Maintenance - Do I Need A Stand?

Looking to do some maintenance - valve check, oil, K&N, maybe send off my ECU, possibly exhaust, and final drive oil.

Do i need to get a pitbull, or is the kickstand sufficient?

Get a stand. Get two. Center stand is nice but you need a front stand and a rear stand if you plan on getting into the bike. Kick stand is definitely not enough.

And it's just good in general to have stands if you plan on doing work.

if you do any touring, suggest getting the Honda center stand.  Now you will have your stand with you wherever you go.

I've used the center stand for everything, but a word of caution. I have one from Twisted Throttle that somehow isn't anywhere as easy to use as the genuine Honda one.

I went with the center stand, but my understanding is that if you add a front stand while the bike is on the OEM center stand, the back wheel will hit the ground (e.g., you need a board under the center stand to keep the rear high enough off the ground when using a front stand, or take the rear wheel off first...)

OEM stand can be found for less than $200 shipped.

 -Dan

I had the Honda center stand on for about 2 seconds before replacing with my own home brew paddock stand. The centerstand just wasn't wide enough to be stable when using a front stand.