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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdegase" data-source="post: 37274" data-attributes="member: 295">wow that is a very cool ideaI would definitely consider putting the alternator behind the engine especially if we could adapt the cover for a seal and come up with some sort of a CV drive system.I was thinking.. what about this...machine the inspection cover to hold a sealed bearing machine a drive shaft with a shoulder to fit inside the bearing and just over the flywheel bolt, so that when the inspection cover was screwed into the back of the engine the drive shaft would fit over the flywheel bolt and turn with the flywheel.have a separate shaft mounted to the frame with another bearing or possibly 2. and a pully on the other end to drive the alternator.then connect these two shafts with a short piece of heater hose, or maybe hydrolic hose which ever is tuffer.could even turn the alternator around if needed . maybe more space if its mounted above and backwards on the bike.the only thing I dont like about this idea is the alternator is very close to the gas tank... but not much worse than having the battery by the tank like it is now.I think mounting the battery back just infrount of the taillight would be a good place BUT on my bike would need anthor mount to the frame somewhere because the taillight currently mounts to the fender which is not a nice solid mount as I would like.I'm sure a heavy positive cable run back to the original battery spot and connected to a "new" universal solinoid would also give us a big post the connect the rest of the electrical too.and close to the alternator for that connection also..the more I think about this the more I like it..if we can just get the alternator + drive setup</blockquote>

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