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Slide a pipe over the tang and bend it till it clears the muff, then see if it works and hits a bumper. I'd bend that tang whether it's been bent or not.
I soak in Barryman's Chem dip 30 minutes, rinse with hot water and maybe Dawn, good squirt or soak with carb or brake cleaner, 120 PSI compressed air while still wet, hold up to a bright light source.
I think you're on a good track, first determine if there is enough length and threads there. If not I would cut it off, drill and replace it with a stud made from a bolt, A few cheap welds, not much more than tack welds. I've done similar on broken and fubar upper shock studs.
I don't ride naked, but I do like to ride with helmet, full face, and tight leather jackets, boots of various types depending on the temperature. Armored clothing............my idea is that crash situations are unpredictable anyways.
I've found that whatever I use, if it has a slight bend on the very end, less than a hook, that helps to "iron" the tab over better. Sometimes very "narrow" works better too.
I have three '81 CB750C's. This will be an extra bank of 4 carbs that will be put together with spare parts that I have. This clogged carb body came to me on a non-runner that I never tried to start until I refurbed the carbs. Easy to find this broken pilot screw while cleaning that bank of...
I just bought ten 1oz. bottles of JSP 67% nitric acid for $16.31 plus sales tax, free shipping, walmart.com. Expect delivery April 5, next Friday. Pictures to come. Pretty cool if it works, huh?