cody: you rode your buell to southern GA from nebraska city? wow! that had to be an absolute horror show at that mini-mart.
i think the simplest measurement would be from the tip of the ground pad to the base of the yoke. the yoke being the part with large hole for the mounting pivot pin, that attaches to the stand mounting bracket. one of the XB stands measures 9-3/8th inches using those measurement points, but i don't remember which stand it is. the factory never had those precise specs in the system.
my welding and metal fab skills are horrible cody...but if you do the mod i would think you'd want to cut and trim the shaft of the stand up near the yoke end, where it is the thickest. just a thought.
this might work. free shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-Buell-...i:233606789757