Anyone wanting to attempt the procedure of laying the 6 on its side should view any of the several available videos on the subject! Most important is to use your legs for the actual lowering and lifting and not your back.
With just 1200 miles on my 6, I used the procedure without incident. Made sure I had pieces of carpet on my garage floor to rest the crash bars on. IMHO this positions the bike perfectly for the rear wheel removal. No requirement to remove body panels and brackets. Make sure the bike is in gear, remove the lug nuts, lower the center stand and out slips the wheel/tire. I then installed a 195/55-R16 General G-Max which required a few nudges as the CT is a tad wider than the OEM tire.
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