I agree with everything Grum says and would emphasize the need to establish that the two feet of the stand are both in contact with the ground. I also echo his suggestion to place all of your body weight on your right foot. The trick with bikes with center stands (I've owned 20 bikes with center stands over the last 57 years of riding) is to come to the realization that you're not really supposed to lift the weight of the bike UP, you're using your body weight with a LEVER (the center stand) to press the center stand DOWN while you are guiding (okay, pulling) the bike backwards so that it can rock upward on the curved legs of the center stand. Some bikes are more optimally balanced for this: I have a BMW R1200RT that weighs a hundred pounds more than the VFR but it is easer to put it on its centerstand. Keep practicing putting your bike up and down on the centerstand (preferably on a level, concrete floor, at least at the beginning) and once you get the feel of it, it'll be a piece of cake.
I'm new to the VFRD Forum myself but it's full of great and helpful information. Mine is a 2015 VFRD that I bought new at the end of 2018. .
