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I just tried to get the grease gun adapters from www.mcmaster.com but they can't deal with private individuals outside the US, only companies.

If I remember rightly on my UK spec bike, viewed from the saddle, the one on the left hand side is the water/spilled fuel drain and the one on the right is the tank breather. If you open the filler cap you can see the difference (the lowest hole is the drain). Its worth checking the drain as on my Lemans it was blocked both in the tank fitting and the pipe (due to it being tie wrapped too tight down near the starter)I only noticed when after washing the bike I opened the cap and water poured into fuel After removing the fitting I used a drill bit to clear it and then replaced the squashed piece of pipe with a piece of copper brake pipe (hidden by the starter cover)

When I got my Lemans last month I stripped it and checked all the electrical connections (I have a Ducati also !!!), the same bullet connector had corroded so much that it fell apart when I touched it. So I imagine you have had the same problem, a corroded connector that due to its increased resistance got hot enough to melt the insulation.I have done a repair with male/female spade connectors and lots of heat shrink, you will need a high wattage soldering iron as the heat bleeds away to much to get the ends of the cables hot enough.My intention is to take the bike to an auto electrician and get a decent weather proof connectors fitted. When I contacted the previous owner(I bought from a dealer) he said he had noticed the light stay on a couple of times but when the garage checked it was charging fine, so if anybody has this fault then it would be wise to check/clean and grease this connector as it may fail suddenly. Hope this helps.