Hi Iain,
I'm not too bad, just got an office (shudder) job to pay off the debts. Was thinking about going to South America in 2008 actually, but am now diversifying my adventure by doing 5 smaller trips, not all on a motorbike (I know, heresy eh?!) .
So far the trips include: Trans Sahara, possibly to Timbuctou on the XT; a big open canoe trip down one of the big rivers in the Canadian wilderness; skiing across the Hardangervidda in Norway. Not sure about the other two trips yet. Man, 2008 is going to be a fun year!
I had a look at your link for your 12v adapter. It appears to have a red and black wire protruding. The red should be your positive and the black your negative (or earth) wire. However, if your one only has one wire then it is either missing a wire (!) or meant to be earthed through the body work where you bolt it to the bike. I'd say the first is more likely.
Matt
PS- Sorry, can't remember where I got mine.
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