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On closer examination of your spring set=up, relocating the holes may not work.
This was widely discussed in a recent thread:https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=115834.0For a mid-mount stand on a budget, MG Cycle offers (currently out of stock) this bracket. One reuses their stand "leg" and springs. Note that there are two spring anchor positions - one for self-retracting and the other the stand stays down until the rider puts it up. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=5093
It was a quick fix to get around safety concerns from people driving off with the stands down and making left hand turns . At the time probably safer than using an Italian electrical switch to kill the ignition Peter
Sort of a pain to source and install, but the G5/Convert left lower rail with looong locking stand is a dream.
A very popular side stand among the BMW air head crowd is the Brown's stand. I just sold my SPNT (see swap meet) to SPscottNT today. My bike has the Frame rail / sidestand from a Cal. Very effective yet quite ugly. Scott told me of a BMW dealer he worked part time for and that they developed an adaptor plate for the Brown's stand to mount to Tonti frames. You could PM him for details.Steve M
I bought a red and white SP new in '83 after seeing one on the cover of Rider Magazine. I bought an aftermarket side stand quickly after purchasing the bike. Don't remember who made it. Not to be the harbinger of negative news, but some Guzzis of that vintage had soft clutch hubs. The clutch on mine started getting jerky and grabby at around 24K miles. Did a general overhaul at 30K miles and replaced the hub. Kept the bike for nineteen years and 70K miles. Enjoy your new bike!Larry
I have the "budget" middle-mounted side stand arrangement that MG Cycle sells (above). My complaint about it is that the bike is positioned almost vertically, side-to-side, when it is on the stand. I had mine fall over when I'd just filled the tank at a gas pump on a slightly sloping surface. Most distressing. This same side stand arrangement on the bikes that came with it also positioned them too close to vertical, from what I've read. So I'd recommend looking into the Brown option instead.Moto
Please refer to post #9 . A hack saw , a drill and a tap and access to any welder ( or braze as I did ) and you've got a custom fit one to your bike and your legs reach ! I must have $25.00 into it and maybe a couple of hours .It's not hard , believe me , and yeah it's been on for over a decade . Peter (2" of 1" round bar stock , 1 1/2 ft of 5/8" round stock , a drill and tap for the pivot bolt)
For a mid-mount stand on a budget, MG Cycle offers (currently out of stock) this bracket. One reuses their stand "leg" and springs. Note that there are two spring anchor positions - one for self-retracting and the other the stand stays down until the rider puts it up. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=5093Glad to see the current version of the bracket allows 2 choices of springs placement. The earlier ones did not.