Thanks guys, good to know everything's cool with the regulator.
20 min eh? That's a decent detterent I think...and yeah, I've got an alarm, and the bike's fully covered...just figure the harder I make it for 'em, the better the chance they won't bother trying.
Later,

 

Each cell in the battery = 2.5v and 2.5 X 6 cells= 15V when is fully charge....samething for a car