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In the MG Cycle website they also have listed a mid mount kit. accompanying pictures show this bracket as part of the kit installed on a G5. Maybe not as distinct a picture of the bracket but hopefully will give you a better idea of the end result.https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=5094
Mid mount stand on my 1000S is not much better IMO. The bike has to be tilted to the right to deploy but you can easily move it out from the seated position but you have to get it moving then tilt the bike to the right until it clears the ground then shift the bike to the left. Most of the time on either the S or the LeMans or CX I just get off the bike and put them on the center stand.
Here's the set-up on my SP. Same as on many Cali's, T3 etc. Easy to deploy and retract from the saddle, does not interfere with center stand deployment etc. It may be a tad unsightly but in my case I opted for function over form. Steve M
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.
I would sure like to see how that works. I had to replace my stock bracket as it had bent enough to really scare me. But the addition of this 2nd anchor does not work like described. One anchor behind the pivot bolt is what came stock on the Mille. That works like before. You raise the bike and it retracts. Now I set it up on the other anchor that is in front of the pivot bolt and it stays down. I retract it and it just immediately extends back down. So I do not figure how the 2nd pivot anchor is supposed to work. It sure doesn't for me and my bike came with that exact set up sans the 2nd anchor on the plate. Anybody out there who has this set up and tell me how to make my stand stay in place after picking the bike up? The only good news for me is my height. I am 6'5" with 36" inseams so I can easily get my leg over the bike while is is on the side stand.
... Why one anchor pivot on this center stand bracket does not work correctly.
just wondering how it works/looks when it's retracted up against the exhaust. .
I bought the MG mid mount stand for my SP this summer. When it's retracted, it's stop position is determined by the stand plate, the stand's leg does not contact anything. You can file the stop to raise the retracted position of the leg if necessary.I find that the MG side stand props up the SP just right, using the stock size tires. My only (minor) complaint is that when deploying the stand, it is necessary to tilt the bike slightly to the opposite side to allow the stand to swing past the ground to it's fully deployed position. After a few uses I now don't even think about it.