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As long as you have all LEDs for lighting. My suggestion, put a pigtail on the LOAD side of the main breaker or fuse and not directly to the battery like the Tender pigtail.
I tried a hated vest on my 94 FXSTC and it screwed up my regulator. It never popped the 7.5 amp pigtail fuse. Could have been a coincidence though.
I tried a hated vest on my 94 FXSTC and it screwed up my regulator. It never popped the 7.5 amp pigtail fuse. Could have been a coincidence though.
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I run Gears Canada heated jacket liner and gloves directly hooked to the battery via their pigtail provided. I run it that way on both of my bikes (Twincam Dyna and evo softail) and have been running it that way for about seven years
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What's your Stator rated for? Mines 30 amps and I was told by a dealer my bike couldn't support heated gear.
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Strange, I've used my Gerbing gloves and jacket liner with dual controller on my 1995, 1996, and 2003 sportsters, 1988, 2010 Road Kings, Triumph Bonneville, a couple of Suzuki's and a Thruxton.
I keep my revs up slightly, say 1200 at lights and stops. No reason, just idle might be too low.
I cannot not believe the Dyna is any different than my sporties.
I've ridden all day on the sporty at 24F at dawn and dusk, 28F the high.
I suppose, if you turned gloves, soles and liner up to 100% you might draw significantly more, but then you would be more of a man than I am, or you are a lobster. At power level three, I am toasty and it does not effect my motorcycle batteries or alternator.
Of course, you bike is unique and your experience could be the exception that breaks the rule.
I had had the advantage, my hands were freezing and I either needed heated gear or stop riding. I had the luxury to not overthink the process nor did I ask for Internet expert advice. After reading some of the responses to questions, I'm really glad I just did it and didn't ask for Internet experts to weigh in. I'd be using heat pals, or charcoal, or look like the staypuff marshmellow man if I listened to some experts here.
I keep my revs up slightly, say 1200 at lights and stops. No reason, just idle might be too low.
I cannot not believe the Dyna is any different than my sporties.
I've ridden all day on the sporty at 24F at dawn and dusk, 28F the high.
I suppose, if you turned gloves, soles and liner up to 100% you might draw significantly more, but then you would be more of a man than I am, or you are a lobster. At power level three, I am toasty and it does not effect my motorcycle batteries or alternator.
Of course, you bike is unique and your experience could be the exception that breaks the rule.
I had had the advantage, my hands were freezing and I either needed heated gear or stop riding. I had the luxury to not overthink the process nor did I ask for Internet expert advice. After reading some of the responses to questions, I'm really glad I just did it and didn't ask for Internet experts to weigh in. I'd be using heat pals, or charcoal, or look like the staypuff marshmellow man if I listened to some experts here.
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Liner and gloves on my 2008 Super Glide, no issues. I ran the same setup on my '09 Ultra Classic for 90k miles over 8 years with zero issues
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Originally Posted by RANGER73
What's your Stator rated for? Mines 30 amps and I was told by a dealer my bike couldn't support heated gear.
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Look, I'm just passing on what a heated gear dealer told me.
Could he have been wrong? Sure, but I would have thought he
knew more than I did about the product he sold.
And my regulator Shitting the bed could have been a coincidence. It was 25 years old.
Could he have been wrong? Sure, but I would have thought he
knew more than I did about the product he sold.
And my regulator Shitting the bed could have been a coincidence. It was 25 years old.