Center stand fitment

There should be no fitment issues other than the tang hitting against the muffler when the stand is up. Original mufflers had a tab with a rubber bumper in it to stop that. The simple solution is to put a short length of heater hose on the tang to pad it against the muffler. Being that far back, the muffler doesn't get hot enough to melt it .....





Something I will mention though is that the tangs on these stands have the nasty habit of eventually breaking off so it's a good idea to brace them, as shown in the 1st pic above.



Yamaha apparently was aware of the problem because they added a brace to the tang on the last couple model years. So, if you're shopping for a stand, that's another option - get one of the later factory braced ones .....



However, that large factory brace may require you to get a bit more creative with the heater hose "pad", notching it out so it slips on far enough .....

 

Bosco,
You have such a great looking bike, I was searching your earlier posts to try and see if you ever posted photos of it and I couldn’t find any good ones. I would love to see some good clear shots of your bike with some detail photos, I would also like to hear more about your bike, some of the custom work that’s been done, what’s the back ground?
Your bike has some nice mods done to it. Show it off buddy!

 

Could put them at http://www.xs650.com/threads/lets-see-the-xss.170/ in the Garage?

 

What he said,

 

I think you'll be fine even though your mufflers don't sweep up as much. My buddy has the Commandos on his '80 Special and they don't sweep up much, and the Norton Peashooters on my '83 also don't, and there's no issues with the centerstands on either bike.

 

Ohhhh... A RD400 'Datona Special' paint job...

 

Got one if you want it - PM me for deets!