Smallest battery for 82 GS750T

[mfergel]

Planning on turning my GS into a cafe racer. As such, I'd like to open up the spot where the battery sits now, create a custom solo seat and relocate the battery to the spot behind the seat. What's the smallest size (both physical and amps) that I can use? I'd like to keep the housing as small as possible.

[tone]

You will need to keep the cranking amps close to stock & you may find either a sealed for life or gell battery small enough for your needs, but remember to check the charge rate such a battery will take against the output of your bike

[first timer]

see post

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=79156

[80GS1000]

You can go with an AGM battery made for a 06 GSXR 750 which is what I have in the GS and it works great. Only ~7 pounds and measures 6" x 3.4375" x 4.1875", 175 CCA. Much smaller and lighter weight than a traditional non-sealed battery, plus you can mount it anyway you like except for upside down.

Is your bike's charging system in good working order?

[Planecrazy]

You can find a VERY expensive (but very high performance) alternative at Tekbattery.com. The high tech batteries they sell are roughly two thirds smaller than their conventional equivalents, with much higher performance and a five year warranty... If you click the link it'll take you to the page where a custom bike builder torture tests one of these batteries, and instead of the battery dying he completely destroys the starter over 5-7 minutes. You can see the video on the lower right hand part of the page - it's VERY impressive.

Regards,