Center Stand Fail

[audiododd]

I know the center stand issue has been beaten to death around here, but I have a more technical question than "should I buy an SW-MOTECH stand?"  I have an OEM center stand on my Girly.  Today, I was going to clean/lube the chain and realized I couldn't spin the rear tire.  A quick look showed that the stand was leaning WAY too far back (which would explain the PITA of getting the bike off the stand).  I noticed that some of the attaching bolts are now bent.  It was getting dark, otherwise I'd post some pix.  I may do that tomorrow.  I, obviously, won't know if the mounting holes are boogered-up until I actually pull the existing stand off, but assuming the mounting holes are ok....

Is it worth repairing the OEM stand??  I can get the 2 mounting brackets and the 4 bolts for about 70USD.  If I have to buy the whole thing, it's definitely not worth it, since the OEM stand costs almost the same as the SW-MOTECH stand.  If I just repair it, will it last?  I've heard horror stories about the stands failing in a year or two.  I guess I should feel lucky that mine lasted about 10.

Thanks!

[Mustang]

there is a thread somewhere about repairing the chocolate cheese stock centerstand , but I aint quite got this new search figured out yet

basically though the stop bolts bend is the problem.............IIRC

[audiododd]

Yep. In the light of day, that looks like what's going on. Maybe they vibrated loose and it made them bend easier. I think I'll pull the whole center stand off and see how bad the damage is. Then I'll decide whether to repair or replace.

BTW, Mustang, I'm loving the foot pegs.  I have a MadStad on order so I'll be able to put the seat back up high and get my legs stretched out without my head getting whipped around like a bobble head.