Trophyrider
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Hi all, how easy to get to the battery on a 2012 ST please. I have bought the up-rated battery and want to fit it at the weekend?
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do you have crash bars on, if yes depends on what you have, if no the right panel has 4 quick release screws panel off battery right in front of you job done
rob
rob
Trophyrider
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Hi Rob,
I have but not in the way. Just four screws then. Thanks.
I have but not in the way. Just four screws then. Thanks.
yes if the right crash bar is not in the way of the right panel its a 2 minute job 4 quick release dzus screws on the right panel pull it off battery right there
rob
rob
Trophyrider
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Thanks.
once the panel is off this is whats underneath it you can see battery on the lower left
Trophyrider
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Excellent thank you.
Now you are going to curse at the battery nut because the battery is vertical so the positive lead nut falls out. Towards the beginning of my thread... What TenereGUY has been up to... is a trick to fix this with pictures . In short. Take a pair of foam earplugs. Cut it about 3/4 of its length to shorten them a bit. Now compress it and put the nut and earplugs in to the terminal. Your nut will now stay there and be aligned and shoved up so you can easily thread the bolt in.
Cycledude
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Or what I do is a dab of Silicone applied to the nut , insert the nut then screw the bolt in place to hold it there overnight, install battery the next day.
RCinNC
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If they are reversed from the old battery you can still use the new one (provided the battery leads are long enough).
I use a small diameter piece of vinyl tubing to do the same thing.
Or Vaseline.
RIVA
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That's the other side.And cough.
If you want to minimize battery maint. you should have a battery tender on your bike if you don't already.. I got 11 years on my last battery. I also use a battery sealer spray on the terminals and 242 blue loctite on the terminal bolts so they dont loosen with vibration over time. Especially important if you have crash bars which are a pain to remove to change or inspect the battery.