What he said
Definitely take heed about the stator, they tend to fail regardless of the electrical load being placed on the system. My thoughts are that over time the oil temp breaks down the insulation on the coiled wires. I would be inclined to change out what is there for a new stator and maybe carry the old one as a spare.
If you can get hold of the headlight assembly from the Japan only release DR250 Djebel it makes a great replacement unit and also gives you somewhere to mount a screen. I used a BMW F650GS screen on mine and it worked a treat until I went through it. 
I'm on a long trip on my bike through some pretty harsh country and apart form the stator the bike has been flawless, even up to altitudes of 4600m in the Pamir. Japan to Russia to Mongolia then Central Asia, now waiting for the ferry to Baku. You might also consider dropping a few teeth on the rear sprocket, I found a 41 worked fine but would have liked to try a 39. Of course that will depend on how much technical off-road riding you intend on doing.
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