Originally Posted by
makeinu
How is that so? If the rear wheel is off the ground then you need to lift the bike, kick up the stand, and then place the bike on the ground. What if you can't lift it? What do folks do with heavy motorcycles that are designed like this?
Some double legged/center/main stands for motorcycles have an "extra lever arm" attached. To get the motorbike onto the stand, you push the stand down, balance the motorcycle that both legs of the stand touch the ground and then you put your weight onto the end of that extra lever arm, while you pull the motorcycle back(wards).
Here is an example of how that lever arm looks like:
