mrsantafe
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posted January 01, 2007 11:17 AM
light weight battery?
Hi in looking to cut some fat out of our beloved zx12. I'm in search of a lighter weight battery and light weight gas tank. Any help would be appreciated!
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shane661
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posted January 01, 2007 01:37 PM
You might look at the Yuasa YTZ7-S.
I was told it is commonly used on race bikes and should be a couple of pounds lighter than the stocker.
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posted January 01, 2007 03:49 PM
some some cool ones at Indy last year, but never had a personal need for one... ask MadMike.. he works for Interstate
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mrsantafe
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posted January 01, 2007 05:02 PM
 Edited By: mrsantafe on 1 Jan 2007 17:05
Cool the search for weight reductions continues. The yausa battery has a claimed weight of 5lb's how much does a stock battery weigh? What battery are you using MadMike?
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2006 ZX14 gone
2006 ZX10r (Wifes street bike)
2004 zx10r (her race bike)
2002 ZX12 (still kicking a--)
2007 gsxr 1k (race bike)
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MadMike
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posted January 01, 2007 05:05 PM
I will see what I can come up with for you tomorrow...
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frEEk
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posted January 03, 2007 09:09 PM
someone on this forum used a few NiMH cells to start their stroker 12. can't remember who tho, and not sure if it was just supplemental or replacement.
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mrsantafe
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posted January 03, 2007 10:38 PM
MadMike were are you?
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2006 ZX10r (Wifes street bike)
2004 zx10r (her race bike)
2002 ZX12 (still kicking a--)
2007 gsxr 1k (race bike)
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MadMike
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posted January 04, 2007 07:57 AM
sorry... lets see... the stock battery is the
YTX14-BS (6L x 3.4375W x 5.75H) weight 8.1lbs w/o acid. so approx 1lb of acid...
YTX12-BS (6 x 3.4375 x 5.125) 7.5lb
YTX9-BS (6 x 3.437 x 4.1875) 5.4lb
those are the maintenance free options...
do you want any standard battery options?
these should work ok with a stock motor... but I would not use a smaller one on a built motor.
and the PC545 or infamous Fast by Gast battery weighs in at 11lbs....
I hope that helps...
On the Ni-MH I doubt they would use one of those for a standard battery... if so it would have to be some High AH battery like a Ni-MH D or F cell pack... I have seen them used for an extra battery for a 24V system...
just let me know if you have any more questions...
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MadMike
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posted January 04, 2007 08:04 AM
Oh on the YTZ7-S
(4.4375L x 2.75W x 4.125H) 4.6lb with acid, so it will save you about 2lbs in weight. but
the battery is reverse polarity of our battery so it might be a pain to get in there. it is a Factory Activated, Maintenance free, and all that means is it is Expensive... my R1 has one of those styles... double $$
anyway there ya go...
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MadMike
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posted January 04, 2007 08:05 AM
On the Gas tank there is a couple of CF tanks out there. but they are very big bucks... check with Swft, and the Jackshow from Hawaii has a cut down version...
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mrsantafe
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posted January 04, 2007 11:16 AM
Edited By: mrsantafe on 4 Jan 2007 11:23
Thanks MadMike! I'm a little confused as which one to get. I like the lightest battery of course except for the reverse polarity.(I can see that being a major pita) My bike has a 1290 in it with about 14.1 compression now. If i read your post correctly it looks like our 12's came with one of three batteries so i'll check and see which one i have. I prefer the gel battery of course.
Once a very long time ago i saw a plastic tank and carbon fiber one as well. But.............. I can't seem to find any. Hmmmmmmm
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MadMike
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posted January 04, 2007 01:02 PM
you should have stock the ytx14-bs
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