Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
As anyone who has replaced a Spyder RT battery can attest, fiddling around with the hold-down clamp is one of the greatest challenges when re-installing the battery. Also, the clamp is designed for the Yuasa OEM battery, which has a different configuration than the Shorai battery. As BikerJoel pointed out in his earlier post, the clamp needs to be modified somewhat for the lithium battery. I had to trim a little off the tangs of the hold-down plate to make it fit. The good news is that the smaller lithium battery provides more room in the tight battery compartment for finagling the clamp and the cables.

20220609_180133.jpg This is the bracket on the Yuasa

20220609_180108.jpg This is the bracket on the Shorai, before modifying the tangs

20220609_175950.jpg Yuasa

20220609_175919.jpg Shorai

20220609_161855.jpg Plasti-dip

20220609_145236.jpg Showing the slots at the top rear of compartment where the bracket fits in

20220609_175331.jpg Showing how I held up the bracket temporarily with tie-wire before inserting battery
The last 2 pics may be helpful to anyone trying to replace a battery, regardless of type. The hold-down bracket is a tricky bugger to get back unless you have some idea of where the tang slots are located.