Welcome,
I have a 1200 so a bit heavier. I'm barely 5'8" in my riding boots. Once you do it correctly once, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. I had the dealership show me. I found this video on youtube. It's not mine. But this guys shows and expains it very well, If you're straining any muscles, you're doing it wrong. It's not about strength, it's about position of your body. Once you get the bike vertical and can feel both feet of the center stand making contact with the floor, get up on your right foot, stiffen your whole right leg, and pretend you're just pushing the bike into the ground with your whole stiff body. Right hand on the rear rack and left hand on the left grip just to guide it up and back. At the start of the video, the guy shows standing on the foot of the stand to keep the bike from skidding forward.

Oh, one other thing. I found that I can only do this in a very stiff riding boot/shoe. Well, I can actually do it in sneakers, but it's definitely not advisable.

 

Hi Rich,
Thanks for the thoughts and the YouTube link. This is exactly how I do it. I have a 2000 BMW R1100S that is the same weight as my Tiger and it pops right up on the center stand easily. That is why I thought there might be something not right with my stand. And, you are correct - don't do this in flipflops or flimsy shoes, even if you could - you could really hurt yourself.
Mark

 

Did you buy the Tiger new? If not, is it possible a previous owner lowered the bike? That would the bike very difficult to get up on the center stand.

 

OK, good thought but you really had me worried. I did buy it used from a dealer. It was not listed as a lowered unit, but... So, I just went to the garage and measured the seat height and it is NOT the lowered unit. Whew, saved me from calling the dealer in a less than happy way.

 

I had a 2012 Tiger 800XC that I put 77,000 miles on. I did learn the technique to putting it on the centerstand. It made the task easier: but definitely not easy. My 2030 T120 is realively easy to put on the centerstand.

 

Thank you! Actually looking for some validation/corroboration. Your reply certainly helps. Thanks guys!

 

Have not logged on for a while so I am just seeing your question.
Deploying the center stand gets even harder when you have full saddlebags.
Generally speaking, the side stand is used 99% of the time and the center stand used when washing or servicing the bike.
I have found it easier to hoist the bike by holding the left handlebar grip with my left hand and the passenger foot peg frame tube with my right, pull back and lift at the same time. You need to have a rag handy to wipe the dirt off your hand after.

 

I know this is old, but if it's still a challenge, then measure the gap from your rear tire tread to the floor. If it's more than 3/4", then you've either got the fork tubes raised in the triple clamps, or the rear shock has been "turned down" to help you mount/dismount. Both would lower your bike frame, making the center-stand work harder to lift.
Have someone watch the center-stand leg angle, just prior to "lift" action. If it close to 45 degrees from vertical, then ur working too hard.

 

Thanks for the reply. The center stand is only used in cases of maintenance, since it is such a PITA. Thanks for the tip. I will check this out.
Mark