How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and plan to stick around a lot. I have a quick question to start off with.

I have a 2002 SV650 and its winter time right now. I am putting in some gas treatment for the cold times and after its sat for some time the battery has almost died on me. I dont have the owners manual for the bike and I cant find the way to get to the battery anywhere. If anyone could help me out with this it would be awesome!

BTW, I will be posting pictures, videos, and facts about my bike and what I have done to it soon. This place looks like a nice site for the SV lovers out there.

Thanks everyone.:cheers:

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

It's simple enough:

Little black side panels, take those off (4mm allen key)
Undo seat bolts (6mm allen key)
Lift seat off
Lift out fusebox tray

Theres your battery.


And welcome :-D
Please don't feed the bear

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

nah.......... its rubbish;)



remove the 2 black side panels just below the seat with an allen key, then you will see allen key bolts to remove the seat, the battery can then be got to


PS hello & welcome

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Wow, didnt think I would get an answer so fast. Thanks guys. Will tell you how it goes.

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

your welcome

on the side pannels you may, or may not have little plastic rivet thingys holding them in place as well as the allen key bolts, dont worry though as they dont rely do much

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

oh and your bike will bite you in the proceeds of pulling out her heart. mine always bites my fingernails in revenge.
oh and welcome.....the bears cuddly, you can feed him, just not after midnight

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Well I got to the battery and its charging as we speak. It went much smoother then I thought. Only took about 30 seconds to unscrew everything. Thanks for the help.

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

The heart of my sv is the engine:)

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

If your battery is in the habit of losing its charge then its a good idea to invest in an Optimate III charger as this comes with a lead that you can fix to your battery and feed the other end through to the rear seat compartment. This makes it even easier to put onto charge as theres no unscrewing involved, just a key turn. Just got one for mine and its a godsend!

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

+1 for Optimate. They are great.