Japenese side stands seem strong, Italian bike stands are ornaments. How do I know,,,,MOT tester snapped my side stand off my F4 by this 'trick' the OP mentions, he 'caught' the bike on his thigh thus preventing further $$'s.
I would never ever move a motorbike by this method the industry does it because it isn't their machine usually and they don't give a toss, the side stand is not designed to support the forces exerted when spinning the bike on it.