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Was gonna make an awful pun and just put the picture of the battery.
End goal is a low budget cafe-ish bike. I say "cafe-ish" because I'm not giving as damn about any sort of 60's/70's period styling, and rather like the 80's elements on the Seca. I also have long range plans for a Hossack front end, once its running well and basic styling is done, which is so very NOT cafe. Plus, I picked up a CBR600 seat and tail cowling I rather like.
I guess you'd call it a fighter. Or a rat bike. Or just a motorcycle. Bike has plenty of performance for me, I'm looking for a daily rider than can handle rougher streets (potholes, railroad crossings) well when desired. Which actually is pretty much the description of the bike as made; sport touring bike. Any mods I do are just my personal quirks (fork, seat / cowling, electronics relocate), or necessary repairs (new tank / mounting, new fuse setup since the stock Seca fuse block is notoriously crap).
180 cold cranking amps of sealed AGM power, should be all I need to get this machine Goosey hooked me up with running. (Oops, forgot I still need some fuel line too.)
Only way to fit the Virago tank on there was to lift the back end up about 4 inches with a bracket. Is prety much how the stock Seca tank works, actually. But in this case there's a big gap under the tank. And guess what, the battery fits in there PERFECTLY, with room left over for all the hideous electrical crap that was behind the side covers. Stock airbox will stay for now, but I figure if I ever go pods, it'll be empty space from the seatpan to swingarm!
End goal is a low budget cafe-ish bike. I say "cafe-ish" because I'm not giving as damn about any sort of 60's/70's period styling, and rather like the 80's elements on the Seca. I also have long range plans for a Hossack front end, once its running well and basic styling is done, which is so very NOT cafe. Plus, I picked up a CBR600 seat and tail cowling I rather like.
I guess you'd call it a fighter. Or a rat bike. Or just a motorcycle. Bike has plenty of performance for me, I'm looking for a daily rider than can handle rougher streets (potholes, railroad crossings) well when desired. Which actually is pretty much the description of the bike as made; sport touring bike. Any mods I do are just my personal quirks (fork, seat / cowling, electronics relocate), or necessary repairs (new tank / mounting, new fuse setup since the stock Seca fuse block is notoriously crap).
180 cold cranking amps of sealed AGM power, should be all I need to get this machine Goosey hooked me up with running. (Oops, forgot I still need some fuel line too.)
Only way to fit the Virago tank on there was to lift the back end up about 4 inches with a bracket. Is prety much how the stock Seca tank works, actually. But in this case there's a big gap under the tank. And guess what, the battery fits in there PERFECTLY, with room left over for all the hideous electrical crap that was behind the side covers. Stock airbox will stay for now, but I figure if I ever go pods, it'll be empty space from the seatpan to swingarm!
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