Well I had a dig at the rectifier and initially wished I hadn't. The shorting had fused the plastic around the duff connector and the connector end was not adrift from the body, so wouldn't go back on again. General sucking of teeth.

Fes has a brilliant scooter/moped mechanic at 'Central Moto' which is a few miles away, so I disconnected the rectifier and crossed fingers that I would get there on battery charge. They instantly saw the problem, said they didn't have a spare plug end whatsit (as if I thought they might). The mechanic cleaned up the rectifier end then started pulling the duff connector through from the plug and connected that manually, then pushed on the plug to connect the rest. I was on the road again within 30 minutes and the repair cost 30dh (�2.40).

It all seems OK. I have about 1000km to do before getting to Spain where it can be fixed properly. Presumably this is a warranty job?

Talking of which, add to the problem list above the fact I had to replace the steering head bearings which the Spanish dealer said were not covered by warranty and wanted something like €200 for parts. I sourced compatible top and bottom bearings in the UK for about �30.

Central Moto also did the rear wheel bearing on my F650GS twin when it failed in Fez. None of the UK �75 per hour plus VAT for labour, the new bearing and labour was just �8.

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