Topic: CB360 Battery

[gte619n]

Hey Guys,

I'm doing a CB360 Cafe Conversion (how novel) and I'm starting to get to the electrics part. The stock battery is long gone. It was my intention to make this badboy kick start only, but after glassing up the seat, the bump came out a little bigger than I had initially planned. I think I might be able to get a fullsize battery under there. Could someone measure the size of their battery so I could mock one up? Also, does anybody have experiance with a different size/shape battery still running the starter?

Thanks a bunch!

Evan Ruff

PS. Tank is next weekend. One layer of Nutex from Tapp Plastics was enough to make the seat, that stuff is awesome.

[Bill Vaughan]

Evan,

From my '75 CL360 in round numbers:

Height - 6 1/2 inches
Width - 3 inches
Length - 4 1/2 inches

If you're looking for a quick reference in terms of height, the battery top is roughly level with the top of your fuse box.

[cb650]

There is another thread about diffrent size batteries. 




                 Terry

[Jonesy]

The PO used a shorter-than-stock battery in my 360. I don't think I've dragged it to the recycler yet, so I'll peek in the garage later today for the number. It worked just fine, however be careful as the terminals sit lower and if the battery gets cocked sideways it could make for a direct short on the battery tray. Make sure you insulate the positive terminal well.

[Jonesy]

OK, I pulled out the old battery and the number on it reads: 12N9-4B-1FP. It measures 5 1/2" tall.

Hope this helps.

[Green550F]

 12N9-4B
Using that on my 350 and the 550!

[flatblack]

If space is tight, think about using a sealed battery, one you can put on its side, etc. I haven't done that -- yet -- but likely will over the winter on a two-stroke twin I'm building.

Some options here:

http://www.zbattery.com/sla-12v.html

Pay attention to the terminal types and the amperage rating, which is really only important for using the electric starter.

For example, here's an under-$20 8-amp SLA with bolt-through terminals (though the picture doesn't show it...) that's about 1/2-inch smaller in each dimension than the one cited above:

http://www.zbattery.com/hr9-12b1.html

HTH...

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[crazypj]

I've been looking at a YTX-5? sealed battery, kickstart only though with something that small.
The sealed batteries use a stronger acid (1.30/1.32 sg) to get same power from smaller battery.
The internal plates are further apart so they can cope with fast charging and not short circuit internally (plates may/can buckle and touch each oher on conventional types if it overheats, Yumicron, etc)
PJ