Since having my stator repaired last year on my 2007 Rev 3 200 I am obviously paranoid about another failure. I know that the repair used better quality wire etc so this should not happen but you never know.
I spent a lot of time making sure I had a really good seal when I put the case back on and used and pukka automotive gasket to ensure watertightness.....
After three months I removed the cover to discover that it had damp inside - not really water as such but beads of condensation. Hmmmm, I thought. Is water getting in? Damaged cover? Bad seal?
I have tried everything and no matter what the condesation appears in the cover after very ride wet or dry.
Today I have been out for a long while. Bike well up to temp. Bone dry weather, no puddles and dry dusty ground.
I come home and whip the cover of and you've guessed it. Condesation forming on the inside of the cover. My guess is the breather is either too small to let the condensed vapour escape? Anyone else think this? My next thought is possibly the plastic case just does it naturally and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. I.e. a design fault.
So this leaves me with three questions-
1. Do I just keep removing the cover after very ride when the bike is warm to let it dry out (which I am currently doing)?
2. Buy a new case and see if there is any change?
3. What does veryone else do with Rev 3s that seem to like making water in the stator cover from nothing (this would be well handy in the desert though).