How does your side stand fit?

When I bought my 81 Maxim 650, the kick stand was bent and the mounting bolt had a pretty big gouge out of it. I had it straightened nand it didn't feel right, so I bought a used stand and all mounting hardware on e-bay, but it fits the same as the straightened one. This is my first bike so I have no frame of reference and am not sure if the frame mount was damaged. How tight should the stand fit? The head of the stand doesn't fit really snug over the mount, resulting in the stand being allowed to pivot at 90 degrees to the bolt. As a result, the spring pulls the stand under the bike and when I put the stand down, it slides a little bit before it starts to hold the weight of the bike. It feels loose, but as I said, I have no frame of reference. The pictures below are of the stand in the up position with the spring pulling it under the bike. Is this right or do I need to do work on the frame ? I guess another way to ask would be : where does your stand hit the rubber bumper?

 

Who cares where it hits the rubber stop? If the stand serves to keep the bike upright when it is deployed, it is working correctly.

The sliding you are referring to is normal and common to just about any motorcycle. It results from the fact that most people deploy the kickstand straight down when they are getting off of the their bike. But that isn't the fully deployed position. As you put the full weight of the bike on the stand, it rotates forward a bit more and sets itself where it needs to be. That is the sliding you feel.

 

I just want to make sure the stand is holding the bike up properly so it has the least chance of falling over and will not damage the frame by putting pressure in the wrong place.

 

When it slides, the stand doesn't rotate forward to the fully deployed position. Instead, it slides a few inches away from the bike as it takes on the weight. I am really tired of putting the bike on the center stand every time I get off and would really like to know if I need to keep working on this or not. Thanks in advance for any guidance you may have.

 

I think it looks like wear over the years on the frame hole that the stand goes over. Mine does the exact same thing, and it's so bad i'm afraid my bike is gunna fall over. It leans on a 45 degree angle almost.

I was thinkin of putting one or two washers in there to take up the space caused by wearing. Should fix it up nice, might help you as well

 

I considered some washers, but the gap is smaller at the top (closest to the bike) so a washer won't fit in. I can't figure out why the gap isn't the same across the whole mount. Maybe it is due to years of wear/usage like krs14 said.

 

I don't think I've ever owned a bike that didn't slide out some as weight was put on the stand, including the one I bought brand new. The bike is more likely to tip if standing straight up on leaning way too far.

That said I always use my center stand if parking for more than a few minutes. To me bike is more stable and I don't worry about it then.