Road side tire changing and maintenance made easier
 

I have no affiliation with the vendor of this product but when I stumbled across this trail stand I thought it was a great looking product that would replace the much heavier centre stand I was going to get for my DR650, so I ordered one. Knocks about 6 lbs. off my always overladen bike. Just thought others might wish to consider it as part of their kit on a mid-size dual sport. So, I'm passing this along.

I always appreciate it when I find out about products from other riders who are actual users, although I hope to never have to use this one for changing out a flat in the middle of nowhere. Yeah, dream on ....

Enduro Star / Trail Stand

Interesting product. I had a go at making something similar a while ago after I'd had a couple of punctures but, on my bike at least, I was never happy with the stability. In the end I welded an extension onto one of my panniers so it would fit under a footrest and hold the back wheel in the air. Of course I've never had a puncture since!

Hi, made my own in 2009 for my first biggish trip, it has a screw system that allows you to lengthen and shorten it as we had 2 different bikes and is also good for storing. Here is a photo of it in action on my sons XT600e near Sochi in Russia. Andy

I've used one of these before

Motorcycle Tools Workshop - LOUIS Rear Wheel Motorcycle Lifter

They work but are no substitute for a real centre stand stability wise and once filthy are are something else nasty to try and stow in the luggage.

Andy

I have one. I very much like it. Stability is a bit of an issue - you can't go wrenching on the bike with any force while it is on the stand, but that is easy to work around.

As for storage, I have it attached to a my rear rack with two hose clamps.

I have a similar stand that I can't rememeber who the maker is. It works brilliantly for changing fron or rear tires and for getting the rear up to spin the rear tire to lube the chain! Easy to cary in the tool roll.

Use what you have
 

Thinking laterally, and the way I've done it (balance the bike either forwards or backwards) in the past is to use what I have: luggage.

It works perfectly fine and you don't need to carry any other tool or equipment to hold the bike in place.

Put the pannies on the back and the front is in the air.

Take all luggage off and the back wheel is in the air.

But I do have a well balanced bike and my luggage (H&B) is quickly and easily unmounted.

All-in-all if it saves you carrying something you don't need then it's space and weight saved. If it isn't good enough for you then a stick or branch found on the side of the road cut to the right length will also do the trick as a kind of chock.

Seat
 

Your bike's seat makes a good prop for jacking up the front. Jammed up against crash bars, triple clamp etc. Handy too - you never ride anywhere without it!

Though maybe not for those who like to keep their bikes shiny and pristine as the material can get a bit scruffed.