Lightweight battery

[mik_str]

Well, true to myself, I just ordered a Turntech 5.0 Ah battery (http://turntechbattery.com/TurnTech%20B ... lcome.html). The price is fairly reasonable ($160) as is the cost of shipping it to Canada (quite a rarity). Anyhow, I checked with the chap who builds them first to make sure it was up to the job of turning over the lump and he said it should be fine (bike always fires up right away, quite an achievement for a bike with almost 80K miles on it). The new battery will see me shed 5 lb from the one I currently run (Yuasa YT12A-BS, itself 2 lb lighter than the OEM unit) and the smaller physical size will allow me to re-locate some bits (like the ECU) in the space left in the battery cavity, helping to better centralize the mass.

With all of the lightweight bits and removed parts, I figure I am down about 40 lb compared to stock, a welcome improvement in the power-to-weight category.

cheers

[r4vtr]

could you say that again didnt quite get that lol

[Wicky]

Whoops wrong thread...

[tony.mon]

Junk the starter, leads and relays- another few pounds saved.

Then just fit a kickstarter, and........ Maybe not, after all.

[mik_str]

could you say that again didnt quite get that lol

Oops, a brain fart moment, lol Have to learn to master that copy and paste thing....