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Finally picked up my '74 K4 after it had been in storage in UK for 6 months after buying it in January. Now got it back to France and am tinkering with it. It's in immaculate condition so not much to do but have done valve clearances, timing and points, as well as a good clean and polish. Carbs cleaning is my next job. The thing I am really struggling with, is getting onto the centre stand! I also have a BMW1200GSA which is 260Kg wet and I. can get that onto the stand without any problems. Same with my '78 BMW R100. Technique for both of those is to stand on the centre stand tang and the bike is almost lifted onto the stand with very little need to apply any other effort. The stand acts as a lever. Standing on the K4 side stand doesn't seem to do anything and I have to lift and pull with all of my might to lift it onto the stand. I can't keep doing this as I will do my back in at some stage. I am putting a piece of wood under the rear wheel to make it easier but wonder if there is a problem with the centre stand lever? Anybody else experienced this and have a solution?
No, there is no grip/handle, just the lip of the seat pan. That's why it's so difficult.