Mickvp, Do your lights come after starting or are they on all the time?
All EU bike lights come on when you start the bike but the American ones are on all the time.
The design of the charging system on the Fazers means that it actually easier on the generator and rectifier/regulator if the lights are on all the time.
When the battery is fully charged the regulator short circuits the generator output. This creates more heat in the rectifier/regulator and generator.
When the lights are off the battery charges slightly quicker and then the regulator shorts the output sooner and for longer than it would if the lights are on.
Moral of the story is: theoretically your generator and rectifier/regulator should last longer by leaving the lights on all the time.
All EU bike lights come on when you start the bike but the American ones are on all the time.
The design of the charging system on the Fazers means that it actually easier on the generator and rectifier/regulator if the lights are on all the time.
When the battery is fully charged the regulator short circuits the generator output. This creates more heat in the rectifier/regulator and generator.
When the lights are off the battery charges slightly quicker and then the regulator shorts the output sooner and for longer than it would if the lights are on.
Moral of the story is: theoretically your generator and rectifier/regulator should last longer by leaving the lights on all the time.