ktm 950s adv screws loose in motor!

[patta]

Hi all
well it had to happen as soon as i said to someone that i had a few problems on the 950 but nothing that left me stranded at the side of the road.

Off work on tuesday so out for a play thought that i would have a ride across the country to see friends near dumfries for a quick cupper.

So riding along and gps flashed up no power but i never thought anything of it as the plug has been a pain in the past.
Next rev counter stops working, so i thought or its just a fuse so carried on, but not much further and it lost its spark as i was overtaking a wagon so with a cough and a bang i stopped.

Andy came to my rescue (thanks Andy) and we got the bike back to his.

After recharging the battery the problem became unclear as we thought that it was a charging fault but after trying to restart the engine the starter motor was spining but not engaging, so we took the generator and starter gear casing off, and found six screw heads stuck to the magnet and the windings wrecked.

The screws that hold the starter gear to the rotor must have came loose and struck the windings.

Has anyone come across this before?
thanks

iain