KTM 1998 400 R Owner's Handbook Manual page 15

NOTE REGARDING THE CENTER STAND:
We advise the following procedure to place the motorcycle on
the center stand as effortlessly as possible:
a) press main stand to ground using foot
b) swing out kickstarter and pull motorcycle backwards at an
angle as illustrated (see illustration).
Make sure that the ground is solid and that your motorcycle is
standing securely.
NOTE REGARDING THE SIDE STAND:
Use your foot to kick side stand forward up to the stop and
lean the motorcycle sideways. Make sure that the ground is
solid and that your motorcycle is standing securely. Just in
case, you can shift into first gear.
! CAUTION
T
HE SIDE STAND IS DESIGNED TO BEAR ONLY THE LOAD OF THE
. T
MOTORCYCLE HE SIDE STAND AND
AND THE MOTORCYCLE CAN FALL OVER IF YOU MOUNT THE MOTORCY
,
CLE THUS PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE SIDE STAND
!
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OR THE FRAME CAN BE DAMAGED
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