Battery box mod for easier carb removal: Difference between revisions

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Next, you're going to cut off the battery box. In stock form, it is part of the airbox. When cutting, make sure that you don't cut into the airbox itself. Putting extra holes in the airbox will make your bike run too lean. This is bad. ~~With any~~ saw, it's easy to get away from a perfectly square cut and drift to one side or the other. If you can't get a straight cut, you should at least err toward the side of the battery box.

Next, you're going to cut off the battery box. In stock form, it is part of the airbox. When cutting, make sure that you don't cut into the airbox itself. Putting extra holes in the airbox will make your bike run too lean. This is bad. When you saw, it's easy to get away from a perfectly square cut and drift to one side or the other. If you can't get a straight cut, you should at least err toward the side of the battery box.

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~~This is what the battery box and airbox look like once they're separated:~~

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Reinstall everything. Keep in mind that you're removing a mounting point for the airbox, which is not a big deal, as everything still fits together tightly. The elongated holes in the bottom of the battery box allow room for fore/aft adjustment, so slide the battery box tight against the ~~air box~~, then snug up the bolts that go down through the bottom of the battery box.

Reinstall everything. Keep in mind that you're removing a mounting point for the airbox, which is not a big deal, as everything still fits together tightly. The elongated holes in the bottom of the battery box allow room for fore/aft adjustment, so slide the battery box tight against the airbox, then snug up the bolts that go down through the bottom of the battery box.

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If it looks like there is too much space from the width of the saw you used, add some sort of shim, such as a double-thick cereal box. Things shouldn't move even without the shim, but it may vibrate slightly more.

If it looks like there is too much space from the width of the saw you used, add some sort of shim, such as a double-thick cereal box. Things shouldn't move even without the shim but may vibrate slightly more.

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-Next, you're going to cut off the battery box. In stock form, it is part of the airbox. When cutting, make sure that you don't cut into the airbox itself. Putting extra holes in the airbox will make your bike run too lean. This is bad. With any saw, it's easy to get away from a perfectly square cut and drift to one side or the other. If you can't get a straight cut, you should at least err toward the side of the battery box.
+Next, you're going to cut off the battery box. In stock form, it is part of the airbox. When cutting, make sure that you don't cut into the airbox itself. Putting extra holes in the airbox will make your bike run too lean. This is bad. When you saw, it's easy to get away from a perfectly square cut and drift to one side or the other. If you can't get a straight cut, you should at least err toward the side of the battery box.
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-This is what the battery box and airbox look like once they're separated:
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-Reinstall everything. Keep in mind that you're removing a mounting point for the airbox, which is not a big deal, as everything still fits together tightly. The elongated holes in the bottom of the battery box allow room for fore/aft adjustment, so slide the battery box tight against the air box, then snug up the bolts that go down through the bottom of the battery box.
+Reinstall everything. Keep in mind that you're removing a mounting point for the airbox, which is not a big deal, as everything still fits together tightly. The elongated holes in the bottom of the battery box allow room for fore/aft adjustment, so slide the battery box tight against the airbox, then snug up the bolts that go down through the bottom of the battery box.
 [[image:IMG_0106.jpg|150px]]
 [[image:IMG_0107.jpg|150px]]
-If it looks like there is too much space from the width of the saw you used, add some sort of shim, such as a double-thick cereal box. Things shouldn't move even without the shim, but it may vibrate slightly more.
+If it looks like there is too much space from the width of the saw you used, add some sort of shim, such as a double-thick cereal box. Things shouldn't move even without the shim but may vibrate slightly more.
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