I had broken down and the recovery company sent a flat bed truck, and the driver used the ratchet straps with the bike on its side stand. To be fair it did not move on the journey back home, think the driver was an ex sailor.
I have still been using the side stand since this adventure, with no apparent damage to its mounting, but convinced the bike is leaning more than before, thanks for the advice, will remove during winter layup and try some localized heat to straighten it.