Battery Hold Down Options

Peavey Jeltz · May 8, 2020

swooshdave said:
What does the bungee cord do?

Holds the Royal Purple catch bottle in place. No Ham Can and backing plate for Jeltz, running a Uni filter.

swooshdave · May 8, 2020

Peavey Jeltz said:
Holds the Royal Purple catch bottle in place. No Ham Can and backing plate for Jeltz, running a Uni filter.

What is going into the catch bottle? Where's it coming from? Why not back to the oil tank?

gortnipper · May 8, 2020

Oil tank vent tube drains to catch bottle. For 25 years I used a Rislone bottle. Now it is a small Pump water bottle. Sign of the times.

ntst8 · May 8, 2020

I know a Norton (Model 88) which has a hip flask as the catch bottle.

PeterJoe · May 9, 2020

I replaced my Mark IIA battery tray with one that I fabricated. The tray is made out of aluminum alloy and steel then riveted together. I made it so that the battery has about 1/2 inch clearance from the oil tank. That way I didn't need to put any padding on the oil tank. The rubber pad for the battery is for a BSA/Triumph battery tray. I also made it so you could use either a Mark IIA side panel or the non IIA types by simply changing a bracket. The velcro strap that holds down the battery is something I bought from McMaster-Carr. I have about 15,000 miles on this setup and it works just fine.
I also fabricated the battery tray so that the front support arm can be removed thereby giving me access to the left hand isolastic PTFE bearing for cleaning and lubrication.

Peter Joe

gortnipper · May 9, 2020

PeterJoe said:
I replaced my Mark IIA battery tray with one that I fabricated. The tray is made out of aluminum alloy and steel then riveted together. I made it so that the battery has about 1/2 inch clearance from the oil tank. That way I didn't need to put any padding on the oil tank. The rubber pad for the battery is for a BSA/Triumph battery tray. I also made it so you could use either a Mark IIA side panel or the non IIA types by simply changing a bracket. The velcro strap that holds down the battery is something I bought from McMaster-Carr. I have about 15,000 miles on this setup and it works just fine.
I also fabricated the battery tray so that the front support arm can be removed thereby giving me access to the left hand isolastic PTFE bearing for cleaning and lubrication.

Peter Joe

Nice and tidy.

swooshdave · May 9, 2020

gortnipper said:
Oil tank vent tube drains to catch bottle. For 25 years I used a Rislone bottle. Now it is a small Pump water bottle. Sign of the times.

Do you actually get anything in the bottle?

gortnipper · May 9, 2020

Condensation carrying a small amount of oil vapors. I have thought about using one of these on a shorter line instead.

joe czech · May 9, 2020

just used a couple pieces of 1/4-20 all-thread, a piece of aluminum stock with a rubber isolation pad and lock nuts. when I got the bike, there was nothing - have no idea what the previous owner did or used.

gnolan · May 10, 2020

Here's mine. 3003 aluminum, bends easily. Rubber pads to cradle the battery.

swooshdave · Mar 9, 2021

Here's what I went with for the battery. There's a rubber pad under the battery. There's foam pad behind the battery and a small pad in front. The battery is absolutely solid. It's a 2in wide strap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VETHHY8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was going to add a Velcro pad to the battery as a backup but I'm not sure I'll need it. Maybe I'll just pack several zip ties in my emergency kit.

marshg246 · Mar 9, 2021

swooshdave said:
Here's what I went with for the battery. There's a rubber pad under the battery. There's foam pad behind the battery and a small pad in front. The battery is absolutely solid. It's a 2in wide strap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VETHHY8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was going to add a Velcro pad to the battery as a backup but I'm not sure I'll need it. Maybe I'll just pack several zip ties in my emergency kit.

I like it! I've been thinking about something like that but you found the right thing! My metal hold downs are nice but must be custom made for the battery which can be a bit of a pain. Thanks for posting the link!

Bernhard · Mar 10, 2021

ntst8 said:
I know a Norton (Model 88) which has a hip flask as the catch bottle.

Does it have an hallmark silver top?

oldmikew · Mar 10, 2021

ear syringe bulb between battery and cover

maylar · Mar 10, 2021

swooshdave said:
Here's what I went with for the battery. There's a rubber pad under the battery. There's foam pad behind the battery and a small pad in front. The battery is absolutely solid. It's a 2in wide strap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VETHHY8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Linkee no workee. How is the strap attached to the bike?

MichaelB · Mar 10, 2021

maylar said:
Linkee no workee. How is the strap attached to the bike?

X 2....

swooshdave · Mar 10, 2021

Amazon product ASIN B00VETHHY8
Strap wraps around the battery box.

marshg246 · Mar 10, 2021

As a security measure, I generally don't click links in emails, pubic forums, etc. I copy the link and post it into the browser. In this case, the visible link was fine, but the actual underlying link was broken. Dave's repost of the link is fine and you can tell that by putting you cursor over the image and looking at the underlying link (bottom of the screen in my browser). The underlying link in the first post was "amazon%20link" which is no link at all.

nortonbrian · Mar 10, 2021

swooshdave said:
Show me your favorite and cleverest non-standard battery hold down.

If someone doesn't show at least one bungie cord I'll be disappointed.

But I'd rather see some trick setups.

And... go!

Back in the day I would sell the stock angle bar with two stainless steel spokes in a kit, now a piece of industrial strength Velcro does a better job, cleaner installation and really secure.

MexicoMike · Mar 10, 2021

I use a couple of Zip ties to hold the Shorai in place.

Battery Hold Down Options

Peavey Jeltz

swooshdave

gortnipper

ntst8

PeterJoe

gortnipper

swooshdave

gortnipper

joe czech

gnolan

swooshdave

marshg246

Bernhard

oldmikew

maylar

MichaelB

"Sons of Arthritus"

swooshdave

marshg246

nortonbrian

MexicoMike

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