uscincpac - Welcome to the forum, normally folk just say "hello", not write a dissertation, well done you.

I've got 14,000 miles on mine, it really has had a hard life, but I keep up with the maintenance stuff, and your point about a bit of pre-maintenance being better that 5 warrenty repairs is a rather good one. to set the picture, I'm still on the 1st chain'n sprocket set and only on the second mark for adjustment.

I'd be carefull about covering the connectors, do it wrong and you could actually trap moisture in there, with no way of drying. Grease is a better way forward IMHO. Or, I've just got some muc-off water displacement spray, 'post wash spray' they call it, got it free with some cleaner so I'll be interested to see how that stuff goes.

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