Center Stand vs. Side stand

[spadefoot]

I ordered a center stand to go with my v750 Classic that should be arriving this month. The dealer tells me that you can't have the center stand AND the regular side stand both mounted. Has anyone figured out a way to have them both? I think there are some kinds of situations where one stand is more useful than the other, and I'd like to have both on the bike.


Thanks!

[john zibell]

I may be wrong, but from the photographs it looks like the same stands used by the 750 Breva. That bike can have both stands mounted, they are close but work. It helps to bring the side stand up before you use the center stand, also to take the bike of the center stand and make sure it is all the way up before you deploy the side stand. If you aren't careful they might interfere, but I don't know why your dealer would say it has to be one or the other mounted on the bike.

[guzzipete]

My dealer installed the center stand on my V7C without any issues and kept the side stand in place.

If you dealer does not know how to do that, you should probably look for a different dealer or mechanic.

You will need to make sure that the side stand is deployed (down) when you take the bike off of the center stand. If the side stand is up, the center stand will not retract all of the way and could drag in corners. I initially thought that it might be a small PITA but it is not.

[ghezzi]

Bugger the dealer and the factory for that matter if they say it can't be done.
It just needs some lateral thinking, laying under the bike will help a lot in this regard.

While a new exhaust was being constructed for my (CARC) Bellagio, I was able to hold a Tonti centre stand in position. With a few minor alterations and fabrications etc it looks to be very feasible.

The standard sidestand now looks to be a tardy add-on after thought, at the very least it will need repositioning if not hoiked in the bin.

GUZZI'S ARE MEANT TO BE MODIFIED!

[Paxo]

I've got both on mine. Had the centre stand fitted when I bought the my V7 Classic new. Suggest you find a competent dealer!

[drbulloch]

I have both on my V7C. The centre stand is easy to fit and the stands do not interfere with each other.

Charlie

[sign216]

I've got an aftermarket centerstand, from Stucchi. To set the centerstand down the sidestand must come down first, so that the centerstand clears. Otherwise they both fit and work fine.

A quirk. Nothing more.

Joe

[sandy]

I have the Guzzi centre stand fitted, and it works fine with the side stand.
You've been fed a load of garbage.
If I could off up one piece of advice though.
I would recommend assembling the centre stand (complete with springs), on the bench rather than on the bike, as it is fiddly and the main pivot bolt on mine was a pig to get through, even greased.
Once the whole thing is assembled, it's a piece of cake to just bolt to the underside.
Trying to do it all in situ is a pain.

[spadefoot]

Thanks to all for the info/advice! As far as finding another dealer, I'm having to drive most of the way across North Carolina just to find this dealer. They're scarce in this state.

[john zibell]

Thanks to all for the info/advice! As far as finding another dealer, I'm having to drive most of the way across North Carolina just to find this dealer. They're scarce in this state.

They are scarce everywhere. In the state where I live, there aren't any. I guess the best solution is to try and educate the one you have.