Yep, I use the center stand all the time for starting up the bike. It is more than adequate to hold the bike and myself.

Yesterday, I got the majority of the issues sorted on the Whizzer. The low rpm power issue turned out to be caused by the intake valve having over 0.020" of lash in it. I set it to 0.006" and she runs great now! It gained even more low end torque when I reinstalled the baffle in the exhaust, so I ordered up a spare one so I could experiment with modifying the baffle length.

I ordered a slew of parts for the Whizzer for the first round of modifications. I'll be posting up as I get them installed. The bike is going to be really retro.