My '91 900 left me with a dead battery the other day. I had just fixed a problem with the brake lights staying on and thought it was related to that. Recharged the battery and drove it on some errands and ended up stuck in a parking lot with a dead battery. Conclusion: the battery is not...

The guys at O'Reilly's say my alternator's going... and given the choice (and since I don't hear any bearing noise) I just ordered a new voltage regulator. I'm scouring the net and have found a few forum postings that say you can replace the VR without pulling out the alternator, and that it's...