Trackside Universal Head Lift Stand

I bought this stand for my 2015 Ducati Monster 821. I already have the trackside rearstand and wanted to be able to remove the front wheel.

The good: The price was significantly less than competitors, it functions as it should (with the proper sized pin).

The bad: Since this is a "universal" stand, it comes with a variety of pins for the lower triple. The largest is 18mm. My Ducati requires a 27mm pin. After contacting customer service, I was told that no other sized pins were available. Looking around on the internet I discovered that this stand is similar in design to the PitBull front stand. Looking at their selection, they have a pin designed for my bike. I took a shot and ordered. When it arrived, I saw the design is similar to the Trackside and found that it fit. The cotter pin for the headlift pin, however, did not fit. I simply used an appropriately sized stainless steel nut and bolt instead.

It's a nice inexpensive front stand. My only issue with it is that for my bike (Aprilia RSV4 2010) it also rest on the nose fairing a bit. I suspect if you were to try to remove the nose fairing while on the stand, you couldn't do it. I don't seem to remember having this issue with a Pit Bull stand but it's been a while.

Over all, I'm good with how it works, just wish it was more supportive on the triple clamp along.