battery consumption

[gaz-toon]

can anybody tell me what sort of accessories i can add without draining the battery? can i have heated grips and sat nav without draining battery?

[sparklymarkly]

I've got heated grips on mine and run with headlight on all the time and I've never had any trouble with the battery draining.
Current draw from a satnav is negligible, so shouldn't cause you any grief (unless you only ever do really short journeys which doesn't put much charge back in, I expect).

[piguglyshandydrinker]

can anybody tell me what sort of accessories i can add without draining the battery? can i have heated grips and sat nav without draining battery?

No probs, others on here fun the above with extra lights, intercom etc

Phil

[RainMan]

I have always-on headlight/taillight heated grips, Sat-nav and fog lights, most of which are on all the time, no problems, except once last winter, when I was doing short commutes, the key here is to put the bike on an optimate charger each night, then you will have no worries.

[Wee Jack]

I run with headlight on (can't put it off on the 05 model), I run two 55 watt spots on all the time and I have heated grips , although they are very rarely on.

But no probs , and I don't use any battery top-up device such as optimate.

[Wee Bro]

High beams on all the time and pair of 55w spots and the alternator is still putting 14+ volts to the battery.

[RainMan]

But no probs , and I don't use any battery top-up device such as optimate.

The optimate is really only necessary if you are going short daily commutes.

[default]

The UK 650 TA has an alternator which puts out 368 watts at 5000 rpm. This in theory means you have the power to run the heated grips and GPS and if you wanted you could add heated jacket, extra lights and still have spare capacity.

The euro 650 and 600 has 310 watts. and the AT is 360 watts

Steve

[brownie2]

on the subject can ne 1 recommend a decent pair of heated grips and ne1 got ne pics or ideas on the best place to mount the cig/lighter on a 99 600 trans.

[IanS]

on the subject can ne 1 recommend a decent pair of heated grips and ne1 got ne pics or ideas on the best place to mount the cig/lighter on a 99 600 trans.

I put mine under the tail rack for charging phone when camping etc and have a cable that plugs into it for sat nav, intercom etc.

IanS