I made a quick gut decision to roll to Marrakesh and stayed at the Hotel Ali as Tim suggested. It worked out well. This morning I got up, went over to a scooter parts shop around the corner and asked around. The old guys there seemed keen on helping me out and argued a bit (it's normal here but for a Canadian it seems like they are gonna brawl). They came up with an idea minutes later. Next thing I know an old timer is holding my hand and walking me over to a cab. He says something to the cabbie and off I go.

A few minutes later I'm in an underground car park with a small tiny motorcycle workshop in it. I could have easily walked there from the hotel. A newish GS was on a stand getting work done and a bunch of larger motos in the shop. The owner (Abdul) looks around his used parts stock and wouldn't you know it. A voltage regulator of my '87 Ténéré! He even insisted on going to where the bike was parked and testing it with his multimeter before taking any cash.

Nice kid and the despite the location of the shop seems to be pretty organized and honest. The GPS coordinates are;
N31 37.738
W008 00.250

It's easy enough to find on foot. It's on Avenue Moulay El Hassan. Ask the girl at the front desk of the hotel where the Carrefour is that sells ... If you hadn't already. It's across the ESSO fuel station parking lot and under the pharmacy. You can go check with Abdul on the issue you have and grab a six pack at the same time. Hell, ten or so people will try and sell you a quarter of hash along the way so if that's your thing a breakdown here will be a pretty good party.

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Len