I knew it wasn't a good idea to let the sidestand flip up unassisted. I made a pretty good effort to guide it up most of the time. Yesterday I just stood the bike up, it came up and didn't sound right. Broke the weld almost clean off. It's gonna get welded up, so not too big a deal. I have never sat on the bike with the stand down. It broke from snapping back on it's own one too many times.
You've been warned!
You've been warned!