I remember seeing pictures of folks put a jack under the engine when removing the front wheel and thinking... that's interesting. Now I know why they do it! Pulled hard to get front wheel out from under the fender and... the bike lunged forward off the center stand and fell over with NO FRONT WHEEL...
It was kind of fun problem solving how to return it upright to center stand. Put a metal rod through the front axle opening and with my youngest balancing, used a car jack to get it upright and high enough to set back on the center stand! Put the jack under the engine like I saw in the pictures to keep that from happening again and will make this standing operating procedure in the future when removing front wheel. No discernable damage.
Lesson learned.
It was kind of fun problem solving how to return it upright to center stand. Put a metal rod through the front axle opening and with my youngest balancing, used a car jack to get it upright and high enough to set back on the center stand! Put the jack under the engine like I saw in the pictures to keep that from happening again and will make this standing operating procedure in the future when removing front wheel. No discernable damage.
Lesson learned.