picture request 85 vf700f....stand

hey guys. can someone take a picture of their bike for me? need it of the stand retracted and the gear shift lever. mine touch and stick during rides and i think is the reason i can't get past 3rd and problems getting 1st/neutral at times. i dont know if i should just bend one or the other. but would like the pic to see how far they are supposed to be from each other. i know the bike has been dropped on more than one occasion. thanks for the help!

 

Mine does the same thing. I bent my shift lever out and ground off a little of the spring mount to give me more clearance.

Also, my left foot heal hits the stand when I put the balls of my feet on the peg. Not a very good Honda design IMHO.

 

thanks man. i thought it was bent from being dropped before. bought it like this and never thought it was a design flaw. tisk tisk honda...i can forgive

 

hey thanks again. i did bend it out. didn't need to shave the spring. i have enough clearance. this was keeping me from getting into four and fifth gears.