As I have mentioned in previous posts, the original and previous owner of my '73 Hi-Rider had installed +10" over stock length fork legs, I assume to add to the "chopper" look of these bikes. In converting this bike to roadster trim I have, among other things, installed new stock length fork legs. This bike did not have a center stand when purchased and it was suggested that it may have been rendered useless when the longer fork legs were installed, because the frame would have then been elevated. It also seems the side stand may have been bent/tweaked some to stand the bike a bit more upright to compensate for the elevated frame. Anyway the side stand now holds the bike so nearly straight up that it's concerning that the bike is at risk of falling over when using this side stand. I've looked at new replacement prop stands and they look to be straight down the bent rod "foot" at the bottom of the stand. My prop stand does have a slight bend about 2" from the pivot pin, so I assume that was his solution to hold the bike from falling over with the extended fork legs. Upon reinstalling the prop stand after doing much work up on my lift table, I apparently installed the spring in the wrong hole on the frame and upon lowering the stand to the down position, the spring broke the round hook end off of the spring. I know it shouldn't be that hard to figure out, but is there a pic here on the site showing the correct install of the prop stand and spring. I intend to straighten my prop stand to see if it then has enough "lean" to not feel like the bike is going to fall over to the opposite side. This certainly isn't a highly technical issue but would appreciate any input on this.
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