Odessy 625 Batter and Goggles

[HeR3tic]

I finally got my Odessy 625 installed.
First of all, I don't have the underseat air flow duct installed. Therefore the height of the 625 was not a factor, but it shoo was a very tight fit fore and aft within the battery cage. A shoe horn wouldn't have help and an over the top securing strap is totally unnecessary. I put two equally size rubber floor mats in the box/cage to protect it from any damage from contacting the lower front cage lip. Done. And this is one hellava hot battery.

Goggles are my friend: I stopped wearing sunglasses several years ago and opted for goggles. Ive riden for many years with the occasional issues with bugs and other debris getting in between my peepers and my eye protectors. A week ago I had an awakening. Had I not been wearing a good pair of googles Id no longer be riding; I might be 6' under. I suspect it was a chunk of tire rubber that spun off of an oncoming junk loaded trailier tire. It smacked me in my left eye with such force that it very soon gave me a head ache. The chip in my goggle eyepiece had nearly fully penetrated but it didnt shatter. You just never know what will happen next.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

In as much as I know you, I have it pictured in my minds eye.....Rocket J. Squirrel with his goggles on...........

Odessy batteries are excellent albiet pricey. I put one in my KLR to replace the flooded cell OEM that had about enough reserve capacity to dimly light a flashlight bulb for 10 seconds.

The battery in my '06 Classic is still doing just fine. I'm crediting that to frequent trips on the fancy dan charger I bought a few years back.

This year, I'll just leave it on the battery tender all winter along with the Bonnie.

In the wintertime, I often wish I lived south of the Mason/Dixon line so I could ride more than I do. Snowy roads aren't conducive to motorcycling unless you have screws in the tires.

 

[HellFire]

I finally got my Odessy 625 installed.
First of all, I don't have the underseat air flow duct installed. Therefore the height of the 625 was not a factor, but it shoo was a very tight fit fore and aft within the battery cage. A shoe horn wouldn't have help and an over the top securing strap is totally unnecessary. I put two equally size rubber floor mats in the box/cage to protect it from any damage from contacting the lower front cage lip. Done. And this is one hellava hot battery.

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Did you pull the holder out and do the alteration to the bottom of it? The reason I ask is that you can lower the top another 1/2 inch or so by bending that front lip down. It's easier on the battery too since it will drop to the bottom without having to sit on the sharp edges of the tray. Mitchcpc posted pictures how to do it here ... http://www.r3owners.net/custom-mods/2768-battery-upgrade-2.html
It's a really heavy guage steel tray and a little hard to remove but the extra clearance was worth it, the stock hold down strap will still fit as a result of lowering the battery.

 

[HeR3tic]

No I didn't remove the box and modify it. The two rubber floor mats I put in the bottom of the cage/box raised the bottom of the battery above the a lip. I gave consideration to tearing into it. Previously I had mounted atop the stock battery an alarm system. I relocated the system and the 625 took up the slack. I did have to coax the primary leads a smidgen to reach.

The oomph of this Odyssey 625 is unlike either of the previous two stock batteries, the second is/was 310CCA, when they were new. I suppose it is possible that the alternator output on my FBG has always been a bit short. The headlights dim at idle though I do run aux lights fore and aft. I run the beast about 40mins twice per day to and fro work; but, it failed to keep a hot enough battery as soon as the first cool snap occurred and became a daily chore of putting the charger to it all winter.

Flipper, Rocket J. Squirrel is my co-pilot.