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OK, thanks guys. I thought maybe I was missing something. I did use a piece of lumber to get it up on the stand a couple times and cutting one to carry in the bags is a good idea, I'll do that. I asked my Harley dealer about the stand once. He just grinned and said "it was considered a display stand, not for regular use." I have one on my Chief and it's really easy. You just pull the bike over on the side stand, reach around and flip the center stand down, then stand the bike back up. Of course, there are a lot of broken Indian side stands out there too. 
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