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Yet another CB350 battery question
foundation982:
my bike will be kick only, stock headlight, may switch the halogen soon, LED tail lights.
Okay so I've heard they can run on a 12v 3-4 amp hour battery, who makes a good/small one?
Will I need to update my rectifier and regulator?
I just don't want to be buying batteries and burning up wires to find out what works and what doesn't
Jrasm:
I'm trying to go the same route with my '70 CB350.
I'm pretty sure you'll need a new charging system and rectifier (mine's in the mail right now)
but i've not figured out yet what to do about a battery.
I've read somewhere about people using a large capacitor, others talking about wiring 4 3.6v camera batteries in series. But i'm not sure what works. /shrug
Worst cb650 ever:
This looks pretty badass:
http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-parts-ricks-electric-hot-shot-honda-cb350-cl350-cb360-cl360-charging-kit-99-101.html
Capacitors can be sketchy, but are doable - my brother runs one on his SRX600, but he lives in the land of milk and 70 degree weather, California. If you install the upgraded charging kit, you should be ok, but since most Honda charging systems are lossy below 2000 RPMs, you'll have to blip the throttle when you're idling at a light or risk stalling if you stick with the stock charging system.
Some folks on here have successfully used a little 12 V / 4 AH AGM battery, and that's gotta be a pretty small battery - you could hide that anywhere and still be able to start the bike with the headlight on.
Oh, and the updated charging system says it will support a 65 watt headlight, which would be good for a halogen conversion, I think.
foundation982:
I ended up getting a 3 amp hour trugel battery for a honda xl200 not sure if it will work but I'll let you know within the next couple weeks!
Jrasm:
I just, not 5 minutes ago, bought one of these
http://shop.testsycl.com/A123-23-AH-MOTORCYCLE-BATTERY-4S1P001.htm
I'll let you know how it works out, but they're small, super light, and specifically designed for motorcycles < 450CC. so i'm thinking this, coupled with that high-output charging kit will be perfect.
The 4.6Ah larger ones they sell attach with velcro :o Which i think, should speak to the weight of this
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