The only strain on the system will be the initial fire of the electrical arc that provides the light source. Once the candle has been lit, so to speak, the current draw is actually much less than the standard halogen bulb's constant draw. I have mine wired up to a delay timer so I'm able to key-on, let the fuel pump prime, and start the bike up and have it running before the bulb ignites. This is also remedies the unnecessary on/off/on/off action due to normal starting with out the delay timer. It's not good for the bulb to be rapidly turned off & on. This is the most common reason people keep the halogen high-beam due to the versatility of being able to use the flash-to-pass function or flashing in general.