Trail Tech Motorcycle Kickstand

What it is

• A strong and simple aftermarket kickstand.

Trail Tech kickstands are built  in the USA for most current Enduro and MX style motorcycles. Attached to the bike with a high strength chromoly mounting bracket, the arm is a light weight, high strength forged aluminum piece with an aluminum reenforced high impact nylon foot at base of stand. The finish is a black ceramic coating. Each one is a custom designed for exact model fit using existing mounting points like chain roller or guide points and sub-frame pick-ups. The stands come with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and are claimed to be stronger than standard.

How it works

• Easy model specific bolt-on for most current bikes.
• Proper attachment that does not interfere when riding and puts the stand at the proper angle.
• Tucks out of the way when not in use and does not flop around.
• Light weight and unnoticeable till you need it.

Kickstands are one of the creature comforts of a trail or enduro bike and one of the things that makes your MX bike look uncool. Till you have to lay your kickstand-less track bike over on the ground or hunt for a tree while out on the trail. And on some off-road bikes the standard kickstands were really an afterthought, take KTMs for example, especially older ones. Find  an early KTM with a still functioning standard stand and I’ll be surprised. Luckily for me (I have a few of those bikes) Trail Tech has the solution.

The TT Kickstand is not flashy or special. It is sturdy and functional. Designed very much like the ones found on the KTMs but built with much better components and including a stronger attachment that does not bend, twist or fail over time. On most bikes the TT Kickstand bracket attached to the frame with supplied hardware to the lower sub-frame mount and a chain guide or footpeg attachment point. The mount is very sturdy and not that heavy for how burly it is compared to the standard mount it might replace or the non-existent mount it creates on most MX bikes.

Generally the bolt-on process takes about 10-minutes so it is easy to remove if you desire if you can keep track of the standard bolts. The only issue we saw in installing quite a few over the years resulted from frame mount tabs that had slightly relocated themselves via dents and crashes, but nothing that a little English or an older Husqvarna tool (read: hammer) couldn't remedy.  Some aftermarket frame guards may interfere with the subframe mounting.

Once mounted any of the kickstands we tested were the proper length and seemed to take into consideration that most of the time we are parking the bike on dirt and a little extra length (for sinking dirt or slight off camber) was beneficial. We tended to agree with this even on most hard, solid and flat surfaces where the bike is a little more upright and likes to have the handlebar turned just to keep the bike safely away from the tipping point. If you run lowered or very sacked out suspension, the length might need to be remedied, it appears as if you could shorten the arm as needed. The foot is replaceable and small enough to stay out of the way when up. It isn't large enough to remedy for mud or sandy stopping spots, but we prefered this smaller size overall. Rumor has it there is a slightly larger foot pad in the works.

In use the kickstand does everything asked of it and stays out of the way. The bracket is not noticeable on any of the bikes we tested it on and does not hang down so far as to drag or catch much more than the lower frame corner or the bottom of the footpeg. Strength-wise it is as strong as could be expected but that does not mean a 200-lb. man can climb aboard the bike and kick-start the motorcycle with all the weigh on the stand. It will easily hold up the bike and never give you problems. Asking an 8mm bolt to support more than 200-pounds at an angle is asking a lot. We whacked our stands across plenty of rocks in hard riding and cosmetic damage was the only result.

The location and action of the arm is simple and solid and the spring tension in the up position is enough so that it will never come down during normal riding. The angle it sticks out when down is proper to give the bike good stability yet not so far out it will easily get bent. In the photos you can see how the standard KTM kickstand is underneath the bike and allowing the bike to want to fall over the high side.

Plain and simple, this is a great kickstand.

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