. Mines already paid for itself.
    But it's a bit of a pain carrying one around everywhere in case you need to work on the bike on the side of the road!


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    Paddock stand is the way to go. If I ever get a bike with a centre stand I'll remove it after a few minutes. It's actually easier to put the bike on a paddock stand than it is to use a centre stand. I nearly give myself a hernia every time I put the wife's GSX750F on the centre stand.
    Apart from the fact that it's an extra 3 kilos of useless metal that you're carrying around on the bike.
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    Like the man said, it's a pain having to strap the paddock stand on the bike. And the y'still carrying the same 3kg (probably more)

    Absence of a centre stand would rule a bike out if I were buying new.

    I shall pointedly refrain from mentioning that ONCE UPON A TIME every respectable bike had a centre stand , a prop stand (often two) a rear wheel stand, a front wheel stand. All as standard. And quickly detachable wheels that could easily be removed by the roadside with no tools whatsoever. No, I won't mention that. Might raise too many questions of the "have we really made any progress over the last 30 years" variety.
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    Quote Originally Posted by middleaged2wheeler View Post
    thanks to replys
    Kawasaki zzr has one I seen on trade me. 2006 model there done 90,000 kms in two years..must be a good bike. Whoops--a GPX that is--what a large mileage for 2 years
    If you click on the speedo photo of that bike you can see it has done 9000km silly bugger has included the 100 metre units.

    I paid $6000 for a new one last year and have seen some yellow 2001 ones go for $3500-4000 not long ago.

    The gpx goes well compared to my GN 250 I had the year before, at 110-120km/hr highway riding it does about 300km on 15L with 3L still in reserve (good size tank for touring). Soft rear shock is no good for really loading it up with gear or a pillion but it is really comfortable on the bumps. The centre stand is handy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    I shall pointedly refrain from mentioning that ONCE UPON A TIME every respectable bike had a centre stand , a prop stand (often two) a rear wheel stand, a front wheel stand. All as standard. And quickly detachable wheels that could easily be removed by the roadside with no tools whatsoever. No, I won't mention that. Might raise too many questions of the "have we really made any progress over the last 30 years" variety.
    Please don't mention that!

    I'm too tempted by the old BSAs, Nortons and Triumphs that I see already.


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    And there I was thinking if I'm the odd one wanting a centre stand. Those things are blardy useful to me... it's the single most missed item when I moved from the scooter to the bike. Next is the storage compartment.

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    Yamaha Scorpio Z

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