[ATXConti650]

Had my battery out for the second time, which is something of a pain. Seems I did not recall just how much more trouble it is to get back in. Suggestions on how to get it wired back up and stuffed into that space would be fun. Negative cable in or out of the battery holder? Replace it with a smaller battery of equal capacity? Only perform the task on full moon nights when wind is calm and the neighborhood fox has stopped calling?

[Returned to New BMW]

May I ask are you removing your battery to charge it? If this is the reason then as I have done on every bike I have owned I have fitted or had fitted (BMW’s) a battery tender fly lead (Optimate) and I always plug it in when I get home. The Royal Enfield does have a very complicated method to remove the battery!!

[tooseevee]

May I ask are you removing your battery to charge it? If this is the reason then as I have done on every bike I have owned I have fitted or had fitted (BMW’s) a battery tender fly lead (Optimate) and I always plug it in when I get home. The Royal Enfield does have a very complicated method to remove the battery!!

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             Good advice on ANY bike. A low battery is one of a bike's worst enemies.

[NVDucati]

Had my battery out for the second time, which is something of a pain. Seems I did not recall just how much more trouble it is to get back in. Suggestions on how to get it wired back up and stuffed into that space would be fun. Negative cable in or out of the battery holder? Replace it with a smaller battery of equal capacity? Only perform the task on full moon nights when wind is calm and the neighborhood fox has stopped calling?

Not sure if I fully understand your question. If you are asking about the orientation of the battery...
Positive + terminal is forward and to the right side of the bike.

[JettaKnight]

            +1

             Good advice on ANY bike. A low battery is one of a bike's worst enemies.

Especially with no kickstarter (wait, is there a PC word for that?)


I took out the battery to find a missing nut (no joy), and it takes a while, but I didn't think it was a terrible job.

[ATXConti650]

May I ask are you removing your battery to charge it? If this is the reason then as I have done on every bike I have owned I have fitted or had fitted (BMW’s) a battery tender fly lead (Optimate) and I always plug it in when I get home. The Royal Enfield does have a very complicated method to remove the battery!!

I was removing the battery to install a charger lead. I guess the process is a hassle and one is to approach it with this in mind. Ooooo ... maybe epoxy a strap on both ends, one for removing and on the other end to help pull it back into place.

Brainstorm!!