RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

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tonyhes
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RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

#1 Post by tonyhes » Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:43 pm

Hello Gentlmen,

We have 2001 R1 fairings which include 2 headlights.
These fairings have been adapted to fit my buddy Pauls RZ500 project.

What are your thoughts regarding the RZ500 charging system & battery being able to power these 2 headlights?


Thank you for your expertise!
Tony

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Re: RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

#2 Post by kpke » Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:09 am

I am using 2009 R6 fairing/headlights with no mod to charging system.

No problems (yet) :cool:
Ken's Garage YouTube Channel :smt023
https://www.youtube.com/c/KensGarage1

1985 RZ500 (R6 suspension & body work)

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Re: RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

#3 Post by phildu31 » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:38 am

tonyhes wrote:Hello Gentlmen,

We have 2001 R1 fairings which include 2 headlights.
These fairings have been adapted to fit my buddy Pauls RZ500 project.

What are your thoughts regarding the RZ500 charging system & battery being able to power these 2 headlights?


Thank you for your expertise!
Tony
Do you mean that you have 2 60/55W headlights lit at the same time ?

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Re: RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

#4 Post by tacky1 » Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:56 pm

Use led bulbs and you should have a better light and a lot less draw on the charging system
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Re: RZ500 Charging System & Battery VS. 2001 R1 Headlights

#5 Post by tonyhes » Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:25 pm

Thank you for the replies. Will have a look at LED bulbs too.

Tony

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