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Howdy!
Just wondering what is the smallest battery you can get away with on an 2005 America?
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Add up all of the wattage you'll be using and divide by 12. Headlight and taillight plus any indicators and the ignition system...I'm thinking a minimum of 7amp-hours or so. The less stuff you light up the smaller you can go.
Or, did you mean dimensions instead? Those newish Shorai batteries are pretty small but I think they use a dedicated charger and maybe tht'sa deal breaker..
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Yeah I was talking dimensions but thanks for the reply 
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Quote:
Add up all of the wattage you'll be using and divide by 12. Headlight and taillight plus any indicators and the ignition system...I'm thinking a minimum of 7amp-hours or so. The less stuff you light up the smaller you can go.
Or, did you mean dimensions instead? Those newish Shorai batteries are pretty small but I think they use a dedicated charger and maybe tht'sa deal breaker..
The Shorai Lithium Iron battery is smaller in size, and has about 50% more power than the OEM battery. It does not require a dedicated charger. If you use an external charger it cannot have a desulfation mode, and it needs to have a float level mode. They do make their own charger, but the Battery Tender has been deemed OK by the manufacturer.
Here is some info on the Shorai Lithium Iron battery.
Last edited by tcv; 06/17/2013 1:54 PM.
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Quote:
The Shorai Lithium Iron battery is smaller in size, and has about 50% more power than the OEM battery. It does not require a dedicated charger. If you use an external charger it cannot have a desulfation mode, and it needs to have a float level mode. They do make their own charger, but the Battery Tender has been deemed OK by the manufacturer.
Here is some info on the Shorai Lithium Iron battery.
I couldn't remember if it was Shorai with the special charger; they seem like an easy answer when you want to hide a battery.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Also the Shorai Lithium Iron battery only weights about 2 pounds. So, if you want to shed about 8 pounds off the bike this will do it.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
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I have a ballistic 8 cell on mine. Its the ******, its tucked under my swing arm. Just put one in my buddies legend (900 tripple) both start every time and no issues. Dont buy into thecharger crap. Mycharging system on mybike didnt change when i went lithium..
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