That's all for your centerstand, just a paint job? You should take it to your welder and have the tang braced. It will eventually break off if you don't .....
You should also install grease fittings on the pivot tubes. It's amazing how much easier the stand will deploy if the pivots are kept well greased .....
But, to install the grease nipples, you'll need another little "mod" from your welder. The pivot tubing isn't quite thick enough. The grease fitting will stick through, contacting and rubbing on the pivot bolt. So, you'll need your welder to build up a little blob of weld right where the leg meets the pivot tube, right on top of the weld that's already there .....
Then you can grind a flat on it, center-punch, drill, and tap it for the fitting .....
Then the stand can be sent out for blasting and you can paint it, lol.
Hi 5T,
Agree that tang stiffener is a great idea.
So is adding grease points but swapping in the aftermarket pivot pins that have built-in grease nipples
instead of utilizing your DIY method is way easier.