Hoodstands broken corners???

Morning Bill.

If no one has been in there before the broken piece should still be bolted to the front seat pan bracket. Easy way to fix it is to take the original pieces, clean the pieces and hood stand where you will be welding (clean up by removing all the paint makes all the difference), then weld them back in. I would do that regardless, you can call that good and it will last a long time, or you can go a step further for a longer lasting fix which could be putting an extra piece underneath, welding some ears on the original to go up to the next bolt hole so you use 4 bolts to hold it, or both lol. The later 520's were fixed with an extended plate that I used in the pics below when I built the 4x4 here.

When I built the articulated one here I knew this was gonna be a huge problem, especially with no rear stand support and the higher center of gravity throwing more weight around. I used one of the later 520 plates, made the seat bracket from 1/4" and ran it under all 4 bolts, added an angle 1/4" piece reinforcement down to the frame, and made heavier panels for the shifter cover and lower upright. You don't have to do all that of course but it may give you some ideas on what you do want to do. If you can stop the movement then you will stop the cracks.

You may get some idea from the pics below on which way you want to go, we can chat more in here, and of course you are welcome to give me a shout at the shop anytime.

Quite a few, not all but a lot, some of it depends on the size of the rider as well. Oops, did I say that out loud?