Many years ago I started a project 1973-5 RD350 and was documenting the build thread in the old forum. I won't bore you with the details but the bike hasn't run in 9 years now after initially catching the seat on fire while on the charger.
After poking and prodding by friends and family, after 2 kids, 3 houses, and a couple states I finally decided to get her back up and running again. One thing I never got around to doing the first time was relocating the battery and VR/R.
I have an Oregon Motorcycle Parts combined Voltage Regulator/Rectifier that worked well. Now I am looking to eliminate the battery box by moving to a alarm system battery that I can hide under the seat and was wondering if I can hide the VR/R in the toolkit compartment under the tank.
Other bikes need the VR/R to be exposed to open air for cooling purposes. Is the RD one that will put enough current to the regulator that I need to be worried about overheating or melting? Has anyone else tried locating it there?