Battery terminals which way around?

[drikko]

Just buying a new battery for the RGS, can someone tell me if the -ve is on the left of the bike or the right? I know they are at the front, just can't remember which way around and the bike isn't here.

 

[Terry Dymond]

Negative on the left of the bike Drikko, don't think it matters if the terminals are to the front or the back, the leads are long enough to reach either position. Just don't forget that there are two negative leads; one to the engine and the other to the frame.
HTH
Terry

 

[drikko]

Thanks, I thought that was the way it was. I have 3 leads now, one for the headlight relays as well.

 

[renetriple]

Hey Drikko, here is a picture from my SFC1000 from 1987. The black object of the picture is the airbox, thus the front of the bike.
Don't know if the layout from the RGS is different with the SFC but mine has the negative pole at the right side. It's a bike with only 17.000km so I think everything is original but maybe the former owner has change the layout of the wires when he bought a new battery.
grtz.

 

[drikko]

So Terry, I suspect you are sitting on your bike the wrong way around! Either that or as grtz says it's changed on yours!! See other AAARRRGGGHHH post!

 

[henrywillms]

MY RGS has positive on the left, pretty sure that is the standard factory setup.

 

[Terry Dymond]

That just goes to show, the battery can go in anyway round 

 

[Dellortoman]

I got one of those new Optimist batteries. Both terminals are positive.

 

[3patC]

Cam, did someone buy you a Tommy Cooper dvd for your birthday?

 

[drikko]

I think someone bought him a 24x7x365 supply of whiskey.....

 

[Terry Dymond]

So what you're saying is it goes like this, not like this (where's me fezz?)

 

[3patC]

So what you're saying is it goes like this, not like this (where's me fezz?)

Ha ha!