I'm guessing that you purchased the longer kickstand due to the fact you have a taller bike? (We did the same thing). Yeah, it is odd that there is no mounting bracket with the longer kickstand, yet there is with the shorter one.:doah: To me, it is like the longer one is meant as a REPLACEMENT (mounting bracket is already on the bike), and the shorter one is meant as a NEW INSTALL (no mounting bracket on the bike):shrug: The bracket that comes with the short one will work on the longer one IF you: 1) Enlarge the hole in the bracket, 2) Use a few washers to take up the "slop" as the longer kickstand has a flattened end, and 3) You will have to use a short BOLT instead of the pin that comes with the bracket. That is what we did (bought the short kickstand to get the bracket) and it works very well.