rhysbud
XS650 Enthusiast
Gents. I have a rather odd issue with my XS. It appears to be shaking my batteries to death at a rapid rate. I built the bike and relocated a small battery under the rear seat cover near the brake light. The first one I used was a AGM 'Motobatt' battery and lasted nearly a year. It killed that one so I switched to a small 1.2ah lead acid but I only lasted a few weeks but was worth the gamble. Now I'm looking to fix this issue once and for all and I'm thinking of getting the small 4cell antigravity one and running it in the same place hoping it can handle the vibration. Or another option maybe place the battery where the starter motor was, being more central to the motor it might not shake as bad? Also, some more context to the story, the battery is mounted on vekco strips which absorb some shock and it is kick start only. So yeah, I'm all ears with tips for this issue. Thanks!