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Not a fix but a work around. Get a long string/cord pass it thru one of the loops I saw in your picture on the side stand. Pull both ends of the cord and lay on the gas tank. Get on the bike and pull the side stand up with the cord. Release one end and pull cord up and put in pocket.Bill
One thing I noticed from the photos is the stand seems to angle forward a bit more than it should (certainly more than my Convert). Looks like about 100-105 degrees vs. a nice right angle to the lower frame rail. Just that extra few degrees and the lack of the "knob" on top could make a big difference. Is that the original stand? Kind of looks different than any Guzzi stand I've seen, perhaps off of a Harley?
I've got a 25" true inseam (30" inseam on jeans) and an 01 Cal Spec. You don't have a knob on top of your kick stand? I use my heel ortoe to hook the knob and kick it down. Use the back of my heel to kick it up.-AJ
I just find it a hoot that so many tall guys complain about being cramped on the bike, but then the stand is clearly designed for someone who is tall. I guess in Italy they are trying to make sure there is a little bit of suffering for everyone.
I didn't have any problem kicking it down when I stopped riding, which I suppose, if I had to choose, would be the direction I'd prefer to have be easy. No, it was when it was parked, getting the stand retracted. The spur (or whatever you call it) is the thing I am trying to reach for there. In the pics I am extending my heel, but it was the same with my toe when pointed (insofar as you can with a boot). I just find it a hoot that so many tall guys complain about being cramped on the bike, but then the stand is clearly designed for someone who is tall. I guess in Italy they are trying to make sure there is a little bit of suffering for everyone.