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pos-tech
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I am wondering if I can get a smaller battery for my 77' gs750. I know it would decrease the amps, but I could use the kick start. I want to hide the battery for a cafe project
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Re: Smaller Battery??
I would look at that as the stock battery is the size it is because the design engineers determined that capacity was needed to match the electrical system. The answer then is yes, you can of course change anything to whatever you want as long as youre willing to accept the trade off's. In this case it will probably be shortened battery life, possibly not enough reserve to properly operate the ignition system properly if the battery is in less than perfect condition. There may not be enough reserve capacity to use the starter and have enough power left to operate the ignition to start it, and the charging system life may be shortened requiring frequent replacement of the stator and R/R. These are the possibilities one must accept when making changes such as this. All of them will cost money.
Earl
I would look at that as the stock battery is the size it is because the design engineers determined that capacity was needed to match the electrical system. The answer then is yes, you can of course change anything to whatever you want as long as youre willing to accept the trade off's. In this case it will probably be shortened battery life, possibly not enough reserve to properly operate the ignition system properly if the battery is in less than perfect condition. There may not be enough reserve capacity to use the starter and have enough power left to operate the ignition to start it, and the charging system life may be shortened requiring frequent replacement of the stator and R/R. These are the possibilities one must accept when making changes such as this. All of them will cost money.
Earl
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xDUKEx
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i tried this with a 550 battery, wal mart special. they didnt have the battery that the bike called for. the 550 battery was the same size and it fit perfectly into the box, however the charging system puts out too much and it will boil the battery dry about every 2000 miles. every time i change the oil i have to put water in the battery and im sure it will decrease the life of the battery.
