Replacing The Battery In A Honda Shadow 750

Time to change the battery in my 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit 750, so I thought I'd show you how it's done. Enjoy!
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[@dreadnaught2707]

The battery removal strap is genius

[@timmyearle7773]

Yeah do you know where you could get some?

[@dreadnaught2707]

@@timmyearle7773 No idea where to get the strapping from but other things could be adapted such as zip ties or folded up gaffer tape maybe.

[@suzannkline2539]

All that did was throw sparks and heat up.

[@myvirtualreality246]

A belt also works great! I couldn’t find anything to work then when I had my head in my hands looking at the floor I saw my belt. Eureka!

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@@FranLab Thank you!

[@brianoc22]

I fancy seeing Fran doing pretty much anything.

[@EEVblog]

You know the enormous views Louis has been getting on his New York bike ride videos, right? ;-)

[@FranLab]

My Philly Ride video didn't do as well.

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

Just have to keep doing them. 😉

[@flemardo]

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[@pamparitas]

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[@wargamingrefugee9065]

Fran Blanche I enjoyed your ride along. iirc, you pointed out Edgar Allen Poe's old home. I enjoy Rossmann's rides too. I think his, and yours too, work for me because: the constant change of scenery; a primary topic to be discussed; which is interrupted by building on secondary tangents and stream of conscience interjections; and, basically, let's call it the randomness of being out and about. It's a lot like meeting somebody for dinner, then standing outside a talking for a while. Please try to do them more frequently and build up a following for them.

[@Gassit]

Well done on clearly explaining the terminal connection/disconnection order Fran. So many make this mistake and it's very important to get right.

[@zerconus2193]

I did not know that it was different for batteries. I've used flukes all my life and it's the opposite of connecting a battery. Wild.

[@TROLLSTIN13]

That strap idea was a big brain move. I was having trouble trying to get it out with my big hands and didn’t even think of doing this.

[@jts3339]

Fran, It was nice to see you out of the lab for a change to host an episode of Fran’s Garage.

[@Ryan6.022]

I don't mind if you do more videos like this honestly you could do a video on microwaving a frozen meal and I'd probably watch.

[@dwarf365]

Only for you would I watch something I know exactly how to do to the end. Glad you are still doing good Fran!

[@omarramo5340]

Ma'm thank you for teaching me how to replace my first bike's battery for the first time :).

[@springy-2112]

Well you've got a bike and guitars so there's my two favourite passtimes covered ! Peace and love and thanks for the videos they're so informative and entertaining. 👍🏻☮❤

[@SamuelGGuss]

I love it when you show your bike! Feel free to do so as often as you wish!

[@khoroshen]

Transalp 600 rider here. Beautiful bike, deserves some love (cleaning!) :D My tip is using JIS screwdrivers when doing a little more work on those old Japanese bikes, to avoid ruining the soft phillips head screws. Good idea on checking the regulator voltage regularly, those are notorious for ruining the battery when voltage is too high.

[@4andyman1]

I have the same year and model bike. I just used your strap idea to remove my old battery and it really helped. It seems that the Shadow is notorious for this battery drain issue.

[@crashworthyd6315]

I put a 12v accessory plug for my GPS in addition to a charging adapter on my 750 Shadow Spirit. Sold that bike though. Thanks for the video - brought back memories.

[@Lucky32Luke]

Fran your cool rating have just jumped into the red range.

[@jbenedict967]

just subscribed, just got my license, bought this exact bike lastnight. rode 1hr home through lots of towns, handled beautiful

[@brett6690]

I could not get that battery out of the box to save my life. Made one of your little handles and it popped right out! THANKS!!

[@kjetilvalde2788]

Looks like you got an endless supply of cool stuff! Really enjoy all your videos!

[@Tigadee00]

I see Fran, I see a bike, I like... That nylon strap is brilliant!

[@joypatrice]

THANK YOU FRAN!!! Your instructions are easy to understand and follow!!❤

[@pathfinder632]

This was perfect! Thanks so much for the excellent video - exactly what I needed!

[@geneard639]

uh... looking at the wiring diagram, I think what your testing when you find that high resistance load is...well... the bike. Well, the bike or your starter relay switch is a high resistance short to ground, or a wire related to the starter relay has some chaffed insulation and its about to short to ground.

[@technodaz]

Love the handle!! I have 2 M5x100's to lift mine out ....never thought of making a handle! until now.

[@chrisknowles]

Love the plastic strap trick. I loosely wrap a couple of zip ties around the battery when installing it. Same net result. Your aux charging adapter can also be used to power a cell phone charger... Love the videos Fran!

[@pacocase]

Fran, I really appreciate that you pointed out that it's a Phillips #3. There is a huge difference!

[@Steve_Meister]

Fantastic and simple idea with the self made tool to get the battery out! :) I`m going to make one too!

[@jondhuse1549]

I love to watch someone who knows what they're doing! It would be nice if you did another ride around town video... different time of year would be a contrast from the first one...

[@dwaynebyrd7744]

Very helpful! I have pretty much the same bike and watched this prior to doing a battery change today. Made it so much easier. Thank you.

[@FranLab]

You're welcome!

[@toolzshed]

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[@steve5772]

Hi Fran - Cool bike and thanks for the tip on the lifting strap. My bike lives outside year round as well, I use an isolator switch and solar trickle charger and they can be a big help, even in winter.

[@gregorythomas333]

I used to put a strap under the battery to make it easier to remove...never thought about just bolting it on the top...nice life hack Fran!

[@RavO]

Helped me a great deal, thanks a lot!! ❤️

[@kf5tqnkf5tqn36]

@franblanche +1 for keeping that old bike going, I learned a lot from mine, included in that is to always brink a LiPo jump pack, and drop in a cut-off switch & a permanent supercap bank to replace the battery at the earliest convenience. The stator is so horrid I took an Altoids tin lid & installed a Schenzen market voltmeter attached to the handlebars so I could get a warning when the charging system was going out.

[@tastiger91]

I've had an odyssey battery in my Ducati for over ten years, having a great run with that.

[@bassmandanmartin3700]

Cool looking motorcycle!! Looks fun!

[@Timetonut]

Freaking brilliant. Subscribed!!

[@grosoo21]

Thanks! This helped me a lot!

[@Juggvard]

Great, super practical tips!

[@Crobisaur]

Oooooh what a beautiful bike! One day hope to have a bike to ride one day

[@washingtonconsultants1041]

The strap thing to take out the battery is ingenius

[@Claytone-Records]

My old Yamaha is ‘72 650XS had some fun electrical issues. The best one I recall was turning on the lights as the sun was going down and the bike completely shutting down and me wiping out on the shoulder. Went back the next day and found I had about 2 more feet to go before I went over a cliff into lake Travis 50 feet below. New battery, too.

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

My car is sitting outside year round, too. I've had my battery changed in 01/2017. It's still going strong. A plain and simple lead-acid battery for 40 bucks, really nothing fancy. Once I've had to boost it because I left on the light for 7 hours, but that's to be expected.

[@fergusonto-2032]

You use a Tru-Gel battery is that a good brand ? & do you have a video on how to make the wire for the remote battery charger , where to get the materials etc; ? Thankyou for the video

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[@harryhellerman474]

You continue to impress me.

[@alanestes5013]

Cool handle . Simple . I like that .

[@Fireship1]

Nice bike Fran!

[@flavathehutt]

Great tutorial...thanks

[@deltonviera2051]

Love your video😉

[@josepe2448]

Hi Fran. I have 2009 shadow 750 and my turn signals inconsidently work. Im thinking it's the turn signal relay. Have you had this issue? Im new to repairing motorcycles and I ant figure out how to get the plastic cover off. Ugh

[@washingtonconsultants1041]

I was trying to get the battery out and my girlfriend used shoe string. It came right out, I was so impressed.

[@dunc1958]

Nice bike there Fran, I like the battery lifting idea. I had a Moto Guzzi and the previous owner had left a boot lace around the battery I found out its usefulness when I had to remove it.........common sense ideas win every time.

[@Goliat-mk9um]

I have a question. The module you move that sits on top of the battery, what is that? I have a 2000 but the cover of that module is gone and the board is exposed.

[@jeffsheets9389]

Now we got some content !! ❤️👍

[@BrazerPiT]

Fran, when you replace the battery, it is good to clean the connectors with fine sandpaper or a brush and apply chemical protection. Best wishes! :-)

[@P25AES]

Have you considered mounting a battery cut-off switch to completely isolate the battery? That may help the slight drain.

[@FranLab]

Yes, and more work for me!

[@P25AES]

@@FranLab isn't that the fun of it? Lol

[@DanielleWhite]

Doing that is one of my tasks once the shop is done with my 1998 BMW R1100R (it was parked for 3 years so needs some work to run again.) There's a persistent drain that I think is from the analogue clock in the console that, after 3-7 days, depending on the temperature, takes the battery down enough it won't start. I also need to finally wire a switch for the ABS power. It's a work-around for a problem with that generation of ABS system - it will go into an error state and require being powered off to clear if the voltage drops below something like 11 or so volts which can happen when starting while it's cold out. However, it doesn't care if the engine is already running when it gets power, only that the bike isn't moving, so the work-around is to switch it off, start the bike and let it run for a little bit, then switch the ABS on and it works fine.

[@steviebboy69]

My friend had a Yamaha Virago 1100 and it had a very big and heavy battery on it, looked way bigger than this one. How many CC's is the shadow is the 750 just the model or is that the capacity, it looks more like 1100.

[@TWSA_Krochlikmiov]

So there is nothing holding the battery down besides the connectors and gravity? Mine is in there solid and I'm almost scared to use more force on it

[@irvinwilloughby6887]

I can't get my battery out for some reason but I'm going to try your idea. Great video of

[@sharpbends]

Nice job, use a solar trickle charger ?

[@tommysmith2565]

That is great on the battery replacement I would love to see the wires going into see module on top of your battery I can't find it anywhere somebody had pulled the wires out of the module

[@TheShubbah]

thank you for making this video, I have a honda shadow too and I need to change the battery! it's my first motorcycle and even though I've had it hooked up to a trickle charger, the cold temps here have sapped all the cranking power out of the battery! :(

[@aurthorthing7403]

Does the parasitic load doesn't light up a test light?

[@Bosniakov000]

can i use gel battery on my shadow 750 ace ?

[@jimmymora7439]

Thanks awesome video!

[@TheEPROM9]

That is a nice bike. There are electronics in mordern viercels that are always running, imobalisers are one case, clocks another. The ECU usualy has some power permintly running into it to run such functions, starting the engin etc.

[@SkaterStimm]

Fran is amazing.

[@bobfitz7169]

Fran that power drain is interesting.... if you ever work it out I wound love to know

[@Ghostrider42047]

Will this fix my Honda shadow 07 speedometer ?

[@bradbyers9789]

Hey, can you make a video showing how to make your custom charging cable?

[@scottthomas6202]

At 14, I found out why you disconnect the negative first. A metal watchband can get hot real fast....

[@bruceshearer1719]

Thank you....perfect....great help.

[@paulbennell3313]

Fiddly job, that. What a good looking bike though! That charge adapter is very handy.

[@DatBlueHusky]

why dont you make a desufator? ive saved soo many batteries using it including saving one for over 4 times

[@deanshowalter1789]

Perfect... thanks!

[@ivansemanco6976]

Nice Honda, Fran.

[@JohnClulow]

I ride a '94 Magna 750, very similar electronics, and one thing that is often responsible for premature battery failure on these bikes is a defective Rectifier/Regulator (R/R) module. I installed an LED voltmeter on my battery terminals that I can turn on and off with a toggle switch. When riding, regardless of engine RPM, the charging voltage on your battery terminals should never exceed 15VDC. If it does, that'll cook your battery in short order. Typically the voltage increases with RPM. When you checked yours in the video, it appears to decrease. ?? Typically my voltage runs 14.4VDC max. R/R failure is quite common resulting in voltages of 20+VDC, and replacement of the module is easy, So I'd suggest you add this as a way to continuously monitor your charging performance as you ride.

[@AstroBlack143]

Thank you!

[@dakidsbac777]

What battery is that, and how is it?

[@mrmobodies4879]

I like the bike, the style reminds me of some of your guitar things.

[@jasons5225]

What is the battery size in ever start brand ?

[@sambou812]

Did you ever find out what the parasitic draw was? I have an idea it might be the cdi but the only way to check would be to unplug and then ohm test.

[@janvytasek]

Thanks, smart lady!

[@1010Huey]

The nylon strap tool @ 3:12 is genius!

[@NoHypeJizzReviews]

Anyone know the size of the Nuts and bolts for the battery?

[@Cpcsof1]

I'm no electrical expert but I noticed you have a digital odometer. Doesn't it cause a small electrical drain for the memory function?

[@flightmaster178]

8M ohms might be that module or something. What I’d do Fran is put your meter in amperage mode, and put your meter in series between one battery cable and the battery terminal. You should see either nothing or a few milliamperes which could be a “sleeping” module. If you saw something over 100mA or even an amp or so I’d be concerned. In that case, while observing your meter, disconnect fuses and or disconnect modules one at a time. It could also be resistance in the ignition switch or something (due to gunk or corrosion or something). Hope this helps. Good video Fran!

[@wiredkat]

Have you thought about hooking up a small solar charger to it?

[@FranLab]

Only if I wanted it stolen.

[@timmyearle7773]

Where can i can I buy some nilon stripping?

[@staryjanek]

Honda reg/rect's are notorious,especially on the VFR range. didn't known you rode. Great idea with the strap

[@DanielleWhite]

I had one go on a 94 Magna once. It was on the bottom of the battery box.

[@staryjanek]

@@DanielleWhite mmmhh get a lot cooling down there :O ) sometimes I wonder about Honda

[@bikesmith]

Time for a Lithium battery?

[@nerdywolfi]

You should probably put in a fuse for your external battery charging adapter - just in case the wire should get pinched somewhere to the frame and short out or your charger screwing up. At least that's how I would have done it :3 The nylon battery lifting strap is a good idea.

[@cgoad]

Hi Fran. Nice to see your bike again. I suppose this is an obvious question, but given that winter will be coming as usual, why don't you take the battery indoors for the winter? Or are you able to ride it occasionally in the winter for short trips?

[@TheTrueVoiceOfReason]

Another Dave meter pulling video duty. :) What would happen if you put a true cut-off switch at the battery? At least you'd limit the battery to self-discharge rate. I have no idea if that year Shadow has an actual need for actual continuous power, or if you have an alarm system on it.

[@danialphaomega]

If you bike keeps going dead, its NOT the battery its either 1. The voltage rectifier, 2. If older bike its a blocking diode located near the stator pack. Also you should see 14.7v to charge lead acid battery, but if AGM you require 13.7 no more or you will damage the cells in an AGM battery.

[@stevestrawley9897]

Thank you, Fran! That strap for battery lift is a wonderful idea.

[@jonnno100]

Thanks Fran, interesting even though I'll never have a bike, unless I have a midlife crisis :)

[@ayourk1]

I'm switching to using Super Capacitors in my vehicle to make it less likely I need to replace the battery in my car. I designed a 3D Printed case for 6x capacitors to use up the space of a normal sized battery.

[@educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890]

Fran. I think you will find that the resistive load will be the diode leakage of the bridge rectifier. The other is the capacitor used in the ignition circuit that is leaking, but this is not too bad.

[@robbrodie3253]

Yes, the ignition circuit is disconnected with the ignition off but the rectifier is always across the battery.

[@InssiAjaton]

I have a trickle charger that gives all kinds of varying voltage readings after hooking up, but then it settles to 13.6 V. I have not checked how accurate it is, but there is a nagging other number in my head saying that the full charge (before the long term trickle) is 2.35 V per lead acid cell.. So you may be spot on. However, somebody else mentioned missing one of the three phases of the alternator. If that would be the case, then the peak voltage at the battery terminals remains the same, but with plenty of ripple,, the charging current would be reduced. Also, the battery may not like the ripple. I don't know if you have means of measuring the charging current ripple, but that would possibly be worth trying.