Battery in under tail?

[Speedfreak391]

Ok, so I just got a motorhead/suzuki4life under tail. What I need to know is if the battery is suppose to lay flat or does it sit up right? If up right my seat sits on it and applies a lot of pressure on the under tail. I just don't want break the under tail, or drop the battery out on the swing arm. Flat or up right? That is the question.

 

[lil charlie]

I have no clue, but I dont think you would want to lay any batt sideways...never seen a sideways mounted batt but then agian, WTH do I know.

 

[Black Sheep]

How about a photo of that undertail? Or the battery fitment issue. Not sure what undertail your talking about.
Posted via Mobile Device

 

[Commuta_Busa]

i always had my up. I did trim the foam from the bottom of the seat though.

 

[Speedfreak391]

here is a pic

View attachment 2011-05-31 17.32.23.jpg

 

[Speedfreak391]

Another pic.

View attachment 2011-05-31 17.32.23.jpg

 

[Speedfreak391]

and another pic

View attachment 2011-05-31 17.32.10.jpg

 

[Speedfreak391]

Now, I don't think its supposed to sit that high. I might be wrong but I don't think so.

 

[Commuta_Busa]

in your pics it does look pretty high.

 

[RussellJ]

Thats how tall my PB-2 battery is. I had to cut the seat which was no problem

 

[Freechance]

Wow that looks really high..

 

[Merlot]

Indeed its really high,i wonder how are you going to fix the seat?

 

[Speedfreak391]

I'm gonna lay it flat and take a picture and show you guys what I'm talking about. Is Suzuki4life still on here? I would like his input.

 

[Nicholas]

is it the right battery?

 

[Tony Nitrous]

I have no clue, but I dont think you would want to lay any batt sideways...never seen a sideways mounted batt

Cant help with this, but on a similar topic... (might help someone, sometime)

I ran a standard Bandit1200 battery lay on its side for 4+ years.
I extended the stock battery leads by bolting on pre-made off the
shelf battery leads from a car shop, and lay the battery down in the
tail with the tool kit. Worked fine. Never a drama. No difference.

I wanted to use the battery box to put NOS solenoids, filter and fuel
pump in close to the carbs.

No drama's at all having batteries lay flat IF they are a SUITABLE battery.

Tony.J.

 

[Rollin20z]

Gen 1 & Gen 2 batts are different.??? Maybe someone had a mix-up. What # is on it?

Should be:
Battery Type: YTX12A-BS
Dimension: 150mm(6") x 87mm(3.4375") x 105mm(4.1875")

 

[cipher5791]

Battery does look pretty high.

 

[Speedfreak391]

Its the right battery. It fit perfect in the stock under tail battery box it is a ytx12abs. But here is a couple pic.s of it laying flat in the under tail.

View attachment flat battery2.jpg

View attachment flat battery 1.jpg

 

[Speedfreak391]

Since it is a gel cell battery, as stated above I don't think I should have a problem. I am just going to have to find some foam and make sure it is tight in there and not bouncing around.

 

[Tony Nitrous]

Since it is a gel cell battery, as stated above I don't think I should have a problem. I am just going to have to find some foam and make sure it is tight in there and not bouncing around.

When I put mine it the tail I bought one of those roll-up camping mat's you
put under your sleeping bag from a camping shop, and cut it up to fit around
the battery. Nice snug fit and cushioned.

Tony.J.