Centre stand point

From the photos and description of the launch of the new BSA Gold Star in the February 2022 edition of The Classic MotorCycle, I share your enthusiasm for this new motorcycle, and it bodes well for the future that the employees and director of BSA are so excited about the launch. My one concern is that all the photographs show the machine resting on the sidestand, or held upright by clamps on the wheels. Where is the centrestand, which will make cleaning the wheels, lubricating the chain and parking in a cramped garage so much easier? I do hope production models include one.

Lovely – but lacking a centrestand, that’s what’s putting Geoff Painter off.