Battery Relocation

I always felt that the battery is too big and is oddly placed, especially for a bike produced in the new millennium. And the bike being a café racer, it lacked storage space.

I recently invested in Creality Ender 3 V2 3D printer and man, I wish I had this years ago.

For the battery, Shorai recommends LFX18 but I decided to go with LFX14 as its smaller and its CCA rating was within the specs of the OEM Yuasa batt. Only risk was, didn' t know if it would actually work.

My first print was to test accuracy.

And test fit. Sorting out the angle, offsets and clash of services.

Proper base out of PLA.

The stems were too tall.

The stems were too tall. I did like 4 other smaller prints to test the stem height before getting to the final height below.

Eventually a shorter stem, and printed out of PETG over 24hrs.

Eventually a shorter stem, and printed out of PETG over 24hrs. One of the bolt was recessed in. All holes and countersunk were all integrated in the 3D print itself.

Heat insulation.

Perfect fit. Batt is maintainable by sliding out.

All good. Added a little strip of the cushion provided in Shorai packaging between the mount and engine case.

The red positive wire can be relocated easily. The black negative requires a 50cm extension.

Most importantly, the bike started and I did my first ride in 5 months.

Now there is storage space at the old batt compartment where the rain coat can be stored. I can do away with the wilder factory seat and return to OEM.

Battery cover

Battery cover with cable clamps. Still planning a nicer layout the negative cable.