SW-MOTECH Center Stand Suzuki V-Strom 650 & 650XT ’12-’19

Really well made including the springs. Makes parking the bike so much more stable; chain maintenance is now a breeze. I’ve lost almost no clearance under the VStrom and is compatible with most skid plates.

Really love my SW-Motech Centerstand. Soooo easy to put the bike on the centerstand now. Not overly complicated to install either. On top of that, good service from the Twisted Throttle people.

Perfectly balanced goes on and off stand with ease !

Very easy to install even w/o spring tool. Works as expected. Love it!

I have been using this for a while now, it’s really stable and bike goes up on it easy.

Easy install. Looks great on the bike. Looks like a factory centerstand.

I was very pleased with my experience with Twisted Throttle. The SW-Motech parts are always top notch and the delivery time was very acceptable.

Center stand for my new v-strom so I can do chain maintenance. Putting it on and off the stand is too easy. No regrets about this purchase.

Installation was a snap and the ease of putting the bike on the center stand is incredibly easy. I like this way better than the factory stands offered.

Ordered the SW-Motech stand from Twisted Throttle and it arrived in four days. The stand was packaged in enough bubble wrap to send a dozen eggs on a RTW trip, in other words, it was packaged extremely well. Cutting through all the wrap, and finally arrived at the stand, and what a beautiful site to behold. The stand looks like a work of art, all welds look perfect, very well designed, and the powder coat finish is flawless over every bit of it. It almost seems a shame to mount it under the bike where it will be subjected to all manor of abuse. Arranged all the parts, studied the directions, and got ready for the install. I found it helpful to watch the video on Twisted Throttle’s site a couple of times. The most difficult bolt is the top righthand side, so I started with this. Using a 1/4″ drive allen and extensions, as the video suggested, I had no problems. I got the stand mounted with no problems, and it was time to try it out. I have a V-Strom, and have it lowered 5/8 of an inch (I know, all the stands say not recommended for a lowered bike) but the bike went right up. The stand seems very heavy duty and strong, and I’m sure will last the life of the bike with no problems. And I’m still dragging the foot pegs before the stand hits the ground.

I bought this for my ’13 Suzuki DL 650 V Strom. Quick shipment. Wrapped and boxed to be bomb proof. It was a perfect fit. The instructions were not in english but the pictures provided exactly what you needed when you needed it. I suggest you read over the instructions before you start though. Pieces must fit by the order of the steps listed. Also, long T-handle metric allen’s are a plus. Took me 20 minutes total.
I searched several sites for a centerstand. I compared costs. This IS the best deal.

High quality among the center stands offered out there. Very well made and operates well. It took about 30 minute to install. Nearly required for proper chain maintenance. I use a wax lube frequently and this makes it very easy.

Great add on to my V-Strom. Easy to install if you lay your parts out on the parts list provided. Probably took 30-45 mins. Did not need the spring tool, since a good screwdriver works well. The hardest part was learning how to get the bike up on the centerstand. Once you get the idea that you need to put all of your weight on the stand, the bike goes up on its own. Took a few times to figure it out. It made cleaning and tightening my chain so much easier. This should be stock on V-Stroms-come on Suzuki!

I did a lot of internet research on center stands for my 2014 Suzuki Vstrom 650 and settled on the SW-Motech stand. The stand is top quality and the instructions are detailed and clear. You may want to read through them completely a couple of times before starting. It will also make the job easier if you CAREFULLY examine all the pieces and fasteners and sit each piece on its corresponding picture on the parts list. This way, as you go through the installation instructions, you can easily grab the EXACT piece you need, as there are several different fastener and sizes of spacers.Take your time and you will love the result. It is easy to get the bike up on the center stand, even for us older guys!

I bought this product after oiling my chain once without a stand of any kind. lots of rolling the bike around. I was seriously considering purchasing a track stand, but it seemed like it would take up more room in the garage and be more difficult to use by myself.

I only had one issue with installation (cross-threaded the forward/bottom bolt on shifter side behind the foot peg) not a lot of clearance for a socket allen. I would suggest starting the bolt with an allen key, and torquing it with the socket once it is fully in. I was able to to fix the issue by driving a shorter bolt from the other side to straighten the threads. This was in no way caused by the stand, but by the location of the predrilled hole on the Strom, and user ignorance.

The stand works perfectly and feels very secure. I was a bit apprehensive the first time I used it as I had never used a center stand before, but I watched a few videos and discovered that by pressing down on the stand and using the passenger foot peg as a handle to pull straight up on the bike pops up very nicely with little apparent effort.

Before purchasing this stand I was concerned about cornering clearance. I read somewhere that other stands require lengthening the left side peg feeler. I haven’t scrapped the pegs yet, but I like having that space just in case. There are no such issues with this stand. I don’t ride off road so i am not sure how it would affect ground clearance, but it doesn’t appear that it would cause any issues.

I am impressed by the quality of SW Motech parts and will certainly be using them to continue improving my Strom

Garrett

There is a reason most people view products from SW-Motech as the best. This centerstand for my 2013 V-Strom 650 bolted on with no issues whatsoever and compliments their engine guards perfectly. With such fast shipping and the advice of the “string” trick, this was the best way to go!

The install wasn’t bad, just go slowly and double check the bolt lengths. There is one that’s in a tight spot, and you won’t want to have to pull it out and redo it.

This center stand was easy to install and works great. It is very easy to get my bike up on the stand and it sits on it solidly. When I push my bike off the stand it comes down smoothly. This stand just plain works perfectly.

Easy install and perfect fit, but one mounting bolt is a bit challenging to get to. Incredibly smooth to put on the stand once installed. By far the best center stand I have used.

Purchased this center stand & was expecting (based on previous experience with other center stands…not by Twisted Throttle) installation to be a real bear. I read the directions several times, did a “dry-fit”, and installed the centerstand in less than 30 minutes! Excellent product!