I got this second center stand when the other one as I remember bent and was aluminum. The long address shown below is Walmart selling for this way cheap steel one looking much the same, just the spring is hidden behind part of the stand in the picture. Ventura brand. It has been OK but it recently bent one leg forward and outward.
I thought I would bend it back carefully and then make some gussets with my MIG Welder. Decided not to bother with the gussets so far. I did however find that I did not like that it would not retract all the way back up and feared for bending the stand legs while riding or worse a bad spill.
Back when I bought it I saw that problem, but let it be. I do believe that with the heavy bike while rolling the bike back to set the stand up, it probably caught most of the weight on just the left leg.
I though still wanted it to go pretty much as far as possible up. I hack sawed two slices purposely to cut into the steel parts that moved. In the up position stop these were already cut and bent outward created the stops made by the manufacturer.
You can see part of the bend tab where I did not cut it all away with the hack saw. I'm not sure why it was only in up position at around 45-degree angle. What good is that? Now it is around 90 degree.
I cut with a hack saw the stops and then it would go up twice the ground clearance from the feet of stand around 5 inches now. I did have to bend new end of the spring to shorten it so it would go further and that was scary.
Removing and installing a spring like this I had a face shield on, but next time I will get my better face shield that comes down and also protect the neck. No sense in preserving the helmet. Initially I was just using the hack saw and used the cheapo face shield. Vise grips on the spring end did not do well to re-install though OK when removing it. A heady needle nose pliers and I was using it as leverage only really. I put one half the end of the needle nose in the hole the spring end was to go into. The length of that half of the needle nose hook onto the spring end bent loop.
Now that it works like it should and the bending it back to shape held up, I noticed no matter how well I tightened the big Allen wrench for the single bolt attaching it to the frame, it would still twist. Not wanting to snap or crush something, I saw that I was using not the original top plate to connect the bolt.
By another I mean it was not painted black, but was galvanized. This part did not have as much a divit in it that stops rotation as much but it corrected it from being off to one side and on a slant, where that was of no use at all. I remember my frame when trying to use the top plate from the one included with the bolt and stand, It would not stay centered and I used this one instead and also added a split lock washer.
Looking over the internet I found where a guy did as it looks drill four small holes in the tube or just butt welded these small nail heads that had a small slot ground away in each one. It created a slot that the top plate slid into and so it could not rotate at all and loosen. Of course, this guy’s kick stand was not a center stand. It there for was more prone to loosening the bolt as the side stand does try to rotate the whole thing when putting up or down the stand.
I’m thinking of where someone mentioned slipping an old inner tube cut up to add friction. This you'll probably find on the site where I give credit. I’ve done something similar for other stuff by using a piece of sand paper folder over with the grit facing outward and putting it between the surfaces.
Any ideas? I think maybe not the easiest way, but next to best is welding and or reshaping the top plate to match up with the inner sides of the frame tubes and prevent rotating. Sort of in a way to what those pins welded to the frame were done, but I would rather leave the frame alone. Ha Ha, I know I have already welded a bunch of stuff to the frame since one day it shall be covered in art work to look like a California Sheeps Head Fish for parade and events.
On second thought I think it is not so much the top plate, but the plate with the welded in threads part of the stand itself that needs to have some additional shape added to prevent rotation. I expect I'll figure it out, but not ride it without getting is solid.
To give credit:
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/873958-bolt-specification-pletscher-kickstand.html see 4-29-18 Andrew R Stewart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ventura-...MI-_mki_G25wIVLiCtBh2tQg8xEAQYAiABEgJ-N_D_BwE
