Anyway, just in case anyone is in the slightest bit interested, I am continuing my shall I raise it back up again saga.
I was going to pop out for a little spin this morning just to reassure myself that I was doing the right thing before I put the original dog bones back on.
My bike was parked on the drive and I noticed that it was leaning rather more than the Tower of Pisa.
I had a bit of a close look at the centre stand and lo and behold it had fractured close to a weld on one of the legs. Clearly, this was not a factory weld and it looks like somebody has chopped some metal out to reduce the height of the stand, presumably to make it easier to get it on the stand.
So it looks like I am going to have to purchase a new centre stand as well.
This new bike is not turning out as well as I had hoped.
Firstly, it was delivered to me with an outstanding recall and now I find that the cut 'n' shot centre stand is not fit for purpose.
Not sure what to do now.