I installed a speed cell battery in my zx14. the speed cell superbike(2 row) weighed 1 lb 7oz.when I installed the battery you dont need the factory cables or the battery box.the parts I pulled out weighed 11lb 12oz loosing 10lb 5oz. the bike starts up the same and I have started it about 10 times without running it to charge. thats a lot to loose and not give anything up.

Wow!! That looks pretty kewl!! Has anyone else tried this??

northernkaw - plz keep us posted as to longer-term results... That's a helluva lotta weight to drop!! Nice!!

They're $250.....not worth the 10lbs imho.

I spent about $350 on a carbon front fender to save prolly half that weight... Everything's relative, I guess...

Whatever Go, you spent $350 to look cool

This comment from a guy draggin' a knee off a goddam playground panda??

I politely direct you to kizzmyazz, good Sir!!

Here's shane's perspective:
-My ZX-14 Build Thread- (TOC on page 1) @ ZX-14.com

Good link!! Thanks!!

Shane's 14 build thread is very impressive, too!!

I know what it takes to pull 10lbs off a bike and that is dirt cheap. spend $2000 on titanium like I did on my zx12 and you still would not lose that much weight. spend $3500 on BST rims to lose 15 lbs. buy every piece you can in carbon fiber and you might save 5lbs.I took 60 lbs out of my zx12 and the cost at the end $100 per lb is a deal.

That's a very good point but from what I've read the weight savings will cost you the streetability of your bike, especially if you live in the city.

So far, so good with this battery. I baked it in 97 degree temps at Maxton this weekend. 14 passes, 185-193 mph Saturday and Sunday with no starting issues. Probably started the bike 40 or so times over the weekend. Now, I can't vouch for the battery for touring apps or cold weather, etc.

As for $250 for 10 lbs. of weight loss...you really can't beat it.

I think the issue is running headlights while stopped for long periods of time. If you don't live in red light hell (like myself, there's a stoplight every 500'), it's definitely worth considering.

what do you mean by streetability. the battery takes more pounding at a drag strip when you are starting and stopping. once you start the bike the alternator does all the work. my street zx14 has the speed cell battery and it starts great and no issues with anything. the only thing is that they are more reliable the the wet cell that I had to replace at 1500 miles.

northern kawi showed me the setup at the track and it awesome

In my other hobby, bicycling, they say you pay about $1 per gram to save weight. (That's $454 per pound.) Of course, we're dealing with a bicycle that is already light and with not much opportunity to save weight.

I don't think the cost mentioned above for motorcycles is at all unreasonable.

i was looking into these batts. after i saw them on schnitz's site... i think that's a good deal for the weight savings, that's a .10 at the track... how do you hook up your leads for a batt. tender is what i'm wondering though...

You don't need a battery tender. They don't lose their charge like a normal battery.

.10 at the dragstrip equates to closer to 30 lbs. of weight loss, but every little bit helps.

I have been using a Speedcell for about a year on my 14. They are great, but not for cold weather.

There are quite a few outfits making these A123 based batteries, some of them cell for for as little as $140 (8 cell).