Centre Stand Issue

[SamTomlin94]

Are you trying to stretch the spring on its own, because that really would be a nightmare, but not the way to do things fortunately.

Haha I have done it that way back in the day, it's a wonder I ever managed to install the stand at all ?

One way I did find to work was to put one end in a vice, then flex it to one side and put a cable tie in there, then do the same to the other side....rinse and repeat slowly up the spring and below you know it you've stretched the spring enough to reattach to the bike. Once it's on you can either clip off the ties, or put the bike onto the stand and the ties should just fall out!