Regulator/Rectifier workload.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

In a 'Heated gloves' thread i read this.

[unitynotsocri...]

might be because people are using them on smaller bikes with weaker electrical systems/lower power rated regs/rectifiers
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[jjdugen]

Yup, weaker bikes like Balckbirds, Fireblades, 1200 Bandits.... I can go on.
The latest breed of R/R's seem much more robust than the things fitted as O/E until quite recently.
The really iffy ones as fitted to most Honda's, Kawasaki's, earlish Yamaha's, in fact most bikes could handle the load of the bike, lights, indicators, ignition with a BIT of margin for battery maintenance but are very near their limits. Usually placed under a seat cover with little direct cooling air they get HOT. Give that a few years and the electrical/electronics connections start to get stress failures. Any extra loading on these marginally specified components will lead to failure.
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