First I had to remove the side covers. It was a nice discovery to find the fuse box and rectifier under the left side cover.
Eventually I hope to reposition the electronics under the seat, but for now they can stay there.
On the other side of the bike under the right side cover is the battery. I pulled that out and am going to recharge it with my batter tender tomorrow.
The battery box/harness was covered in rust. Removing it wasn’t difficult at all. The bottom lower right bolt however required two wrenches and a certain degree of extreme torque to unfreeze the bolt.
This stuff is nasty. I hate using chemicals, and after tonight I never will again.
Tomorrow morning I’ll sand it down with some 220 grit sand paper and spray it with a protective enamel. Ultimately I plan on repositioning the battery in a custom battery box under the seat. For now though, I may as well clean this one up a bit.
Nice blog, nice bike. I’ve been working on my ’75 CB 550 cafe for about a month now and hoping to start a similar blog detailing the insanity. Anyway, don’t throw out your battery cage, I am reusing mine with great success, just trim and grind all the unecessary tabs and remount under your seat with some flat stock, or check back with BCR and they make a whole unit that fits on the ass end of the bike (behind rear shock mounts) with a little cutting and welding. Good luck and keep it up!
TMc
thanks for the comment… I’d love to see some pics of your battery box mod. maybe I’ll set up a forum for us to be able to share some pics in the near future.