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Mailmans XS2 , the rebuild.......again
- Thread starter Mailman
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That's fine you have a reason to mount a battery there. Sounds like you will only have one.Maybe not, but it does have a certain cool factor.
On my speed twin build the monoshock sits where the battery box used to be. I plan on mounting the battery and much of the electrics down there.
Question will it be big enough to use the e-start?
In the event you want to eventually go Lithium, I put this really small/light weight lithium Shorai battery in my bobber build. It'll fit the early models easily. 210 CCA. No problems at all going on three years. Needed a really small battery for that build. Will buy this again once my gel battery in my 81 gives up. $140, but well worth it.
Im keeping all options open going forward. Our extreme desert heat has been taking a toll on my batteries. I’ve been paying about $50 a pop. But sometimes getting a year or less out of them!
Jim, I've thought about this as well (1 full size battery though). My only concerns were
1) heat from the exhaust
2) road debris
Do you know if the heat from the exhuast would affect the battery at all?
And on the plus side, you move the center of gravity down
If the heat is getting to your batteries take them out when done riding and put them in the fridge. Your wife won't mind. My friend has the same problem with his bike there.
Haha! I could sure see the wisdom in that, but selling that one to my wife would be pretty tuff. After I smoked up the house while baking parts in the oven , she banished me from bringing motorcycle parts into her kitchen.
Maybe I need a little dorm room fridge in my garage!
It's a double edge sword isn't it.her kitchen.
Careful - could be step one of the garage becoming your dorm?
That's not a bad idea. They are cheap enough. Have it set for 50 degrees. If it saves you from buying a couple of batteries a year it makes sense.Maybe I need a little dorm room fridge in my garage!
Skull that's one of your best posts. And actually the small fridge is not a bad idea. I will have to pass that on to my friend in Arizona.
maico996
XS650 Addict
"Honey, why do all your batteries look like beer cans?"Maybe I need a little dorm room fridge in my garage!
By the way, that defective battery has continued to drool acid since I’ve had it. It definitely has a defective seal around the negative post. Glad I saw that before installing it in my bike! 
I can't imagine you going through ANOTHER episode of damage !By the way, that defective battery has continued to drool acid since I’ve had it. It definitely has a defective seal around the negative post. Glad I saw that before installing it in my bike!
Me neither brother!
