Have had to remove side stand so been trying to get used to getting bike on and off paddock stand on my own without a sidestand.
Practice went wrong and I was stood in the wrong place so paddock stand squashed my big toe with the full weight of the bike on it.... it really hurt and to top it off its my left foot so fingers crossed it will be ok for staurday
err, still have the same trouble that you need to hold the bike in place to get stand in then lift it up!! I don't have any probs with the side stand as you can park it while you get stand in place. Without the sidestand you have to hold bike up whilst you try and reach the paddock stand then get it in place!
also I have spent more money than I would like to think about getting the bike ready so not gonna happen!!