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@po18guy just wanted to come back and say that it would appear this was a connections issues all along. I had to put this little project on hold for a couple of weeks due to life getting in the way. Today I pulled the bike out and took another look. One of the leads was very loose in its fitting, I pulled them all apart and cleaned and dried them off. After the bike was all back together the voltage being returned to the battery is looking good and a short test ride resulted in the bike running better than it has in months. Looks like I'm back on the road .

Thank you very much! Great comment. I have been hanging around on the adv sites like advrider for long years. But this forum has just blowed my mind off. Such a great community with a lot of enthusiasm and in depth info about this specific platform. I feel a lot more confident now. Btw, this forum is also addicted. Admins must warn before signing up I can not stop reading how to section. I am lost and found!

I can't understand why people are going down the Macgyver route when the original screw tap is an excellent design that fits the very tight and awkward location well including the odd sized feed hose to the pump and all that's needed is a simple cheap mod to make it perfect. No need to reinvent the wheel here. Thats why I came up with the original fix. Phil

Bikes with internal pump don't even have a petcock, so I left mine open. Last owner had bought 2 new pet cock's, didn't last long before leaking. Then I had the chance for free to invest . Got the sliimy O ring out, after some filing, correct one in. Discovered different tread lenght on the cocks, making it harder to make sure it woudn't come loose. Make sure all hoses are in order, NOT perfect but no more leaks with a tiny strip of JB w, a little redneck I know. 6mm outlet on the 90 degree adapter, shoud be enough, but why the 90 degree ? I have to check the houseing route tomorrow. Cheers Tom.

Hey guys! Very excited to be in this forum! I am simply fascinated by the enthusiasm you have here to help each other and to enjoy the ride flawless! Crazy! Huge respect! I am planning to buy a 2003 Le Mans all black with the rear suspension upgrade to Öhlins. New tires, new battery, new upgraded R/R and so on. The price is 5500 euros. and supposedly has 11.000 km on it. But we certainly dont know cause no history record. When i look at the bike, i can not simply find any, i am repeating this, ANY scratch or a sign of hard use even. But I am still hesitating to buy it cause really dont want to spend this summer to fix a spring issue in the gearbox. Edit: I forgot to mention that the bike has beautiful `titanium` oval Mistral pipes on it. But I dont know if its tuned for it. So can you give me some advices in advance? Very happy to be here and I hope we meet in person too! I am currently living in Finland. Peace!

Welcome to the madness mate!! They are a bike like no other and the riding experience rewards like no other.... You'll love it. Cheers Ps I was a goner as soon as I hit the starter at the shop when looking to buy it!

You need a drill press, hand tools and a vise. Phil

Patches just arrived here in New Zealand. They look great

@Lucky Phil You mentioned the fix is simple, but I thought it took machining of some sort, no?

The threads will work BUT the issue is and always has been after you jump the thread hurdle is the hose from the tap to the pump is so short and has a gentle bend in it in two directions and any sort of reducer in that line which by its nature will create a 20-25mm long unbendable section in the hose creates problems both in fit, practicality of access and you now have 2 extra potential leak points. Phil