Hi, I have just bought a used 1989LS 650 and have some issues with the side stand. It doesn’t seem to stay down. It looks as though the mounting tab on the foot rest bracket is too far back. I’ve had a good look at the bracket and it doesn’t look like it’s been modified in any way. I bought a foot peg mount from a breakers which is very different and more similar to the one on a previous 1994 Savage I owned. It looks as though they changed the design at some point. I wondered if anyone can send me a photo of a foot rest bracket from an 89 Savage so I can see where the Side stand return spring fits onto the bracket. Thanks for your help

Hi Ruttly, thanks for the suggestion, just tried it both ways and no difference! I’m intrigued that there may be something missing but it’s all there according to the manual. The retainer on the bracket is a tab with a hole in it welded to the back of the bracket. All the chrome looks good so I don’t think someone’s moved it or welded on a bespoke part. I spoke to a dealer and had a look at his parts diagrams indicate that early models had a flat mounting bracket which I’ve got, and later models had an angular bracket with a round post to hold the spring. I tried fitting a used late model bracket which fits ok but the slot for the footpeg is smaller so that bit won’t fit in. I was quite surprised that there’s a difference as I thought the bike remained pretty much unchanged for its whole life. I’ve attached an image of the back of the bracket below

Second, here's a view of how mine hooks up.

This is a photo of the replacement used part I bought where the slot for
The footpeg is too narrow to fit the one I’ve got. Interestingly there’s no mounting point for the cut out switch on the bracket fitted to the bike and no tab on the side stand. I know it had a cut out switch originally as I can see the connector behind the side cover next to ignition module where it would have plugged in to

I believe Hiko is right. Your bracket may have been broken and repaired at some point. The weld holding the tab on the back of the bracket in your second photo doesn't look factory to me. Nor does the tab itself. I think the tab with the hole in it for the spring is either not the correct part, or in the wrong spot, or both.

However, I've never seen that type bracket, and I can't tell much from the diagram.

prevent the side stand staying down when the bike is upright when the switch was removed

That is what I was thinking.
Okay, it's a hassle.. First gear, roll the slack out set the stand, not going anywhere.
You only have to leave it down once and that hassle will look really small.

Thanks for you comments. Took the afternoon off work and went to visit a mate who happens to be an engineer. He just bent the tab forward a bit until it was in the right place now it works fine. Simple solutions are often the best!

Lol! Yes Absolutely. Skipping round a corner bouncing off the side stand would definitely make me rethink adding the safety switch back