Well after much waiting and sourcing of parts from ebay etc I have redone my charging electrics. Purchased a Ducati 996 stator off ebay for AU$90 which has bigger gauge wiring from the coils to the connector for the yellow wires, bought a 04-06 R1 R/R(Shindengen FH011AA) from ebay us for AU$80 delivered bought a new YTX14-BS battery locally for AU$105 and then set about rewiring all the above with better connectors and more wire. I replaced the 3 pin connector at the join between R/R to stator wires with a waterproof unit, ran heavier gauge wire from R/R+ terminal directly to the battery+(with a waterproof 30amp fuse in line) and coupled the original wire from the starter relay into this wire. I ran the wire from R/R- terminal directly to the battery- as well as another wire coupled to this straight to the frame ground. Had to drill two new mounting holes and used heat sink paste all over the back of the R/R before fitting with longer bolts and nuts to hold in place. Once everything was connected I fired her up and she sounded great tested on cold start up with choke on fully and lights on and readings as follows: idle 13.56vdc 2000rpm 14.38vdc 4000rpm 14.22vdc then once I had the gear on it was time for a ride to see whether the restart issue was gone and to test voltage once home. Rode for 30+mins and got her nice and hot(operating temp that is ) then back home to check readings which are as follows: idle13.46vdc 2000rpm 14.24vdc 4000rpm 14.32vdc and 5000rpm 14.32vdc much better voltage readings and the new R/R was cool enough after the ride that I could grab it and hold it with no real heat obvious so it looks like I have finally fixed my restart issue as every time (6) I restarted her she fired straight up and fired easier than she has since I bought her back in Sept 09. If anyone is interested in upgrading the R/R I would recommend the FH012AA as I had to cut 1cm off the fins on the FH011AA to get it to fit behind the seat cowling. Thanks to all who offered advice and for all the great write ups which gave me the confidence to tackle this work.
