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center stand "tang" fix

HankPfister said:
9842, a good way to repair your tang is to get a 6" or so skinny bolt approximately the diameter of the tang. The bolt should have short threaded part, not threaded all the way. Then grind off the remnant of the tang. Drill a hole thru the center stand, the exact diameter of the bolt. Slide the bolt thru the hole and have it welded in place. Cut off the threads. Mount the stand and bend the bolt/tang to suit.
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That's exactly what I did after it snapped off twice, haven't had a problem since. I used the unthreaded portion of a long 5/16 bolt.
 
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