How many watts does the bike use when running stock lighting with stock stator.... I want to start adding some of my own electrical mods and am curious as to how much I have to use.... I'm thinking of possibly doing some crazy stuff and eventually a stereo.... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I'm guessing stock parts would consume about:

rear running light : 15w
rear brake light: 15w
Front Headlight: 55w
Front aux lights: 70w
Engine Elect: 50w

This leaves around 50w to play with, maybe more. I'd verify the "actual consumed" with an inline or clamp-on amp meter before getting to close to 50w.

Others may be able to clean up my numbers with facts.

Keep in mind, if your "extras" only run during daylight hours or with the headlights off, you can oversubscribe the power system, but this isn't always safe.

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