KICKRacing said:
Great looking bike. My fav thing about this is that this bike gets ridden right? It's not some trailer queen. This bike has character. How many miles have you put on her? Keep it up, keep it running as good as possible too!
She sits when she breaks and I'm busy. (or poor/ or its hotter than hell in Arizona - this last stretch was the worst. 7 months I think
) but no - she isn't a trailer queen. I rode her from Pittsburgh to Akron last fall. I didn't like how straight all the roads were up there. Alabama is more fun. Arizona is less fun (have to ride an hour to find a road worth ripping into) Anyway . . .
I have a question for the all knowing singularity that is DoTheTon - how the heck do I size the battery I'm buying?
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I did a simple universal 12V battery (think it was from emergency lighting or something) before I worked out my charging issues, and tossed it (because it didn't hold enough for me to ride the bike with a messed up charging system.) Now that things are back in order, I think I'm going to move away from the wet cell technology. I've fried 3 batteries trying to keep those things in good shape (I'll blame Arizona for frying this last one. I'm sure that 120 degrees at 0 humidity for 3 months is to blame for the last one. Every single cell was try when I finally put the new ignition coils on it) Anyway - the battery in it doesn't hold a charge for more than a day or two. It hasn't died on me while riding and the numbers are good when I test the terminals at 2000rpm+ (so I figure its really the battery.)
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I pulled the starter a long time ago (its a 360 and I'm not even 36 yet. I don't mind kicking it - its not like it kicks back.) so I just have an LED tail light, an HID 35W headlight and the ignition coils (and the LED neutral light whenever I feel like hooking that back up.) I've googled the math on this thing, and can't find a good breakdown of how to do this (without being way over my head.)
Was thinking 12V 4A . . . Could build another tool box into the extra space of the battery.
"Hey Ben, Why not just get a 12V 7A battery like the one that came in the damn thing and has worked in the past?"
Good question random person! Well, you see, I'm a cheap bastard and want to save the $20-$40. (I could say something about weight, but we all know the heaviest part of this bike is my gut.)
Thanks for the help.