Bubba
Interesting. That says 7w tail/8 watts brake.
A stock 1157 incandescent uses less than that on tail light only.

Bubba wrote on 04/08/20 at 15:21:05:


Saving power is not really possible on this bike, as the charging system always puts out the same amount of power - any power you don't use is just wasted as heat by the regulator/rectifier.  (An exception to this might be if you are trying to free up some power to run heated grips or heated clothing).

A brighter headlight is definitely a valid goal - the stock headlight puts out a crappy amount of light.  The stock turns signals and tail light are actually pretty good and easily seen - a lot of the cheaper LED replacements put out less visible light and are hard to see in daylight or direct sun.  I have followed motorcycles with replacement LED tail/turn signal lights that are nearly invisible in the daylight.  You need bright tail/turn signal lights to get the attention of other traffic - they won't be staring at your tail light....but instead are likely looking elsewhere and you need to get their attention.  Don't be fooled by the fact that you might be able to see your lights flashing when the bike is in your garage or driveway and you are looking right at it......take it out in the sunshine, get back 200 feet and look away a bit - and you should be able to see the light flashing with your peripheral vision.