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Do you wonder how I get the bike up on the old desks I use to work on?  A hoist on the roof beam.  The desks legs are dropped into big steel tubes I welded casters to.  I wheel the desk under the hoist, lift the bike and .....
roll the desk out of the way so I can lower the bike back on the ground.  Hmm-- the sun still's up, how did that happen?  Usually it's dark by the time you finish.
The big moment-- yup its perfect.  Not just OK but perfect.  It will never tip over no matter how hard the wind blows but it it upright enough so I can get a good strong kick in without putting a lot of force into the side stand.  I used to kick them balancing the bike with the side stand up but after a few slips I don't need any worse Sportster knee then I have.  Now I leave the side stand down and put my left knee on the seat.  That way when the starter ratchet slips (and it will, sooner or later)  you can't follow all the way through and smash your knee at the bottom of the stroke-- your left leg is curled under you and cushions the blow.
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