I know this has been done before but I thought I would share my recent experience. I stumbled across a write up by Gary Burton on the BAMW Facebook page where he was looking to get more juice out of a standard charging set up. I have implemented the complete set up about a month ago and have to say I am very pleased with the results.
The upgraded regulator/rectifier works a treat and cost much less than the motobins etc sites. All the LED upgrades have worked well but particularly the headlight. I like running with the light on during the day and wanted something more powerful than the current candle AND take less draw. I have run this H4 light for a number of extended runs...longest 4 hours in one go and the light is very bright plus stays cool.
Overall the bike ran with lights and heated jacket with no problems over an extended time. By my calcs I could also run heated grips as well if needed.
Night before last I did a evening run to see how the light pattern performed and it worked well. High beam keeps low beam on so you get depth and spread. Down side is that I have had to remove the rubber boot on the back of the light housing BUT so far seems to be performing well. Also worth noting my bike was MOTD recently and passed with no comment.
Cheers
The upgraded regulator/rectifier works a treat and cost much less than the motobins etc sites. All the LED upgrades have worked well but particularly the headlight. I like running with the light on during the day and wanted something more powerful than the current candle AND take less draw. I have run this H4 light for a number of extended runs...longest 4 hours in one go and the light is very bright plus stays cool.
Overall the bike ran with lights and heated jacket with no problems over an extended time. By my calcs I could also run heated grips as well if needed.
Night before last I did a evening run to see how the light pattern performed and it worked well. High beam keeps low beam on so you get depth and spread. Down side is that I have had to remove the rubber boot on the back of the light housing BUT so far seems to be performing well. Also worth noting my bike was MOTD recently and passed with no comment.
Cheers