Part # 44680001
SwitchGuard

It's a quality product and easy to install. I bought it because it's the only one I have found with the bracket on the back. Others use zip-ties and they get old and disintegrate. I do think it's overpriced for what it is.

Was thinking about the Touratech side stand guard, but after viewing the video of the SwitchGuard getting hit with a sledgehammer that sold me. Like another reviewer stated, the Touratech uses the side stand switch mounting screw which in my opinion is not a good choice when compared to mounting it to the frame. Well worth the money even at $95.

This switch guard is the only solution that I found that didn't mount to the switch itself. This switch guard mounts to the Crash Bars and provides the best protection of all the solutions that I reviewed (Touratech, eBay, etc).

This switch guard is pricey but very stout and installed easily to the frame of my 2015 GSA LC in minutes. It is hard to understand why BMW engineered the side stand switch to be so exposed on a bike designed to go off-road. Seems like a no-brainer to protect an obvious point of failure.

A friend of mine had a rock hit his side-stand switch during an extended tour in South America. After some research, I decided the SwitchGuard was the best option as it attaches to the frame and not the side-stand switch itself. Just fitted it and it is a solid, well-made piece of kit. It looks bomb-proof! A couple of notes: Firstly, the instructions now appear to come in English in addition to German. Secondly: It's fairly easy to figure out if you need either of the two spacers required - the SwitchGuard should be in line with the frame rail. My 2015 GSA didn't require either. Thirdly: If you have engine guards, I recommend loosening the forward engine mounting bolt in addition the rearward bolt that you attach the SwitchGuard to. Attach your SwitchGuard and then re-tighten each mounting bolt little-by-little until you can hit the right torque values for each.

I have a R1200GS lc 2013 silver color. The guard is first of all easy to put in, the instruction are in german "why!", you don't need the spacer which is included, this is for an older model. It does look great and not just that, it does indeed protect the swith. This guard is well design, 2 points of attachment so it stays in place to protect that switch.

I bought the switchguard which is solid construction. The instructions arrived in German - when I contacted Wunderlich for assistance - no reply - ever. There are some extra parts (spacer and washer) and I was unclear whether they were needed or not - simple instruction page doesn't seem too much to ask for a $100 part - turns out they were not needed (I found someone who was fluent in German who explained the instructions which suggest the parts were not needed for my situation.) C'mon Wunderlich - you have great stuff - can't you answer your email or provide instructions in English???