HD Pan America with ARH? Here's how to use the center stand.
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- The Automatic Ride Height ARH feature of the Pan America Special is great for getting your feet down at stops, but it adds a challenge with getting the bike on the center stand. Give it a bounce to get more leverage!
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So helpful. Way more information than the dealer
Bro!! It worked!! I was struggling to get it on its center stand! Your video helped me a ton! Still took a few tugs but I got it!
Still learning about the characteristics of my '22 PAS. Thanks for the tip.
Awesome, enjoy the new bike!
Awesome ..... just bought a PA and was fighting the center stand the other night. I owe you (or my back does). KC
Awesome and helpful video Sire, thank you
You are awesome. Thanks for the tip. I will pick up my Pan American next week.
I just got a brand new PA-S and your vids have been awesome at helping with little tips and tricks
thats a great Tip. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Frankfurt/Germany
Outstanding tip. Thank you
Very helpful, thank you!
Great tip!
I have lowered my PanAm by changing the shock struts with Mizu ones form Germany. They're about 12mm longer and the rear is lowered about 40mm.
But the difference is pulling the bike up on the the centre stand is huge. Way more effort needed but I don't need to do it often.
Thanks! That was the trick!
Great tip
Great tip 👍
Great tip. Much easier. Thanks.
Thanks!!!
1st: when you use the Centerstand, you should stand in right angle to the bike, so that your foot is right in this position to the Centerstand:🦶! The right hand is just to stabilize at the Plastic.
Every time when I start the Pan Am, the ARH lowers - that means, every time when I Stop the engine and leave it, it goes up - so the next time it is not down - it’s the same in your Video.
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ARH does not automatically raise up when the bike is off, though it will lift back up a little when leaned over onto the side stand. But I still find giving it a bounce or two makes it a bit easier for me. Thanks for watching.
@@MikesMotorbikeChannel 👍 I had to learn to leave the bike over the side stand an this is why the ARH lifts…
Thanks for the tip, that helps 😂
Did you know that you can disable the ride height? If you do this , you can keep the bike in high mode so you can then use the centre stand.
Yup, but at 5’6 I need that ARH to stay on :).
Hi Mike, thanks for the videos I like what your doing. Keep ity up. My question you is, did you have any electric problems so far with your PAS? My bike is currently on the shop for list of codes such as abs and others. Let me know. Thanks Will
What funny timing. It struggled to start this morning and threw some communication failure codes. I was dropping it off at the dealer today anyway for an updated starter clutch, so they are going to take a look at that too.
But up until this morning I’ve not had any real issues.
My Pan Am has a 2 inch dogbone drop. Nearly impossible to use the center stand, much less the kickstand, lol
I imagine so!
Mike,
Great video. Thanks. My right leg was aching after each ride and I finally figured out it was from the center stand, which I use a lot. Does the side stand need to go up with your technique? The side stand will not go down when bike is on the center stand and it is good insurance to have it down when taking off the center stand.
Bruce
The issue with having the side stand down while taking the bike off the center stand is that when the suspension compresses the kick stand can hit the ground. This can transfer force up to the engine case. So I don’t recommend having the kickstand down while using the center stand.
Having the bike in first gear when taking it off the stand helps with not having the bike roll on you while doing it.
Thanks Mike. I am 76 years old and just bought the 2022 PAS. I love it but wanted to know how to get the foot scrapes off the seat. I am not very tall and my foot drags over the seat and leaves marks. Any ideas?
I typically stand on the peg before swinging a leg over on or off. I've not scraped the seat at all using this method.
I have a Piaggio MP3 500 that’s harder to get up on its center stand than my Pan Am
Nice videos man, what kind of hwy pegs are you Running ??? how much ??? where to Buy.
adventurebikepegs.com
He makes them to fit BMW and Pan America, I actually am running the BMW version which fits on the larger diameter bars so that they are closer to me.
If you prefer them out further then you’d want the ones sized for The front bar on the Pan America.
Very high quality piece and low profile.
At my 6 foot 3 don,t matter but thanx i can easily put the bike on the centerstand never had a problem with any bike .
I had no issues with my Vstrom’s center stand either. I find this helps me get just a little bit more leverage for the Pan America when the suspension has lowered.
@@MikesMotorbikeChannel Thank you for your time and answer .any other issues bike cutting out for no apparent reason ? over heating radiator tubeing ? display not working ?
@@scootjockey I had my bike shut off one time in 3k miles a few months ago... hasn't done it since.. no issues on anything else so far at 3K miles. Just had my recall updates done last week.
Am I missing something here? Is the bike OFF when you're shaking it or is it on? Thanks! Great videos!
The bike is off. ARH is designed so that it defaults to pumping up to the full height riding position if the computer is not controlling it to lower. So bouncing the bike with the ignition off will actually raise the bike up until you turn it on again. Even leaning it over on the side stand will cause the suspension to raise some, but giving it a few bounces when holding the bike will get the suspension all the way up.
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Thanks for the video. How tall are you and what's your inseam?
But we barely know each other! LOL
5'6" tall and inseam is 29".
@@MikesMotorbikeChannel LOL. I'm 5'6" with 30-inch inseam. I'm waiting for a PAS with ARH to see if I can fit the bike. I sat on a PA without ARH and it was way too tall for me.
@@WarrenTom With ARH, I still cannot get both feet flat, but I can get the balls / toes of my feet down. I reach the ground better than the V-Strom I replaced with this bike, so a lot of it is going to depend on your confidence in being on a taller bike.
That said, I've sat on a friends BMW and could barely get a foot on the ground, so while the Pan America is still quite tall compared to a cruiser, it is probably among the easiest to reach the ground as far as full size ADV bikes go.
@@MikesMotorbikeChannel do you have the short seat for your PAS? Also, a GS1250 lowered with a short seat is pretty low and I can have balls of feet on the ground.
@@WarrenTom No, I've used the stock seat and now have a Sundowner, both in the low position. Have tried a stock height / seat GS1250 and I'd say it felt just a little taller.. my friends XR1000 is so tall I can only touch with one foot.
My Pan America goes on it's center stand MUCH easier than my Triumph Tiger 1200.
Never had a Tiger, but I had a Vstrom with a center stand that was super easy
Hi Mike, can you answer me a question please without you being insulted. You don't look that tall....I am 5' 8"ish with a 30" inside leg, I have at the moment a Triumph 1200se and have lowered it 20mm. The standard seat height is 805mm but the bike is 301kg, the Pan America is 245kg ish and seat height is more than my Trophy.....how much does the Pan America actually drop to...is it below 800mm?
I'm 5' 6", with a 29" inseam on a good day. In my experience I'd say ARH lowers the bike about an inch, it's not a huge drop, but does help. In my sundowner seat video, I measured my seat height at just under 33" (838mm), but I can't recall if that was in the low position or not. I did have the bike in a wheel chock and not lifted on the center stand for that. HD's advertised seat height numbers are based with a 180lb rider if I recall.