Topic: weir do i put the battery and electrical to hide it for the see threw look

[gary-stidham]

weir do i put the battery and electrical to hide it for the see threw look
i have a 76 cb 550 k and i would like to hide all of that stuff    but where do i put it???
any help would be great help

[Shenanigans]

Most common is under a solo seat hump or under the seat. I used a smaller gel battery and put everything under my seat. Both require a fair amount of fabrication and wiring work.

[gary-stidham]

thanks for the info i am making a chopper because the bike was not in goodenough shape to restore
since i am Putin a solo springer seat on it hiding it under the seat wont work but i will figure out something

[Shenanigans]

On that battery note, I had to sacrifice a lot for it. The only battery that I could use and still keep everything hidden was only only 6amp hours as compared to a normal batteries 12amp hours. I ended up wiring the bike with absolute bare minimum to cut connection losses. Only head light and tail light (and a cigarette lighter ). And I have to be very mindful of my battery level even with normal use.

If the rest of the bike is not "playing the part" with looks, I would reconsider the "see threw look"



Edit: then check out Hondachopper.com lots of good stuff over there for those types of bikes.

[Chad]

You had a cigarette lighter on your bike? That's badass.

[Shenanigans]

You had a cigarette lighter on your bike? That's badass.

Thanks. It actually got added into it when it got rewired. Its surprisingly simple to wire up. All you need is power at the switch and the other end is just a ground.

And no, I don't smoke 

If I can figure out my charging issue I will be taking that bike on the south mountain ride coming up.

[Shenanigans]

I found a sealed 12ah, it's about 8 lbs, smaller than stock water battery. That would keep your bike charged, Shenanigans

I've seen some guys put their batteries on the swingarm, gary.

Can you link me to one for sale on the net somewhere? Would it fit between the rails under the seat laying down?

I'm pretty sure the 6amp hour battery I have will be fine, as my problem is with regulation. If there is a stronger battery out there that meets my size restrictions I would be interested. However I already have my battery mounted and have made the tray and all the other electrical stuff is settled in nicely.

[Tim.]

Shenanigans - could you provide some detail on the battery you've chosen?  I'm in the market for one myself.

[Shenanigans]

I went to the local batteries plus and they had a bunch of 12v gel battery's on the shelfs. The smaller the battery the less amp hours and I saw the 6ah as a good compromise. I can still use the electric start but I would say I could hold it on for about 20 seconds before it would run out of enough juice to turn the starter over. Which is no problem as long as the bikes in running shape. I don't think I still have the box so I cant give you a model number unfortunately. However I will go look to see if I still have it in a corner somewhere in the morning. I know the box did say "EXTREME MOTORCYCLE BATTERY" on it. (God damn I hate the word extreme) I guess its a whole line of batteries.

I tried to find it on the multiple battery websites but it would not let me get anywhere without selecting the model and year of my bike Thats some great engineering on your websites there guys.

[bill440cars]

        Yeah, the Cafe is easier to do the "See Through Look" than a Chopper is, for sure. It'll take a bit more creativity to pull that one off. Here's Steviemac's CB500 Cafe as an example of the Cafe look.

     


         Good luck with you quest and be sure to keep us posted on what you end up doing. Might be others looking to do something similar.

                                 Take care, Bill

[troppo]

With gel batteries being smaller you could always go OCC and make a hidden battery in a custom oil tank

[olds-cool]

350Four: What is the front of your pan made of?  Any other pictures of it by chance?  I'm going with the 1/2 tank idea also but the stock pan won't allow that to fit.  Mabye I could cut out a section of the stock pan.......  Excuse me while I talk amongst myselves.

[olds-cool]

Olds-cool, I made a pan from sheet metal that fits between the rails.  It's around 1 inch deep.  I just bolted or rivited all the components to it wherever they fit.  The disadvantage was (although I kind of like the look) I had to remove the fender.  I'll see if I can find some more pics.

I would definitely like to see some more pictures.  I'm not worried about the rear fender.  I have mine mounted backwards as a hugger just to keep the schlup off my pods.  I apologize for taking over the post since this won't work for the intended bike so on that note, 350Four, please PM me if you come up with anything for me to look at.