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Reshaping the battery box

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I'm referencing my 81 GS 450 L here.

It seems like I was always needing to mess with the carbs so I am looking at tricks to get my airbox further back.

Only thing I am binding on now is the battery box. Pulling the back fender and the retaining bolts on the airbox is easy enough.

Since I already have the engine and air box out I am considering reshaping the battery box by cutting down the front face and flipping one of the brackets. By my eye it should be at least an extra inch. Has anyone tried this already?
 
Can't say I know the L model well enough to say but on my T it would open up a can of worms if I tried to move my battery.

Things are pretty tight in that area and if I changed my battery position upward, it would hit the airbox as would moving forward since that bell shape extends down from the airbox to help drain any fluid that gets in there. Can't go back or downward, that would box in the battery between frame sections and make it a royal pain to get in and out, the airbox would need to come out too.

Unfortunately there probably isn't an easy answer, just need to consider what other things would need to happen if you do it. A battery doesn't need to come out very often if you have a good quality AGM installed. As to carbs, it took awhile for me to get mine right but I haven't had to mess with them since.
 
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