1974 XS/TX650 rebuild

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I've just built this centrestand for the shop. No chance of this one breaking. Made of 22mm tube with 2.5mm walls, it's a heavy little sucker. I've made it so it bolts where the original stand was mounted and best of all, even my feeble old body can get the bike up on it by just lightly stepping on the side lever.
The lever is on the right, so if I lose control and the bike topples over, the side stand will stop it. Damn these XS650s are heavy

I've got the tyres on, the seat should be finished this week sometime, then I just have to wait for a speedo to turn up so I can mount that. I've bought a magnetic sensor speedo so I don't have a great heavy cable running down beside the fork. Not the best looking speedo, but all I could find without having to see the bank manager first.

Last pic is of the original centre stand.