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I was just reading in the "Newbie Questions" some comments about building a turntable in order to turn around 180 degrees in a small space. I haven't bought a 650 yet in order to test my suggetion with a Burgman with a centerstand but, here it is:
For a number of years I owned a Yamaha Venture touring bike. I had to ride it downhill about 50' on a 1' wide paving block path frontend first into a shed. To get it out I had to back it out onto a 4' x 8' plywood platform I built at the shed entrance and then spin the bike 180 degrees to ride it back up the 1' path. I couldn't back the bike off of the path or the platform because the lawn was sloped down from them and the grass was usually damp or wet and the rear wheel would just spin if I tried to go uphill. I very quickly found a very simple solution to turn the bike around on the 4' x 8' platform.
I cut a square piece of sheet aluminum slightly larger than the footprint of my centerstand (I did this only to reduce the friction between the centerstand and the plywood when I spun the 800 lb. plus bike around). I would first back the bike out of the shed onto the platform. Then I'd put the aluminum square under the bike and put the centerstand down and lift the bike up on the stand on the aluminum square. Then I would stand on the left side of the bike and grip the bars just like I was going to mount the bike. Next, I would pull up on the bars just enough to keep both wheels off of the platform and using my right hip I could "bump" spin the bike around while keeping the bike balanced on the stand and both wheels off of the platform.
I did this for a lot of years and it worked like a charm. This should work great for a Burgman with a centerstand with just a little practice.
For a number of years I owned a Yamaha Venture touring bike. I had to ride it downhill about 50' on a 1' wide paving block path frontend first into a shed. To get it out I had to back it out onto a 4' x 8' plywood platform I built at the shed entrance and then spin the bike 180 degrees to ride it back up the 1' path. I couldn't back the bike off of the path or the platform because the lawn was sloped down from them and the grass was usually damp or wet and the rear wheel would just spin if I tried to go uphill. I very quickly found a very simple solution to turn the bike around on the 4' x 8' platform.
I cut a square piece of sheet aluminum slightly larger than the footprint of my centerstand (I did this only to reduce the friction between the centerstand and the plywood when I spun the 800 lb. plus bike around). I would first back the bike out of the shed onto the platform. Then I'd put the aluminum square under the bike and put the centerstand down and lift the bike up on the stand on the aluminum square. Then I would stand on the left side of the bike and grip the bars just like I was going to mount the bike. Next, I would pull up on the bars just enough to keep both wheels off of the platform and using my right hip I could "bump" spin the bike around while keeping the bike balanced on the stand and both wheels off of the platform.
I did this for a lot of years and it worked like a charm. This should work great for a Burgman with a centerstand with just a little practice.