A 3 month old battery loses its charge with 15 miles
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Re: A 3 month old battery loses its charge with 15 miles
01 Aug 2026 04:41 - 01 Aug 2026 04:59
Thank you.
The mounting bracket c-c on my bike for the R/R is 55mm.
The c-c of the mounting holes of the SH775 is 70mm according to this:
So I don’t think I can use it. The mounting bracket on the bike won’t accommodate 70mm 🙁.
So I reckon I’ll need to buy the original RR, which I can get unused from Corby Kawasaki in the UK.
Sigh. It’s never cheap or easy repairing these lovely bikes!
Good news though. I removed the stator cover and trimmed back the output wires and they are ready for soldering to replacement yellow wires.
getting there…
Cheers
The mounting bracket c-c on my bike for the R/R is 55mm.
The c-c of the mounting holes of the SH775 is 70mm according to this:
So I don’t think I can use it. The mounting bracket on the bike won’t accommodate 70mm 🙁.
So I reckon I’ll need to buy the original RR, which I can get unused from Corby Kawasaki in the UK.
Sigh. It’s never cheap or easy repairing these lovely bikes!
Good news though. I removed the stator cover and trimmed back the output wires and they are ready for soldering to replacement yellow wires.
getting there…
Cheers
1981 Kawasaki KZ440-A2
Last edit: 01 Aug 2026 04:59 by Jimbo68. Reason: Update
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Re: A 3 month old battery loses its charge with 15 miles
01 Aug 2026 04:58
You should use heat resistant sleeve inside the stator cover so the wiring doesn’t become brittle from the heat (Amazon)
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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/617631...-82-begins?start=192
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Re: A 3 month old battery loses its charge with 15 miles
01 Aug 2026 05:34
Great suggestion, thank you. I’ll use heat shrink over the soldering then pop on the heat resistant sleeve.
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