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JDiablo
05-10-2005, 04:01 PM
I just found that my negative wire ripped off my battery,can i go to walmart and get some of that 20 gauge or 18 or w/e it is in place of the negative wire?
400exredrider
05-10-2005, 04:07 PM
happend to me too. i just rigged it back up.
JDiablo
05-10-2005, 04:09 PM
i cant because then the wire will be to short,i have a aluminum airbox and i had to mount it somewhere else
ZSK
05-10-2005, 04:27 PM
Mine eventually snapped off also. I have a CFM airbox and ended up running the cable from the battery to the mounting bolts for my rear grab bar. Total length is about 4".
crazyatvn
05-10-2005, 04:31 PM
need bigger than 20 or 18 gauge. I would say 8 or maybe 10
plkmonster2
05-10-2005, 11:42 PM
18 will melt like butter. 12 or 14 is even pushing it. I use 6 gauge from home depot on my trike. It holds up well.
Rico
05-11-2005, 08:53 AM
Just replaced mine with 6 Guage this past weekend.
K_Fulk
05-11-2005, 09:23 AM
I made a new ground out of some 8 guage car stereo wire I had laying around. Its held up for about 3 years now.
F-16Guy
05-11-2005, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by K_Fulk
I made a new ground out of some 8 guage car stereo wire I had laying around. Its held up for about 3 years now.
That would be my advice. It will probably run around $2 a foot (last time I checked). Car stereo wire is usually oxygen free, so it will be less likely to corrode.