might be a stupid question

[kb_air]

to all you guys cafe-ing out your bikes, where the hell are you hiding the battery and the battery casing? can you mod it to where it doesn't need one with a kickstart?

[Adler]

to all you guys cafe-ing out your bikes, where the hell are you hiding the battery and the battery casing? can you mod it to where it doesn't need one with a kickstart?

Many put it in the tail.

Yes you can mod it to not have one if you only kickstart.

[TheCafeKid]

to all you guys cafe-ing out your bikes, where the hell are you hiding the battery and the battery casing? can you mod it to where it doesn't need one with a kickstart?

Most are making pans and hiding them under the tail.
You cant run without a battery of some sort, as you need lights and such.
However some have found they can run with small batteries.

[kb_air]

Many put it in the tail.

Yes you can mod it to not have one if you only kickstart.

hide it in the tail, ****ing genius, i'm going to do that.

[Adler]

Most are making pans and hiding them under the tail.
You cant run without a battery of some sort, as you need lights and such.
However some have found they can run with small batteries.

The bike generates enough power for the lights.

[keman]

Saw one that used one of the newer style lithium batteries. He used one that was too small to start the bike, yet enough to run the electrics. Since those don't care about what side is up, he built a box that fit tight to the underside of the seat pan with the battery on it's side.

[kb_air]

anyone ever use those individual pod filters?

[Go Mifune]

Most are making pans and hiding them under the tail.
You cant run without a battery of some sort, as you need lights and such.
However some have found they can run with small batteries.

I beg to differ TCK as member here Beergood has his cafe bike using capacitors instead of a battery and he made his kick start only.

[providedrailroad]

Of course you can use capacitors instead of a battery, but I would expect in some cases a capacitor that can hold a good amount of power might be close to as large as a small battery anyways.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but if something happens and you deplete the charge in the capacitor, it's going to take longer to get it charged up than a battery. If you know your what Capacitor you're going to use you can do the equation here:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/capchg.html

With the build I'm working on, I want it to look cool, but I'm not going to sacrifice reliability for that. I would sleep better at night if I'm on the road for a few days knowing I have a normal battery, even if it's smaller, and not a capacitor. Really, even better, you can use both.

What I'm doing personally is making a small tray that will connect to the frame underneath the seat to move all the electronics to. Most likely using thin aluminum or steel sheet and a bending brake. Easy, sleek, nicely tucked away.

[loud et]

anyone ever use those individual pod filters?

To my limited knowledge so far, many guys do use the pods. However they say to get a GS really running right the oem airbox is the way to go to get it tuned in right and have fewer problems. Many people also say the pods are really loud (sucking air and hissing) and prone to possible rain/weather issues.

[Steve]

The bike generates enough power for the lights.

Many bikes don't.

Especially at idle with lights on and the brake on.

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[Crage]

anyone ever use those individual pod filters?

You're opening a whole nother can of worms here . Try doing a search on this topic, there are many opinions. The general consensus seems to be if you use pods, you will need to rejet and retune the carbs to compensate for more airflow. Else you will run lean.

[Flyboy]

That is correct, but if you don't start with a good base, i.e a bike running as it should in stock trim, you will not hav a bench mark from which to work, if you are going to go with pods, get the bike running properly on the OEM airbox first, then do the swap over and the jetting, otherwise you will be in for a world of frustration, chasing your tail.
And use good brand name pods only, such as K&N not the Emgo rubbish.

[kb_air]

That is correct, but if you don't start with a good base, i.e a bike running as it should in stock trim, you will not hav a bench mark from which to work, if you are going to go with pods, get the bike running properly on the OEM airbox first, then do the swap over and the jetting, otherwise you will be in for a world of frustration, chasing your tail.
And use good brand name pods only, such as K&N not the Emgo rubbish.

i think i finally got it running perfect. does anyone know how much it affects gas millage with pods and high jets?

[Good Times]

anyone ever use those individual pod filters?

Them's fightin' words round these here parts.