Having suffered from brake lever getting very spongy and coming back to gloves I was resigned to have to get it looked at as not confident enough to play about with the brakes.
Saw your entry and thought worth a try as bike not being used for over a week as having grandchildren to stay during holidays.
I haven't tried it out riding yet but the lever is already a lot firmer so now interested to see what it is like on a ride.
Had centre stand from new so has always sat upright when parked up, maybe this is a valid short term fix for this common problem?