the more pertinent question is if one is worried about using the centre stand and the perils that entails, how does the originator of this thread feel about high speed cornering with knee to ground and/or pegs ablazin?
I mean a bike with damn near 160 hp and you're worried about the centre stand?
A bike is made by many components and one (or better, two...) are the stands.
Since my major issues with this bike have been handling it when at zero speed I'm asking about it.
I admit that now I'm far more confortable in handling it than few months ago: a matter of experience.
Nevertheless, I'm really scared every time I need to get off the bike using the side stand.
Am I on a flat surface?
Is the surface sturdy enough?
Am I putting the tip of the stand at a lower level (a slope, for instance) than the tyres contact poit so the bike will lean too much?
These are some of the questions I have EVERY TIME I stop the bike.
Paranoic??? Maybe, but that's it!
Reading the feedbacks so far I notice that you mainly use the side stand. I will reconsider my approach.
When filling at gas station I always get off the bike because I have to go the cash desk to pay or, if the station is unattended, I have to deal with the cash machine. Thus I always put the bike on the center stand, also because I always fill the tank till the last drop!
I say agian, my main concern with the side stand is when you get the bike leaning to much that is increasing the pressure on the stick and, perhaps unmotivatedly, seems to me that it could break!
Thank you all for your replies.