Does anybody happen to know the specs for the battery terminal bolts in the ST1300's OEM Yuasa battery? I need to get a couple that are a skosh longer.
Battery Terminal Bolt Specs?
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When I needed some longer ones I went to a local powersports place and the guy had a boxload of em. Lots of lengths. He just said help yourself.
I am guessing they are M8s. I know they have 10mm head. At work, otherwise could go out to garage and measure. I have at least 20 out there.
FWIW, I have found it easier to leave the battery terminals just for the (+) and (-) cables and take power from the hot side of the solenoid and ground to the seat bolts on the frame.
FWIW, I have found it easier to leave the battery terminals just for the (+) and (-) cables and take power from the hot side of the solenoid and ground to the seat bolts on the frame.
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Sometimes placing a little piece of plastic under the nut will push it up so the bolt will engage the threads. Unless you are putting a lot of extra electrical FARKLEs on, in which case you might be better off adding a fuse block!
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There's a store closer to me than the local ACE. I'll give that a try. Thanks.DeanR said:
I'll keep that in mind and look for the solenoid. At the very least I'll use the seat bolts to take a load off the — terminal. Thanks!jmcarruth said:
Currently (I'm here all week!) I've got a short length of ty-rap shaped in a U holding the nut up against the inside of each terminal.SupraSabre said:
Guilty. Most of the kit is low-current draw and one day I may get 'round to adding a fuse box. I'm just trying Q&D and know that ST isn't supposed to mean shade-tree. But picking a fuse box is like choosing an oil or filter or spline lube.SupraSabre said:
Yup, for the first three (fusebox,oil, filter) it makes no difference except in your mind. For the last, it also doesn't if you heed Honda's printed instructions in the service manual.
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I'll make it easy for you. Bluesea fuse block Either the 6hot6ground or the 6hot running off a 50amp relay and fuse (only need ONE wire to the battery and I run the fuseblock off the hotside of the starter relay).
I have them on the three bikes I've been riding for the last four* years. Once I get them back all running, I'll get another one and make a harness for the '04#1.
Bluesea Fuse_Blocks ST_Blade
*I started using these with the '05 some 12 years back.
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Easy is good. I may hit you up for details of your install. The Bluesea had been mentioned before and looks to be clean and functional. I like that in a fuse box.
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I've used Bluesea also for many years on all three ST1100s. I go with the 12 circuit without the negative buss. They are great and fit nicely in the tailpiece of the ST1100s.
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Why do you have a preference for no negative buss Unc?
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So I don't have run my ground wires all the way back to the BlueSea unit. I guess if you are pulling wires, two are as easy as one to pull, but I started out with another fuseblock (which came apart on a long road trip) that only had 'hots' so I continued wiring that way.
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Yeppers, but mine have 12 circuits.
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Should we use moly 60 grease....or is there a better substitute???
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I think it depends on how many contacts contact ... ;-)
I've always heard moly 60 on the battery screws, but since the screws on the multi-tap block are smaller you could get away with M77 on those.
only if you're trying to compute the psi load
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What's really funny is I generally use moly on most every fastener and the bodywork pegs on my ST1100s because it happens to be handy when I need something. 
Lots of folks use those. I'm cheap so a autozone one like this
https://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-156001020-ATC-Fuse-Panel/dp/B00139KJ7Q
was maybe 10 bucks.
The grounds are just tied to a generic terminal block with a jumper plate also from the auto parts place or junk box.
http://www.marathonsp.com/670a-gp-100-double-row-terminal-blocks.php etc.
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The problem I had with one of those is that it came apart on a rough paved road headed for Alaska - at a time when I really needed my heated gear and CB radio. I managed to tape it back together for the rest of the trip but when I got back I researched them and switched to the BlueSea models.
http://www.unclephil.us/Alaska2004Day05.htm
http://www.unclephil.us/Alaska2004Day05.htm