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The center stand stops on my 72 are so hammered that the stand now goes too far forward. So far as to have both wheels touching the road and it is VERY hard to get the bike off the stand. Any clever, easy fixes other than adding some metal to the stops by welding? There are no welding shops in Bishop anymore.

Maybe use a split rubber hose around the center stand secure with a zip tie to act like a bumper moving the center stand back to its normal postion when resting against the frame stops?

I've been doing some studying. A .032" feeler gage inserted between the stop and the stop pad moves the bottom of the center stand backwards towards the vertical 5/8 of an inch. Why calculating moon shots are so critical. That looks about right. Maybe some J-B Weld and a couple pieces of the feeler gage???

Last time I checked a new center stand was close to $200. And there is no guarantee that anything would fit correctly. Think I'll try a bodge first. If it works fine. If not I'll go to plan two.

Are you sure the pivots aren't worn, it gives the same symptom?

I've replaced the bolts and that was a huge help. You can see the convex wear on the stops.

Success!!!! For the first time in over 30 years the rear wheel is off the ground when the bike is on the center stand. It has always been the front wheel that has been up in the air. Much, much easier to to get on and off the stand. One of the pivot holes was a bit enlarged so cut a thin strip off a feeler gage and shimmed the shoulder of the bolt. Now even that is a tight fit. Why didn't I fix this 30 years ago? I guess I just don't like to jump into things. HA.