Does the bike have bigger tires? It sounds like the stand won't raise it up high enough to get one wheel off the ground without the wood. I went to a drive in on a saturday night with my kids on their Triumphs and 2 guys were checking out the 2 Speedmasters and when we got closer we heard them talking about the front turnsignal relocators. Turns out they worked for Rivco in the next town over. They mentioned the center stands and said they were on version 3. Do you know which version you have and would you buy it over knowing what you know?
mike