Just because you found bare wires at your rectifier doesn't mean that is your problem. What I mean is that, if the wires didn't short out and cause the rectifier to fry itself then the wires aren't the cause for the Griz to not work. What I would look for is maybe a blown fuse. If you did find a blown fuse--why did that fuse blow? Were you riding in a stream bed and it got wet, or doing donuts in a field and you threw up wet mud? If you found all the fuses were good(and also no corrosion around or in fuse holders) then you move onto other possibilities. How about a bad ignition switch or corrosion around switch terminals? Is the battery original? If so, then you need to replace. It might have power to light up the dask lamps or head lights, but not enough power to turn over the starter. Even if battery is new, it needs to be checked out, because of possible bad cell. If you find that all mentioned items are good, then you move on to possibly bad rectifier(did you ride in rain and raindrop made contact with wire and frame and shorted out), CDI box(or whatever your control unit is called), starter relay, and keep doing the process of elimination to find your problem. It could even be something simple like a ground wire that has gotten corroded and doesn't make good enough contact with framework anymore. There's so much to go through, but look at everything. The biggest thing with an outdoor vehicle will be corrosion. You need some electrical contact cleaner. Walmart, Radio Shack, Automotive stores have it. Also get some "dielectric grease" to coat those electrical connectors and fuses to help with corrosion and keep out moisture. All wiring junction connectors need pulled apart, cleaned and coated with the dielectric grease. Unfortunately there's no real quick answer. Good Luck
Delbert
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