Ducati Monster Forum

Having dropped of my m750 to my local Duc shop for some tweeking, the old school tech was telling me a few companies used to make a battery box for those who have carbed Monsters and want to eliminate the air box and replace it with velocity or conical filters....anyone have one or knows who might still have these around?

Thanks!

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I don't have a carbed monster
but i just bought a airbox on ebay , cut off the airbox part and used the rest for the battery and rest
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That was my plan too, but the "master tech" told me many companies used to make them and it seemed like a great way to solve the dilemma. he made it sound like they were billet and filled with "weight saving holes"... ;D

Who doesn't want more billet?!

On our Sports Classic:
Rather than spend the money on a battery box that added more weight, we spent it on a lightweight SpeedCell SBK Battery  (http://www.motowheels.com/italian/myProducts.cfm?parentcategoryid=915%7CBatteries%20and%20Battery%20Accessories&productID=6814&showDetail=1&categoryID=915|Batteries%20and%20Battery%20Accessories&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=&collection=) and saved about 7lbs. We mounted the battery under the seat with velcro and zip ties. the battery weighs 1.7lbs and has no problem starting the bike.

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Did it require much work to get all the battery cables, etc to reach to the under-seat area?  Seems like you'd need to re-route and possibly extend some of the wires.

In the case of the Sport Classic, we only had to hook up the quick release leads to the existing cables and put some shrink wrap around it for protection. It was long enough. The quick release leads were about 6 or 7" long and the leads on the Speedcell are about 6" as well--so there was planty of cable for us.

We were able to relocate the battery on our Streetfighter to the tail storage compartment with out adding any cable as well.
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Sounds great.
How much for the Speedcell battery?
Would there be one for a carbed Monster (single phase)?
I'd pack the battery box with foam (even more than now with a small gel battery).
I'm in Australia.

Checked out the Motowheels site.
Although the battery for my Hi Comp 1995 M900 is the price of three or four small gel batteries, it's still one of the cheapest ways to reduce weight on a kilo per dollar basis. OK it's not rotating mass but it's mass high on the bike.You would have to spend thousands on fancy wheels to get that weight loss (albeit rotating mass). Be cheaper again if I could get away with the SBK version instead of the 6.9 version.

Would be a nice addition to any air box or pod modifications that's for sure. The battery is small enough to shove the ignition components in the battery box cancelling the need to make ignition brackets. Although I don't know if my Dyna coils will fit. Being slack I'll probably just pack out the battery box or make a small one. a m has made a beauty out of carbon fiber [drool]. I'm running an open air box. You guys with injected bikes have the Wasp intake kits available.

I will seriously consider these batteries when battery replacement is due. The heavier 6.9 battery is still less than a Kilo!

You will only need to use the SBK which is only $250. These things are really powerful. If you get the SBK battery and it takes more than two or three cranks to start the bike, we will upgrade you for the larger battery - just for the difference in cost. We will cover the shipping out to you the 2nd time

I use the quick release only bikes and share two batteries with 7 bikes. I actually save money on batteries this way because I'm usually buying new batteries all the time. This way the battery is always being used and it is actually safer to store the bike this way

-M

Thanks M.

Sounds great.