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I installed Shorai LI batteries in both the cNw and Alton installs I have done. In both cases significantly lighter than the standard batteries I removed. As in multiple pounds. With the cNw starter there has been no question that this robust starter can spin the motor easily for a long time. It felt like the Alton starter hesitated a bit against compression in a stock 850 w/150lbs compression.
I obtained an unmolested Mk3 with 1800 original miles some years back. The not - original battery it came with started it ok until it died from fatigue, but when I installed a Shorai it started immediately and easily every time.
Each bike with TriSpark ignition. I was a fool and sold that one with 5,000 miles on it. I liked it best of all electric starts. The cNw starter is big and a bit clunky looking and requires attention to oil line plumbing. Ham can airbox won’t fit. Alton is svelt and fits nicely with a stock bike like it belongs there. But the electrical junk hanging off the battery seems weird. I would much prefer a stock Lucas alternator and rotor.
A Mark 3 is, well, a Mark 3. Very nice and worthy of the cNw upgrade

<blockquote data-quote="lazyeye6" data-source="post: 649593" data-attributes="member: 5985">I installed Shorai LI batteries in both the cNw and Alton installs I have done. In both cases significantly lighter than the standard batteries I removed. As in multiple pounds. With the cNw starter there has been no question that this robust starter can spin the motor easily for a long time. It felt like the Alton starter hesitated a bit against compression in a stock 850 w/150lbs compression. I obtained an unmolested Mk3 with 1800 original miles some years back. The not - original battery it came with started it ok until it died from fatigue, but when I installed a Shorai it started immediately and easily every time. Each bike with TriSpark ignition. I was a fool and sold that one with 5,000 miles on it. I liked it best of all electric starts. The cNw starter is big and a bit clunky looking and requires attention to oil line plumbing. Ham can airbox won’t fit. Alton is svelt and fits nicely with a stock bike like it belongs there. But the electrical junk hanging off the battery seems weird. I would much prefer a stock Lucas alternator and rotor. A Mark 3 is, well, a Mark 3. Very nice and worthy of the cNw upgrade</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lazyeye6, post: 649593, member: 5985"] I installed Shorai LI batteries in both the cNw and Alton installs I have done. In both cases significantly lighter than the standard batteries I removed. As in multiple pounds. With the cNw starter there has been no question that this robust starter can spin the motor easily for a long time. It felt like the Alton starter hesitated a bit against compression in a stock 850 w/150lbs compression. I obtained an unmolested Mk3 with 1800 original miles some years back. The not - original battery it came with started it ok until it died from fatigue, but when I installed a Shorai it started immediately and easily every time. Each bike with TriSpark ignition. I was a fool and sold that one with 5,000 miles on it. I liked it best of all electric starts. The cNw starter is big and a bit clunky looking and requires attention to oil line plumbing. Ham can airbox won’t fit. Alton is svelt and fits nicely with a stock bike like it belongs there. But the electrical junk hanging off the battery seems weird. I would much prefer a stock Lucas alternator and rotor. A Mark 3 is, well, a Mark 3. Very nice and worthy of the cNw upgrade [/QUOTE]

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