Lights go out, combustion is sporadic and rev counter eratic

In South Africa, a beer-in-hand is customary - NAY! - a prerequisite to working on any type of machine / car / bike / light bulb / etc.

And thank you for the warm welcome. I feel strangely at home in any form of madhouse.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by andy

I like your reasoning (5000 miles) but mine had a worn loom which manifested itself with one total loss of electrics and then sporadic engine cutouts and it had only done 4000 miles.

You're right, could've called that better- mostly realyl fast wear's caused by something like the long bolt under the seat on a curvy, I'd call that penetration damage not rubbing. I was thinking more of the rub spots around the headstock.