Need to know how many watts my alternator puts out. So far it will handle heated grips; want to add heated seat, maybe plug-in for vest. It's cool here spring and fall in New Brunswick! Thanks for any help!

 

I think it's a 30 Amp system, and can be sensitive. May be OK if used when the bike is running above 3000RPM (when it starts to charge on a standard Reg/Rec) but I wouldn't use the stuff in traffic.
You could fit an ELECTREX reg/rec which has superior cooling fins and charges from around 1400RPM and puts out good voltage around 14.5 Volts at low revs, Quite a few of us are using them.
Hope this helps.
Oh and I moved your post - "how to" is for how to do, not how do you do things...............
You'll get the hang of it.
Welcome to the asylum !

 

Thanks, Shadow. Will check out Electrex unit. Temp is -22 C here this morning; a ride is a long way off yet!

 

I hear you, -2F (-19C) here today. I plan on replacing my R/R in the spring. A weak link that can be fixed. I have been thinking about heated vest but as is the R/R is to weak.

Sprock, cb2cbr and I were up your way past summer on our ride to the Nord (Nova Scotia and PEI).

 

Hovering around the same temp here Tim$2 , ya that trip last June I had the Electrx
R/R on that bike on the run to Cape Breton / PEI / White Mtns

 

I'm looking into the same sort of thing. I'm pretty sure that my CBRF3 puts out 350watts.
That's roughly 30amps @5000 rpm (where my best information says the F3
starts to charge). The trick is, how do you figure out the demands of the stock,
running bike? So you know what's left over for acessories.

Danged if, in all my research, I've been able to find the running load specs
and/or a test for you to determine it. I can add up the headlight/s, running lights,
et. However, what is the draw from the ignition and electronics? Anyone
got my back on this one?

I should probably do a seperate post, instead of hi-jacking this one.
Still, I suck at typing and I've come so far. So sorry oldandgray....;-)

I'm wondering if I need to install a HID kit and/or up-grade the
stator. The combo would free up/add about 20/35 for a total of 55-ish
added watts.

I'm wanting to run a jacket-liner, gloves and hopefully socks.
They add a combined load of 120 watts (10 amps) to the system.
That only leaves 230watts for the bike to do it's regular job.

I just replaced the battery with a Yuasa heavy-duty and I'm running
the Electrosport R/R. The harness tests 0mh discharge rate so it's
tight. So I have most of the electrical system dialed-in.

Ern