Hello everyone: Still in the process of my K-100 cafe build; gathering parts, information and ideas. Once I'm in the final stages, which for me will be painting, I'll start to post all of the pics I have from beginning to end. That way, if anyone is following, they won't have to wait long for updates. (I'm the guy that hates watching a TV series when they first come on....I can't stand waiting an entire week for the next episode, so I tape the whole series and binge watch the entire thing.)
I have now moved on to relocating my battery to the rear cowl and deciding on a battery. I'm not going the lithium route (Too many unknowns as far as charging and other issues still seem to plague these little gems.) So I've decided to go the AGM maintenance-free battery route instead. And the go to battery here seems to be the Odyssey PC680.
There are a few sites that allow you to choose batteries by size, CCA and AHC.
So here are my 2 questions:
1) The PC 680 is only rated at 170 CCA and 16 AHC; is that enough to crank and sustain the K100 without any other accessories other than the normal headlight, turn signals and speedo?
2) If I find a battery with the same specifications as the PC680; CCA (170) and AHC (16), will the size of the battery matter?
For some reason I thought the K100 needed something like 300 CCA and about 20 AHC. If I can get by with just the 170 CCA, 16 AHC and no size limitations, that really opens up a lot of choices of batteries to select.
Any info provided will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Ray V.