That is what I was concerned about. I had gone back and forth on putting it there, but even looks aside, I didn't think that is a good place to put a battery on a street bike for longevity sake either, especially without a fairing being pelted by everything.I put a TWF box on the last SV racebike. I was able to mount the solenoid, R/R and ecu to the same box. It will work great on a racebike hidden behind the fairings. It would not look good at all on a naked street bike.