Need help getting it up!!! :P

All joking aside, I'm wondering how to get my vfr1200 on it's center stand.
It's a 2010 and i just had a SW Motech stand installed, similar to the one in the link below:
https://sw-motech.com/en/bike/HONDA...s/safety/stands/centerstand/4052572006856.htm
When attempting to lift it onto it's stand, I'm afraid I'm going to break off the rear handle (near the license plate).
Is there another technique I'm missing? Any assistance is greatly appreciated!

 

I don't have your bike or stand, but you should direct most effort into stepping on the lever arm on the stand (wear sturdy shoes). The lifting effort also depends a bit on things like suspension settings and tyre profile; the lower the rear of the bike is sitting, the more lifting is needed. To help, you could roll the back tyre up onto plywood to raise it a bit, which means less lifting for the stand. Good luck; us gentlemen of a certain age need all the help we can get...

 

Yes, even a thin piece of plywood or similar mat. under the rr wheel makes a big difference.

 

Both 7 and 8gen have the same pannier mount arrangement. I find gripping the LH pannier lower spike mount and then transferring weight and downard force onto the center stand lifts the bike up easily. The other thing is to have the center stand pushing down and rock the bike left and right to be sure the stand feet are well centered on the ground before raising the bike up. Give it a go.

 

Thanks to everyone for the advice and tips.

One last question before I give it another go:
Once the stand is centered on the ground, am I supposed to shift the bike rewards or foreward to get it up on the stand?
I assume it's easiest to raise it while the front wheel is pointed straight ahead (not locked and to the side).

The last bike (scooter) I had with a center stand was a 125cc Yamaha Vino.
Getting that on the stand was so easy, a baby could do it!

 

Towards the rear w/ front wheel straight.

 

Thank you everyone in this thread!
I got the bike up on the stand by simply using a piece of scrap drywall to lift the rear tire (conbined with the pointers mentioned above).
After that, it was smooth sailing!

Can't wait for it's next washing/fluid change!