A second addendum: Remembering what it was like in the Harley shop several things became clear. The H-D people are not fiercely loyal to H-D. H-D has had its ups and downs and S&S came about to fill the void for quality parts and later engines. The H-D people looked at my M3W with clear lust and were very enthusiastic about the S&S fitted to it. This last go around, they were very open about their disdain for the Cycle Electric rectifier/regulator fitted to it. They did not call it 'delicate' but P.O.S. came up quite frequently. They break a lot. The C.E. unit is supposed to adjust itself to the load. The H-D unit is going full on all the time and is designed for it.
So far so good. It is working. That is all I care about.
