Battery and Overflow relocation Tips

[Doc]

Got any?

I have a non hiperform subframe... Bascially just some aluminum tubing. No place for a battery.

I was wondering what you guys have done to mount your battery in an other than stock location. I know I can get the Hiperform relocator and I will most likely do that... I was just hoping you guys had other ideas and maybe you can post pics.

Show me what you got.

And the overflow... I took the stocker off but I think I am just going to mount it back up unless someone can show me a better way. I have the HRC overflow bottle kit, I just can't find a place to mount it. It is getting down to the wire and I have to get this thing up and running before the 24th!

HELP!

[SVHUNTER]

DOC,

Why not go totalloss?I working on my battery box mount im putting it where the overflow was. I think it's a good spot it's low and centered.Did you switch to the smaller one?Since i have to make the brakets for my fairing i was going to intograte overflow bottle upfront.

[4g63mightymax]

I mounted my battery on the left side of my engine. Apparently where the hiperform kit puts it.

I also got a smaller battery when I moved it and have regretted it ever since. It would probably not be an issue on a track bike, but my bike wasn't happy with it. Mine would only turn over about 10 times before the battery would be dead. It also didn't seem to spin the engine over as fast as a stock battery did, thus making it harder to start. Keep in mind that I rode my bike about once every couple weeks, so it did do a lot of sitting.
So.....in your case, it may not be a problem, but I am buying a stock battery this year for my bike so I won't have any problems

Does that hiperform kit hold a stock battery?

-Jeremy

[MrDude_1]

mine is tucked up on the engine behind the shock.
fits perfect, and i havent had any problems yet.


what i did was mount the battery there, then on the RIGHT side of the bike, i put the starter relay. this let the battery to relay wire remain short, and the relay to starter wire was shortened... (thats more weight savings...lol)

the relay was mounted in such a manner that its battery side bolt is easily uncovered to be hooked to a battery charger.

i removed the "on starter relay" fuse holder in favor of an aftermarket fuse holder. this let me do two things.... one the fuse was more easily accesible... and two, it let me adjust the wire length, giving me the ability to position the relay where i wanted it.

the motor turns over faster then stock... but the battery will wear out sooner if you're just sitting there cranking it. simply because it is smaller.

im happy with where/how mine was moved...

[jaysun0ne]

im right in the middle of moving mine

think im going to take some of dudes input and go with it.

[Doc]

Ok but how do you secure it down there?

[ARCIE31]

I'm doing the monster seat mod and moving the battery would be a bonus.
JaysunOne.. have you any more pictures/info on what you did and how you did it.
Cheers
ARCIE31

[jaysun0ne]

well like i said im right in the middle of it so i will have more pictures when i finish. but if you look at the one picture the round bar on the frame right above the battery? well its got two threaded holes, i plan to make some aluminum braket to make the battery more secure and give me a place to mount an over flow bottle right next to it. right now its just zip tied in and im still looking for something to use for a overflow bottle the perfect size would be the size of a soda can. hope to get this all figured out and move on to something else soon, anyone got any tricks to changing the clutch without the center retainer tool??? i might have to make another tool.

[MrDude_1]

Ok but how do you secure it down there?

like jay just said above, theres a tube with two threaded inserts in it.

my hold down is just thin sheetmetal carefully bent... keeps it from moving up, back or side to side..

on the battery i have foam where it touches the engine/trans case.... to protect it from vibration induced scuffing..


lightweight but strong... and simple to make.. just need some tinsnips and a vice.... oh and some cardboard and sissors to make the pattern first.

[MrDude_1]

oh, BTW, the biggest deal to look at is the rear ignition coil.
thats the only toughie, because you cant move it too far from its current location... unless you get longer plug wires.

[Doc]

I got some Nogoly hotwires with PLENTY of length.

I will try that spot. Gonna go get some longer battery cables