SideStand Spring Hang Ups

L.A.B. said:

I had mentioned it earlier in the thread.

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Apologies then for having missed it!

Tornado said:

From that image, it appears I have the later SS and need the updated spacer. Is there a shot of the original SS somewhere just to compare?

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I didn't find a pic in a quick look at Google images, but the original side stand was similar in length and the essential points, but with a single, smooth curve towards the end, instead of the angles. I much prefer that appearance, and it's what I'd call a 'proper side stand', it just looked right to me, and its length and angle mean there's little chance of the bike toppling either way.

I haven't trusted the short, stick-like prongs fitted to most bikes since the one on an RD250 sank into hot tarmac in the south of France in about 1979: the bike toppled and, weirdly, damaged its rectifier, besides breaking the clutch lever. Almost broke myself, I did manage to buy a new clutch lever, but a new rectifier was not to be found – this for what was then a current model! So I had to nurse the bike all the way back to the UK riding in daylight hours only – not enough juice for the lights – and got home with I think about £1.50 left in the world, a close shave. I doubt that would've happened if the bike had had a stand like the Commando's. I seem to remember my A65 had a similar side stand to the Commando's, probably some other British bikes too, but certainly not all.