Centerstand Bracket

[Viper]

I'm redoing my bike, and I'm retrofitting a centerstand on the bike.

I'm adding the short megaphone mufflers xs650direct/mike's has.

What centerstand bracket should i purchase? Are these a replacement of stock parts or does the centerstand hit the muffler, stock?

http://www.xs650direct.com/products-44.html#07-0211

Thanks.

 

[scott s]

Yes, one of those is the bracket you'll need. I can't say for sure which one...sorry.
I've used those style (or home made ones from flat stock, bent in my vice and drilled) many times.
One trick I like to do is attach a rubber bumper of some sort. I dig through my jar-o'-goodies in the garage and find something. A rubber sleeve from some shocks, a large gasket,etc. This one is a piece of rubber that I cut off of a crank case breather. I like to drill a counter sunk hole in the rubber (using a large drill bit or an abrasive cylinder on my Dremel tool) so that the nut/bolt don't hit the center stand.
This one is for my '71 CB500, but you get the idea. You may have to slightly bend the bracket or elongate the mounting hole to get it just where you want it.
I use locking nuts, but I still have to adjust them from time to time. The vibration from the bike and the force of the stand hitting it will eventually cause it to shift some.

 

[gentlemanjim]

I have a stock centerstand I am not using if you want it.

 

[Viper]

Unfortunately I already purchased one off of ebay.