If the bike was standing up too straight, maybe someone put shorter rear shocks on, or maybe the originals are just sacked out? The problem is usually the opposite - the bike leans over too much. I had that issue on both of mine, but it was because I've installed slightly longer than stock rear shocks. The "fix" was pretty easy, just welding some plate to the bottom of the stand foot to extend the length a little bit .....
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On my '83, I actually swapped on an older, simpler stand, one without all the extra bracketry for that (idiotic) sidestand safety switch, lol .....
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You'll understand why I did this the first time you try to remove the sump plate. All that extra "junk" makes it very difficult to access the bolt on the one end .....
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Switching to the older, simpler stand and spring post bracket makes it so much easier ......
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