Unusual frame modifications

Distance from front of frame tube to back of center stand bolt is 2.025"
Working on a 73 where distance is 1.860"
Center stand hits back of oil pan.
I've had bikes with shorted side stands, center stands, shocks for short riders.
Never seen this, welds are very nice, looks intentional, do not know why.


 

Strange unless at some point a PO was considering a "mono-shock" ???????? (just spit balling) or maybe they had been removed previously and re-instated at a later date ??

>>>>>>>>>>Strange unless at some point a PO was considering a "mono-shock" ???????? (just spit balling) or maybe they had been removed previously and re-instated at a later date ??
The more I think about it I think the factory did this.
Lots of work to remove the factory welds and move the brackets .165", makes no sense.
Never seen this before.