tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16226011.post8119852383090772709..comments2023-12-11T03:29:59.929-05:00Comments on self sufficient slackers: a dim light on dark roadredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631873754575187093noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16226011.post-53624085507158715722012-07-09T21:57:09.774-04:002012-07-09T21:57:09.774-04:00I found a beefed-up stator to be of use - but my o...I found a beefed-up stator to be of use - but my own electrical knowledge is dismal.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13460199597231661863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16226011.post-10824695813938074102012-07-06T13:40:37.542-04:002012-07-06T13:40:37.542-04:00So far, the heated grips have been ok. I don'...So far, the heated grips have been ok. I don't trust the charging system to have enough upmfh to run heated grips and extra lights so it would be one or the other.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631873754575187093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16226011.post-15722477233049641282012-07-06T11:28:28.523-04:002012-07-06T11:28:28.523-04:00Be careful messing with Yamaha electrics, in my ex...Be careful messing with Yamaha electrics, in my experience they're barely sufficient at best and can't be over-burdened much. You may want to get a higher-output stator or something, and upgrade the battery charging/handling doohicky. I had a late-night trip coming back from the Sierras where I had NO lights (on the freeway!). Luckily I was riding with a gang of buddies and they surrounded me - and we swapped the battery back and forth with a good one a couple times. <br />Another time (daylight) coming back from the Mountains, it just *died.* I got saved by another Yamaha rider who stopped to help, and engaged in a(nother) battery swap-ride back from the Central Valley to the Bay Area. I bought *her* a new battery when it was all over.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.com