Lean your body alot more, your bike a little less and your pegs will last a whole lot longer.... you'll be able to carry the same speed.

 

That should be interesting to see!

 

No, you wont scrape more, and depending on the stance of your bike, you may scrape less. If your bike sits level there'll be no difference, but if it sits higher in front, extending the controls will increase your ground/peg clearance slightly.

 

 

New Battistinis foot and shifter pegs!!

 

A few "updated" pics!!

 

 

That is a beautiful Rocker, wow.

Mark

 

Thanks guys, appreciate it!!


Here's a few more new pics I took before yesterdays ride. The weather here has been beautiful, mostly sunny and much warmer than normal, in the low-mid 70's!!.... Leaving now to get a ride in today before the Super Bowl!!

 

So it's time to change out the battery... I decided to check out lithium batteries and ended up going with a Shorai model LFX36L3-BS12!! Figured I'd share my findings, and the reasons why I choose it.

The lithium's are more powerful, smaller and WAY lighter than lead-acid, and will give me more space for my FP3 and Badlands turn signal module, which are crammed in pretty tight right now.

I started out just comparing cca, price, and dimensions, but after doing some research, I found out that the amp hour rating (AHr) can be as important as the cca, if not more so!! I learned that the lower the batteries resistance, the more efficiently it can flow a large current (amperage) for a short time, which is needed to start the bike. All things being equal, the more AHr capacity the battery has, the lower it's resistance will be, making it better/more able to crank under higher loads. Also, the higher the Ahr, the longer the battery will hold a charge sitting, with no tender/charger, when a there's a parasitic draw, which all newer bikes have.

Also, CCA's should be factored with the amount of volts the battery actually delivers when cranking (5 sec crank rating). When shopping on-line, I found lithium manufacturers like to highlight the cca rating and price, but, it's harder to find the volt crank rating. Most all lithium batteries put out more volts when cranking then lead-acid, but some do better then others, Shorai LFX is excellent and had the highest rating I could find, all their batteries are rated to deliver 9V for a 5 sec. crank at the cca rated current, and they actually average higher over a 30 sec. crank!! At actual cranking current the Shorai puts out about 2 more volts then a lead-acid, and according to their site, in reality you can multiply their LFX batteries CCA rating by 1.5, so even their 270cca rated battery would provide the same cranking voltage as a 405cca rated lead-acid.... That would mean the 540cca model I ordered, will be equivalent to a 810cca lead-acid!!

Below I've listed (6) similar models, of the more popular brands I compared, and ranked them from worst to 1st, (in my opinion). I included the lowest price I could find, specs, and pros/cons showing the reason I ranked them where I did.... The Shorai is ordered, I'll post some before and after pics, that should show the extra space I gain after install!!

Rank/Brand

#6 EarthX:
Model: ETX36C
Best price:$349
cca: 320
AHr: 12.4
Wt/lbs: 3.9
Warranty: 1 yr.
Pros: Made in USA
Cons: Highest priced (+$100 higher then comps), ONLY 320cca, low AHr, 1yr. WNTY.

#5 Ballistic:
Model: 103-014
Best price: $244
cca: 480
AHr: 9.2
Wt/lbs: 3.5
Warranty: 3yr.
Pros: Mid-priced, 8yr. track record (2010), 3yr. WNTY. Made in USA
Cons: Lowest AHr (only 9.2)

#4 BikeMaster:
Model: DLFP20HL-BS
Best price $150
cca: 500
AHr: 10
Wt/lbs: 4.9
Warranty: 2yr
Pros: Lowest priced (-$100 lower than comps), 500cca
Cons: AHr very low (10), Made in CHINA, only 3yr. track record

#3 Anti Gravity:
Model: AG1601
Best price $255
cca: 480
AHr: 16
WT/lbs: 3.25
Warranty: 3yr.
Pros: Mid-priced, Smallest, lightest, Made in USA
Cons: 16AHr (better them most, but still not good)

#2 Deltran/BatteryTender:
Model: BLT35A480C
Best price $210
cca: 480
AHr: 26
Wt/lbs: 3.75
Warranty 3yr.
Pros: Good value, lower price, AHr better than most, 3yr WNTY. Made in USA
Cons: Only 3+ yr. track record

#1 Shorai:
Model: LFX36L3-BS12
Best price: $255
cca: 540
AHr: 36
WT/lbs: 4.8
Warranty: 3yr.
Pros: Mid-priced, highest CCA rating, highest AHr, highest 5 sec crank rating, 3 yr. WNTY, 8 yr. track record since 2010, Made in USA
Cons: 4.8 lbs, a little heavier then some.... Really only a con if your looking to shave every ounce off the bike, I think the higher AHr is well worth the extra pound!!