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To use my centerstand with a reasonable degree of personal safety the bike needs a 1" thick piece of wood under the rear wheel. This is to get enough clearance to rock the bike on the stand. It isn't work the risk of injury otherwise. It comes off the stand easily enough, but it's a b1tch to get on otherwise. My bike currently has 12.5" Progressive 412 heavy duty rear shocks & Progressive full length front springs, so this bike is no lowrider.

I find that using the web strap on the top shock mount is easier than on the the frame. I only put the strap on when lifting the bike. The strap goes on & off easily enough that it isn't a bother.

The stand hasn't scraped on hard low-speed left turns since the Progressive springs & shocks went on. All things considered I like the stand & makes rear wheel related maintenance tasks much easier.

Does the bike have bigger tires? It sounds like the stand won't raise it up high enough to get one wheel off the ground without the wood. I went to a drive in on a saturday night with my kids on their Triumphs and 2 guys were checking out the 2 Speedmasters and when we got closer we heard them talking about the front turnsignal relocators. Turns out they worked for Rivco in the next town over. They mentioned the center stands and said they were on version 3. Do you know which version you have and would you buy it over knowing what you know?

mike

I have one of the first batch. The tires are stock OEM spec size.

Whether or not I would buy it again is a coin toss, given the cost.

I have had installed a couple center stands on my bikes and I refuse to spend the money again this time. When your riding, they seem useless and when it's parked in the garage I use a drive-in type stand that I don't know how I lived without.

Another update...this thing is worth EVERY PENNY! Here's why:

In 35+ years of riding I never dropped a bike. Until today. A stupid low-speed, tight left U turn on a narrow dead-end road, at practically zero MPH. I know all about head & eyes, clutch friction zone, & rear brake stabilization. I'll be d@rned, but it happened anyway. What a sickening feeling to see it unfold & not be able to recover. I stayed upright, but the bike listed over on the port side past the point of no return.

My first thought was OH SH1T...the left side Tsuakayu hard bag is gonna get crunched...then, I wonder if the engine dresser bar is going to get whacked...followed by huh?...it looks like something is holding the bike partially upright, other than me...

Well, the combination of the Triumph footboards and the Rivco centerstand kept the bike from getting dinged. The exhaust loop made contact & kept the left TORS from getting scratched & the hard bag off the ground, & the feeler peg at the outside rear of the footboard kept the footboard itself and engine dresser bar from kissing the pavement. The Tsukayu hardbag was OK!

A little touch-up paint on the center stand exhaust loop and all is well. Nice save, Rivco! I even saw a rainbow on the ride home.