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Completed!520 viewsMost people would be hard-pressed to notice the visual difference as I tried to keep the cabling routed along the OEM path. Mia ragazza does start quickly after riding her. Even on cold mornings with the lithium Shorai she cranks more quickly, not that slow chugging one gets with a lead-acid battery.Jul 25, 2016
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915 viewsLooking under the engine from the front left side, shows the cable coming down from the left side and across the bottom of the engine to mount on the starter, 180-degrees from the OEM mounting.Jul 25, 2016
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913 viewsThe red line shows the Motolectric cable going down the left side of the engine and then under the horizontal cylinder.Jul 25, 2016
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904 viewsThe red line shows the new Motolectric cable is securely zip-tied to keep it from rubbing on the engine.Jul 25, 2016
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913 viewsThe starter relay is back in place and the Motolectric cables attached. Notice that the relay output cable that goes to the starter is routed in the opposite direction. It now goes across the top of the horizontal cylinder to the left.Jul 25, 2016
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926 viewsThe brown line is the new Motolectric ground cable.Jul 25, 2016
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935 viewsThis shows the end product. The brown line is the new Motolectric ground cable that pretty much follows the OEM path. The red line is the new Motolectric power cable for the starter circuit. I routed the new Motolectric cable along the OEM path along the upper frame.Jul 25, 2016
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944 viewsHere is the end result of my custom work. The copper tab is fairly easy to bend so I tweaked it just a tad to fit with the OEM tab.Jul 25, 2016
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940 viewsNow, the regular install guide for the SC has you "cap off" the OEM cable. I decided to get rid of the OEM cable so I removed it from the harness. Here is the insulation removed from the OEM battery mount. I cut the big, black starter cable about 1/2" from the crimp and then re-wrapped the whole thing with the supplied heat shrink. This gave me a completely separate starter cable from the other electrical wiring.Jul 25, 2016
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916 viewsRemove the OEM cables. This is the cable from the starter relay to the starter. Mine was in really good condition for having over 16,000 miles on it. Even the starter post under the cable boot was clean!Jul 25, 2016
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943 viewsThe starter relay removed. You will need to disconnect the cables first in order to remove it.Jul 25, 2016
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913 viewsThe red line is the OEM cable that goes from the positive battery terminal to the top post on the starter relay.Jul 25, 2016
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935 viewsThe brown line is the OEM ground cable; it's connected to the negative terminal on the battery.Jul 25, 2016
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500 viewsThis is the starter relay with the OEM cables.Jul 25, 2016
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500 viewsClose-up of the OEM cable (red line) as it wraps around the front of the clutch and then to the starter post on the starter.Jul 25, 2016
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The kit526 viewsHere's everything that came in the kit -- WOW! Nicely stocked with everything one would need, including zip ties, nice large gloves, and various chemicals!Jul 25, 2016
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498 viewsThe OEM setup. The red line is the stock power cable that comes from the battery to the relay, down the right side of the engine, and under the engine to the starter.Jul 25, 2016
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364 viewsInstalled and ready to ride!Oct 03, 2014
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357 viewsDone! I used a piece of wire sleeve tubing (that black ribbed bit) to protect the power wires from rubbing against the zip-tie and hourglass brace. Most likely it's not necessary but while I was in there...just in case....Oct 03, 2014
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361 viewsI tucked the headlight connector into the middle left side of the headlight, below the white headlight adjustment mechanism. If you adjusted the headlight vertical adjustment earlier this is when you will want to return it back to its original position, rotating it clockwise.Oct 03, 2014
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