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Semms like there are a number of alternatives for center stands for the carb version America. Anyone use the stand from TEC BIKE PARTS USA?
http://www.tecbikepartsusa.com/Triumph_Center_Stand_Kits_s/1817.htm

If you use one of these, is the bike hard to lift using the optional lift handle? Does the stand contact anyting or is there interference? How does the stand fit?



I bought the techbikeparts center stand for my 04 and needed to grind the pins that provide the stop against the bottom of the frame in order to clear the aft end of the frame members and to allow more forward angle when the stand is down; as received it did not clear the frame ends and was essentially vertical when it stopped against the frame. I reported on this awhile back and posted photos on photobucket of before and after the pin mods. (I'll try to put the photobucket link at the bottom of this post)

I also bought the lifting handle (which fit just fine) and it would be hard to lift the bike without it; It is still pretty heavy for this 5'6" 160 lb old guy to get the bike on the stand and it would be easier if the foot lever had a backward extension like the center stand on my 77 Yamaha 305 that you can push down with your foot while lifting the bike up to help lever it up and back.

I ground the stop pins about 0.100" to get a 15 degree forward angle of the deployed stand, and if I was to do it again I'd opt for a bit less; 15 degrees makes the rear tire just clear the ground on a cement surface, but it might not clear if the stand were used on gravel or a blacktop surface that it could sink into, and it takes a pretty good force to push it forward off the stand. 10 degrees might be easier to handle and still be enough to prevent the bike from coming off the stand if bumped. Also even though the gussets reinforcing the stop pins look like 15 degrees was the intended angle, at this angle the foot lever end rests on the ground and tilts the bike slightly to the right.

Here's the photobucket link Techbikeparts center stand photos

Phil in Northwest Arkansas 04 America, Black, Corbin seat, TORs, no AI, 34K