Puck for centerstand?

[Emerson00]

So the new(to me) Duc has a centrestand.

Commuting begins again tomorrow.

Asphalt parking lot.

Used a 3.5" floppy disc for my last bike in the parking lot all day, no problems - side stand only.

Should I just use the side stand? Does the centrestand need no puck? 2 pucks/discs?

Got the bike, excited about the centrestand for chain lubing and maintenance in the garage, but realized I wasn't sure if I was supposed to use 2 pucks, no pucks, no just the Side stand...  

[Rincewind]

It would be hard to set pucks for the center stand every day.  I'd vote to keep using your sidestand w/puck method, or to just put it on the center stand.  You shouldn't have to worry about the center stand melting into the asphalt for another month or two.

[Capirex]

Floppy discs.  Good idea.  I guess that's about all they're good for anymore.
I don't use anything for the centerstand in the garage but if you're worried about marking up the floor you could always put a piece of cardboard underneath it.  
In parking lots I always use the sidestand which, as everyone here will agree, is more stable.  

[Tony T]

If you're going to do maintenance to the bike just slip a piece of plywood under it when you use the centerstand. (If you're worried about it sinking into blacktop.) It's easier than fumbling with two pucks. For just parking it short-term I would use the puck and the sidestand. If you have to park the bike for any length of time use the centerstand. I have a leaking fork seal from having it one the sidestand over the winter.  

[Yankee Dog]

I do like centerstands, but I only use them for maintenance.  i alway use the side stand for just parking the bike.  Much easier, faster and more stable.  

Yankee Dog

[Emerson00]

Thanks.

Don't know where I picked up the spelling "centrestand"...

Side stand, disc, no worries.

And, yes, the 3.5" aren't worth much beyond that anymore. I've got a stack of old discs from school, and they last a year or so each anyway.

[Corbeau]

For those who trashed their floppies a while ago, this is a pretty cheap alternative:


(It's a cover for an electrical box)

[2wTraveler]

  Unstable? I use my centerstand anyime the bike is going to be parked for more than an hour or two.

[M.Brane]

 This is earthquake country. I always park the bike in gear, bars locked, and on the sidestand unless I'm working on it.

 Much less likely to get knocked over that way.

[2wTraveler]

Ahhhh. I didn't think about earthyquakes. Sweltering heat and humidity is the biggest hurdle where I live.

[Medic09]

Old MC license plate, folded in half and duct-taped.  Paracord run through one of the holes, long enough to reach the handlebars.  When I stop, I lower into place with the cord; when I leave I pull it up with the cord.  For everyday use, I'd say the sidestand should be good.  That's what it's for.

[Flashmo]

For those who trashed their floppies a while ago, this is a pretty cheap alternative:


(It's a cover for an electrical box)

I use a 4square blank cover.  Perfect and free (for me...).

[bikerfish1100]

Ahhhh. I didn't think about earthyquakes. Sweltering heat and humidity is the biggest hurdle where I live.

you forgot "melted asphalt" in your list of hurdles to contend with. And that is a primary reason for only using c-stand in the garage, for maintenance issues, etc. sidestand is much more stable, and with some kind of puck, the melted ground is no big concern.
we tend to think that because they give us a c-stand that we are actually supposed to use it on a daily basis (and this is from a reformed, c-stand using BMW owner).

[Oilhed]

sidestand is much more stable.  just draw the triangle.  I only use the centerstand during maintenance or parked on grass.  I use a plastic sidestand disc given away by a local dealer but I also have squares of plywood.  Both have a loop of yellow string I put over my grip.

[F14Scott]

A bike on its centerstand is LESS stable than one on its sidestand.  Look at the size of the triangular footprint offered by each way:

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[Doc Bacon]

Don't know where I picked up the spelling "centrestand"...

Maybe from some Canuck neighbour.  

[psyco1]

I usually find a smashed soda can.

[Crowquill]

scrap 1/8" plywood with a hole & a cord, I keep it under the bungee net on the back seat so I can reach it easily when parking.  Almost never use the centrestand (I'm allowed to spell it that way, eh).

But I love the computer disk idea - and they come with a hole in the corner for the string

[falconati]

It would be hard to set pucks for the center stand every day.  I'd vote to keep using your sidestand w/puck method, or to just put it on the center stand.  You shouldn't have to worry about the center stand melting into the asphalt for another month or two.

[sammyseaman]

I've had my centerstand sink into asphalt back in my "green" days. The bike never tipped over but both tyres ( couldn't resist) were touching the ground. Side stand and small plate that fits in your back pocket is all ya need