Battery eliminator

tatt0owarrior · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 09 Sep 2015 Karma :

Anybody got one of these they any good?

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

As in 'a capacitor'?

Good at what, exactly?

Good at being a battery - no.

Good at keeping your bike running without having a battery bouncing about in your dirt or race bike - sure.

If this is for your, ahem, 'custom' seems silly - though working on the basis you want to make the bike as impractical as possible, it should offer you a little more pub-bragging rights.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

I would strongly recommend not removing your ability to electric start.

Kick starting is all fine and good until you decide to tweak the fuelling or it goes off or a jet gets clogged or you just leave it for a few months over winter and the bugger won't kick into life.

You will be very glad to have an electric foot then.

As you've also been talking about 'adding value' to the bike, the market for people who will take one with only a kick start is pretty limited.
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tatt0owarrior · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 09 Sep 2015 Karma :

Fair enough case closed

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

I have used a capacitor, works until you need to fiddle with your bike in the paddock and all the electric escapes up your arm very quickly.
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monkeybiker · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Karma :

Major Doss · Traffic Copper Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Karma :

A common or garden Honda reg/rec should eliminate your battery without the slightest bit of perserverance. What is your goal?