Don't know, bike is as I collected it. Although the propstand fixing point seems to be dedicated for the purpose, and that position does have the advantage that I can tip the bike forward on front wheel and propstand* to spin the pedals when I've stopped in too high a gear
Hmm, interesting. The lowrider mounting cunningly puts the stand closer to the centre of the bike, and slightly further outboard for more stability when fully loaded - much better than a stand on any upright tourer (though the usual problems with soft ground apply). It's also within kicking range if you forget to retract it before mounting the bike
. My understanding was the chainstay braze-on was for bikes supplied without the lowrider. Maybe they decided not to bother stocking two kinds of stand, or something.
And yes, you can still do the tipping forward manoeuvre - it's extremely useful to have a stand for that reason (and means you can do things like adjust the indexing without a workstand or assistant). Even when you've learned to change down at the slightest inkling of a need to stop, emergencies do still happen from time to time.