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Will stock battery handle adding accessories like driving lights, handle bar warmers etc...

There are a few simple things you can do:

1) Change illumination to LED lights. A stock headlight used about 55watts, changing to LEDs reduces that to about 12watts -- that's the single biggest upgrade. Just be sure your rectifier is in free air as it will run hotter as it dumps excess power at higher RPM. Changing your signal lights can save another 10 watts, this may require a change to your flasher unit or the addition of signal lamp resistor kits to make them blink correctly.
2) There are lots of handlebar switch options available from Amazon or Aliexpress.

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3) A small power distribution box can be wired, that way you dont have a jumble of wires running straight to the battery. Most bikes have a little room under the seat, maybe use the area where your tool kit is stored. You can run one heavy +wire to the extra fuse panel then connect your switches to the outputs. Better yet wire in a relay before the fuse panel so the accessories are only energized when the bike is switched on.

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Your stator cam pump about 300W at 4000 RPM. That's lots for a stock bike and should be enough to power a few accessories.

Headlight 55 / Highbeam 60 each
Brake light 26
ECU 20
Fuel Pump 50
GPS, cell phone charger, 5 watts
Radio - up to 30 watts
Heated Grips - up to 50 watts
Jacket Liner 77
Gloves 22
Underglow 10 watts each
The hard part of the reg / rec stator combo is understanding that accessories don't cause burn out but low loads do. One of the reasons I switched to a bike with an alternator.
 

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