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If you're going to be installing a new battery, one option is to go with a Yuasa YTZ7S. Much lighter than OEM. It's tiny, but if you follow proper battery maintenance, it'll work just fine. And you lose something like 7 lbs in the process.

KTM makes a battery box that fits this smaller battery perfectly. Battery box part # is 59011055000, and the two rubber straps are part # 50303018000. Total parts cost is about $15. If your local dealer can't get these parts for you, you can contact Chip Munn Racing down in Texas for them. You'll have to drill a hole or two in the plastic battery box, or make a small shim/bracket to hold it in place, but it's something even I, with my non-existant shop skills/equipment/materials, pulled off in an hour. There're also a couple Odyssey batteries (PC680 & PC310) that a lot of Duc guys use, but because the batteries are wider than the OEM Yuasa, you'll have to check to see if it'll fit within the confines of your fairing.

Finally, I'd recommend a voltmeter off to hardwire into your bike's electrical system. LT Snyder's shop, DesmoTimes, sells a kit for about $55 or so. It'll give you a constant readout of your electrical system, so you know if things aren't healthy (before the way-too-late-to-be-useful idiot light comes on the dash).

Beautiful Tricolore, Luis. That's a $25K bike, apparently with $5 worth of upgrades. Well, make that $6200 of added parts.
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