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Replacing with a smaller battery

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Yeah, I definitely wont be using it to diagnose any issues. I've flushed out all electrical issues anyway and built a brand new wiring harness from scratch with a new fusebox and all. So thats all good.

I'll be hooking up the bike to the lead battery that I have at home, and getting everything running, in which case I will then do the switcheroo.

The guys from testscyle said that my battery can just be replaced with the lead one, and the charging system currently on the bike will be fine for the battery. So I dont have to modify anything....
 
Cool, that all sounds great!

I've been using my wife's car battery for all my testing so far and will keep doing that until it's ready for rego which is when I'll buy a battery.

By that point, I expect I'll be right to go for a A123 style which should fit neatly inside the duck tail I'm hoping to make this week. I really don't think I'll fit even a small lead acid or maintenance free in there so I'm really counting on the A123 working.
 
Hey Pete,
The size of the standard battery is way too big for my liking.
My cafe racer project just wont allow it to fit in there without it dominating 80% of the space under the seat where the electrics normally go. I have totally opened that area up and want it empty for that nice open frame look.

This battery should work nicely if it all comes together. Pics will come later of course!
I too use a car battery for all testing.
 
Cool, totally agreed on all of the above... I do want to use the area where the battery is normally located, but I want that for a little secure area for tools and whatnot... not a battery. Given my exhaust will run up alongside the left there, that area won't be as empty as having the standard style low exhaust.
 
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