Im mostly done with this same mod. Im down to where I need to buy a battery. Any specific suggestions, brand, part number etc. I have found a couple sporty batteries that will physically fit but their ratings are much lower that the stock battery. Not sur what to buy. I think the stock starter is a 2 kw and needs at least 350 amps but not sure.

Roach

 

Hi Roach, I think the stock starter is 1.2kW, later ones are 1.4kW, however you are right about the battery size. I'm trying to get started on my battery project as well, so am interested to see what battery others have used. I do have a 2.0kW starter (another winter job, when the weather gets above freezing!) so will need a beefy battery.

If you can post a pic of your battery tray installed that will be very helpful!

 

The stock starter is 1.2 kW. The stock battery is 280 amps. The only battery that I have seen with 350 or more amps is the Oddsey battery. A friend of mine had a problem with it though. The closest battery I have found to 350 amps is the Yausa battery which has 310 amps.
http://www.yuasabatteries.com/motorc...ing#formanchor

Hope this helps.

 

OOps typo you are correct the starter is 1.2 kw. The stock battery recommendations is 680 amps, 17 amp hours. The closest battery that I can find is an Oddisy battery at 545 amps that meets the dimentions needed to fit in the space under the seat.

Thanks,
Roach

 

This place seems to have good prices with free shipping.,, http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...ring-1980-1996

 

Hi Roach, what dimensions do you have to play with? Not the size of that battery, but the space in the bike? I have been looking into this across the pond and two eyes are better!

 

Not sure if this helps but it cant hurt....FXR battery & tray may fit for you. Same frame but FXR battery & oil bag go under the seat.

 

While mines apart, I will be relocating the battery to under the seat also. Will post up when I get to that phase.

 

i am. it is either the good clean living or perhaps the bourbon, but i still wake up every morning. since i have moved from the evolution to a twin cam 96, i don't spend much time on this side of the forums.

 

i haven't had that bike for the better part of 7 years, and i have a 56 year old memory, but will still do the best i can for you.

when i did this bike back in 07-08'ish, i had to ebay everything and found most of it used. a bag here, a lid from somewhere else, but now a days, you can find a whole host of aftermarket bags and lids for under $250 cdn. i am in Winnipeg and buy stuff and ship it to the border to go pick up so i avoid UPS taking advantage of me. i have bought a/m streteched bags for my bike and when we were re-doing a buddy's bike. also bought the tour pack for his. we had no problems with the knock off versions. you do have to watch some of the latches though. just ordered saddlebag latches for another buddy's bike, ($60) haven't seen those yet so can't offer an opinion.

i did not put a battery on its side, it just slid down into the hole under the seat once i removed the non -operational cruise control stuff. i am by no means a welder but the bracket was simple to make. the battery was a sportster battery if i recall right. other than shuffle wires around and find a place to put them, i do not recall having to extend anything under the seat. from the look of my pictures that were posted, it looks like i sort of separated them and ran them on either side of the frame. the reese wiring harness was used to make the turn signals operate as a brake light also. just your normal trailer harness thing.

yes the 93 up bags fit. i had to make those bracket for both the left and right sides and re-drill the mounting holes, but really that was about it. no issues with the shocks or any rubbing as long as those brackets position the bag properly, vertical and parallel with the rear fender. i made fender fillers for it, since i was running led brake lights on that area, but it did not really push the bags wider. it fit quite nicely. i do still have the '93 right lower bag that hi had the battery knock out grafted into sitting in my shed.

i also had an a/m radio on that bike. don't really recall needing much to mount it other than what it came with, but i can't recall well on that one.

one final note, when i was building this, i had found a complete factory'07 street glide exhaust, (headers, muffler and heat shields) for under $100 delivered to the border. that pretty much bolted right up to the bike. pretty neat that something 18 years newer and 2 engine changes different, bolted right on.

hope this helps. if you want to talk more, send me a private message, and we can chat. i will keep an eye out for that.