Holy cow that spring - aka I just installed the OEM center stand

[Cagedodger]

I seem to recall using a cheap (Harbor Freight) pick/hook and some stout needlenose pliers to pull the spring into position with very minimal effort. There's plenty of tricks, but keep this in mind: Honda designed it this way on purpose. They intended you to find this slightly difficult but easy enough to figure out so that there would be something to talk about between fellow owners. From there, the dimensional doorway to modding is opened up because even the inexperienced get that sense of accomplishment that comes from doing something yourself. This is all just a gateway mod. If you think that the whole "you meet the nicest people on a Honda forum" is just a saying, you're wrong. They engineered this scenario. You are a cog in their machine. It just turns out that it's a pretty well engineered machine on several levels, so no big deal.

Enjoy and happy riding and tinkering!

 

[johnakay]

didn't some one on here use the back wheel to pull the spring?

 

[Fuzzy]

Mine was pretty easy. Dealer installed with no labor charge when I purchased NC.

 

[SergeantChuck]

Mine was pretty easy. Dealer installed with no labor charge when I purchased NC.

Me too.

 

[elizilla]

Every time I install a centerstand, I look for the spring hook tool I bought after the last time I installed a centerstand. I can never find that tool, and I've bought at least three of them over the years. I think my garage eats those things.