Another comment on the rectifier:
I had a rectifier bobbin shear off on my recent trip to France. Luckily I noticed it in time and was able to switch for a spare bobbin which my dealer had already provided me with.
What I noticed when doing the swap was:
- you can't just switch one bobbin. You have to undo all three
- they are attached with nyloc nuts
- nylocs are not supposed to be reused... so ideally you should replace the two which are "ok"
- The bobbin bolt isn't actually long enough - if memory serves, two of the three bobbin bolts pass through an extra thickness of metal (see the end of my thumb in the picture below) which means that the nylon part of the nyloc isn't actually (or is just barely) engaging...
Another reason to get rid of the bobbins all together?
