I was doing some general investigation and comparison between bikes, and discovered my Trophy points look presumably what might bed considered 'burnt'.
The bike displays no signs of running rough during idle or even under load. I haven't actually even looked at the points for about 3,000 miles so presumably if this is a symptom of a problem then I have come upon this relatively early.
I will try to test the capactitor as best I can, if I can, but before that start the bike up in the dark and try to see any abnormal sparking behaviour.
I did smell an electrical smell (smells a bit like cat wee) when I opened up the generator cover, and it was coming from the wound resistor that is fitted on 6v model MZs. The official MZ service manual states that such a resistor should not have a charred insulation varnish, but it does appear possibly that it does. Unfortunately I can't find specific examples to identify more clearly what the result of 'arching' (on the points) looks specifically like, but I do think I have that. I will also test the resistor, though phsyically it doesn't seem to have changed much (if at all) from what it looked like when I first started using the bike 4,500 miles ago. I was actually using the bike briefly before I checked behind the cover so it's possible that the smell is just a natural byproduct. After all, I notice the voltage regulators also smell like this ordinarily anyway.
Thoughts, guys?