WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE LAST JUNE I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS BECAUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH A DEER HEAVY NEIGHBORHOOD. AT 35 MPH MY BIKE LOST ALL POWER AND BIKE SHUT OFF. I PUSHED IT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND NOTICED A FUSE WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND STARTED IT AND THE REGULATOR RECTIFIER FAILED AND STARTED SMOKING AND TURNED RED HOT. IT GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE CENTER OF THE RECTIFIER AND BURNED PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS. I QUICKLY SHUT IT OFF BEFORE THE STATOR WAS RUINED. I REPLACED THE RECTIFIER WITH A HEAVIER DUTY MODEL AND HAVE HAS NO PROBLEMS SINCE. UPON LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FORUMS IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE IS FAIRLY COMMON SO I WANTED MY OCCURRENCE TO BE NOTED. *TR