To those with an incurable sputter in the mid-range.

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The only thing I don't like about this is the proximity of the heavy ground cable to the engine head (a zip tie is holding it up about and inch) I left enough flex in that coil ground wire I fashioned to manage engine motion and not rub on anything. So how can it be better?

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So how can it be better?
nice choice of battery.
and since you asked: i strongly advise against all the connections you're placing upon the actual battery terminal attachment bolt.
the battery cable end ALWAYS goes directly against the battery terminal without exception.

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So how can it be better?
the battery cable end ALWAYS goes directly against the battery terminal without exception.

Thank you sir, I'll make the swap and remove the battery tender line.

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Thank you sir, I'll make the swap and remove the battery tender line.

sure thing rob. what i always do with tender terminals is attach the ring connector from each tender harness wire directly UNDER the terminal bolt....then bolt thru cable end....then onto battery. works well and never works itself loose. when i run an auxilary ground i attach it to the cable end frame attachment point. serves same purpose as attaching directly to battery terminal without all the clutter and hassle.

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Just did this extra ground mod yesterday which probably would have fixed my bike alone, but I also found that the previous owner painted the subframe, sanded off the grounds okay but didn't mask off or sand off the ends of the rails where they mount to the frame! Quick cleanup of those and all my electrical gremlins went away, just another tip for anyone else with ground issues especially on a painted or powder coated subframe bike.

My symptoms were erratic speedometer, tach was erratic once, slow starts, and poor charging. When the bike was running battery voltage was only 12.5.