Hi,
I got a used KZ200 Kawasaki which has been done cafe racer style. It came with the battery box removed and a small lithium battery under the seat. It's a 2.3AH one:
It seems the company that makes this no longer exists. I think the battery is a few years old now and was struggling to start the bike. The other day the bike dies while idling and the starter wouldnt start it. The kick start wouldnt start it either so I guess the battery was acting as a parasite and stealing all the ignition power. I disconnected the battery and it started right up on the kick start. The engine wouldnt rev smoothly above about 3000rpm with the battery disconnected though so I had to reconnect it once the engine was running.
Now I'm looking for a replacement battery as I think this one is done. Given that there's no battery box any more I need something else small that I can put under the seat. Any recommendations? Doesn't need to be particularly powerful as I have the kick start and I'd also like to avoid spending too much money, just need something to get mobile again.
Thanks
I got a used KZ200 Kawasaki which has been done cafe racer style. It came with the battery box removed and a small lithium battery under the seat. It's a 2.3AH one:
It seems the company that makes this no longer exists. I think the battery is a few years old now and was struggling to start the bike. The other day the bike dies while idling and the starter wouldnt start it. The kick start wouldnt start it either so I guess the battery was acting as a parasite and stealing all the ignition power. I disconnected the battery and it started right up on the kick start. The engine wouldnt rev smoothly above about 3000rpm with the battery disconnected though so I had to reconnect it once the engine was running.
Now I'm looking for a replacement battery as I think this one is done. Given that there's no battery box any more I need something else small that I can put under the seat. Any recommendations? Doesn't need to be particularly powerful as I have the kick start and I'd also like to avoid spending too much money, just need something to get mobile again.
Thanks