Topic: Heated gear on a CB350f

[snarferer]

Its getting to be around 40 degrees here and I want to start taking my 350f to work again.  How much electrical draw would be reasonable to add on? 
The jacket I'm looking at is: 76 watts and 6.7 Amps
The gloves: 43 Watts and 2.1 Amps
The pants: 43 Watts 3.8 Amps

I'm a complete idiot when it comes to that cornfangled 'lectric-ity, so if you guys could tell me what I can and can't run that would be great.

[super pasty white guy]

There've been a few electrical load threads.  I'm sure someone else more knowledgeable will chime in, but all 3 is a heck of a load.  On my 750 I can get away with just an 55/60w headlight and grip warmers with LEDs in there to drop the bike load.  Anymore than that and I'll be pushing.  I'd expect that the smaller bikes have less available juice.

spwg

[mlinder]

350f's have NO surplus current, and have negative current unless you keep it above about 4 grand.
No, one of those would probably be too much. All of them, no way.

[snarferer]

I was hoping to have at least one.  I figured that would be the case.  I guess its grabbing a nice warm coffee when I get into work.

[Spanner 1]

Looks like with headlight, stoplight and ignition your up around 280watts and unless the alternator on your bike is rated about 350w( I doubt it very much), the battery will drain with such a load.
Maybe the maestro Two Tired will be enticed out of his lair to give you a definitive answer... keep posting words like watts, volts, amps., that should get his attention !  

[super pasty white guy]

An addendum to my previous post...

I've been riding to work all winter with departure temps as low as 18 degrees F.
If you're going without heated gear, I suggest looking into "moose racing" handguards (velcro- fabric covered foam- easy on-off, cheap), snowmobile gloves, a riders comfort st wind plus balaclava, wind proof jacket with liner and a sweater underneath, windproof pants with insulating liner.

truth be told, the handguards made a huge difference in my comfort level and I'm ok at usual city speeds for ~45 minute with this setup.  I'm fine on the highway for a 30 minute run as long as the temps are above freezing.

spwg

[stresssolutions]

You could strap an extra battery on the back to runyour gear...just charge it occasionally.  I know a guy here that does that for turn signals and such, on a 70cc.

[Gordon]

Look into heated grip kits.  Most of them only use around 15 - 20 watts, so it's not as much of a draw on your battery, and they make all the difference in cold weather.  Just keep the bike hooked up to a battery tender when you've been using them a lot.  I can ride to work in single digit temps as long as I have the heated grips on.