If you the bike feels as if it's leaning away from you when you start to push down on the centre stand lever then it's probably twisting.
It could be weakened through corrosion or, if the bike gets put on the stand on a daily basis, stress fractures eventually appear on the tube that links the left and right sides.
![[Image: stand1.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/f49612g6b/stand1.jpg)
![[Image: stand3.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.cc/m8qza3nfn/stand3.jpg)