Treading lightly here.....
There are some inherent problems with Rivco's R3 products including poor fitment as well as retial pricing. We all know now that there is a variation in the spacing on the lugs, the very lugs that mount the centerstand.
I'm presuming that Rivco took one bike and designed the centerstand mount spacing using the parameters from that one bike without taking into account the variation which is why the stand is a poor fit or don't fit (without grinding the lugs) at all. That's pretty much SOP with any aftermarket manufacturer and when you don't own the particular model or participate in any forums or discussions, you aren't aware of any problems, you just presume all is well...... When, in fact, it's not.
Most all large, established manufacturers have a set retail price point that retailers must, to maintain their relationship and or franchise, have to adhere to. However, when the manufacturer is marketing products that are questionable in fitment, it becomes subjective.
Case in point is the centerstand as well as the tip over bars and to some extent the handlebar risers. It's one thing to manufacture a product. It's another thing to act on input from the end user and modify that product accordingly.
After the tip over bar fiasco (with me), I had a less than fuzzy feeling about Rivco's quality control or their final inspection procedures and I bought them direct from Rivco.
While the tip over bars were structurally more substantial than the original OEM bars, fitment was a PITA because the lower mounts didn't line up and consequently had to be opened up with a die grinder, something that shouldn't happen and should have been caught on final inspection.
The end user, in this case me, shouldn't be required or expected to 'customize' a product in order to fit it, plus, the average end user don't have the specialized tools I have and shouldn't be expected to modify a product to fit for it's intended use, one reason the products I manufacture go on my personal bike beforehand and one reason I discuss on this site as well as on others and questions or concerns beforehand.
In my humble opinion, being intimately familiar with the motorcycle goes a long way toward providing a quality product as well as foolproof fitment. As a manufacturer as well as a retailer, you have to be 'attuned' to the end user and take into account and act upon the end users input. Something I try to do with everything I offer. That's why I only market products for 3 motorcycles. I has nothing to do with manufacturers lines and everything to do with being intimately familiar with select models.
The end user dictates the marketability of any product and the end user is you.
