Does anyone know where to get a side stand with the extension for your toe to get at the stand without having to get off the bike and look around under it to get the side stand out. It's a pain whenever I stop to set the side stand. I see most bikes on this forum have the extension and the side stands also appear to be longer. Mine was bent and I hammered it back straight but I don't trust it for much weight. In fact whenever I set it on it's side stand I have a piece of wood under the stand so it's doesn't lean too much on it.
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BB

Hmmm, that one looks way chopped.

Looks like my 69 Fastback one and yes it is a pain. Boot marks on my nice new Viking exhaust pipes when fishing about for it. The long side stands are off the later frames.
Ian

My 1968 Fastback had the same problem of too much lean. What you have now can be made to work fine. If you buy a later sidestand it won't work as the frame end of the business is different. Short story: build up the stops on what you have so that it doesn't go too far past centre. Unbolt the cast piece from the frame and make sure that the projecting bar isn't bent, changing the angle of lean. Make sure you have a tight fitting bolt through all three pieces. Close up the two cheeks of the sidestand so they are tight on the centre piece. If the center piece is worn, build it up with weld. Seems the stock side stands were on the short side, so chop off the foot and lengthen the shaft as needed. I added 3/4 of an inch to mine. Make a new foot with a long tang on it so you can find it under the muffler. Or after you put the old foot back on tack on a 5 inch long quarter inch round rod, and heat and move it around so that it clears the pipe and you can find it with your foot. Then chop off the piece you don't need. Part of the problem is the frame where the sidestand attaches bends up with the weight of kicking the bike over when it is on side stand. Hard to fix, so best avoided.

Stephen Hill
Victoria, BC

Stephen
Yes, that's exactly what happened, kick starting it on the side stand. In my case the frame tang didn't bend, it was the ears on the kick stand itself. I didn't want to heat it to bend it back so I cold hammered it on an anvil with a spacer inserted and it is close to straight, but still leans too much. I will try your fix. I saw all those long kickstands on bikes on this forum and I thought maybe it's an aftermarket item.
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Bruce