10 hours labor @$60 per hour later the issue was fixed at Kissell’s. They were very nice and gave me a nice new BMW loaner bike for the day. HOWEVER, After riding 150 miles straight home I realized the fuckers left my side stand loose! I’ve got about 1” of play that wasn’t there before they tore into it.. Now I’m sure I’ll end up fighting them about paying or reimbursement to a LOCAL shop that can fix that.
If you approach the issue appropriately -- i.e., minus the "foxtrotting" -- it's likely they will, too.
OTOH, do you not have in your tool box -- or can easily add -- the appropriate wrench and loctite to do this at home? It would then seem worth an inquiry, self-help fix, and that's that.
Bill