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If you do put a kickstart on the bike...you can remove the battery and the e-starter motor...but you will have to get a small part that is called "battery eliminator" as I recon which is needed!! and fix the wiring harness off course

WITH THE KICKSTART:
There is one more thing you can do...just immagine that big black air box cut to just the part you actually need for the air filter...you won't need the rest of it because you'll take the battery off meaning: LESS WEIGHT!

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There is one more thing you can do...but it is VERY COMPLICATED... do you know those conic air filters? you can get that the whole air box off your bike but you'll have to something that will hold the air filter in place you choose...also you can make a even smaller box to put the air filter in to avoid rain and too much dust/sand don't forget it has to open at least on the top with two more holes for the two "rubber connections" of the twin carb......

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Hmmm ....
You can just make do with a smaller battery, like for the 55W Tenere. It might even be that you need battery power for starting (I do not know the ignition system is CD or TCI, in the latter case you certainly need a battery, as a battery eliminator is just a condenser that discharges over time and leaves you without ignition.

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If you do put a kickstart on the bike...you can remove the battery and the e-starter motor...but you will have to get a small part that is called "battery eliminator" as I recon which is needed!! and fix the wiring harness off course

WITH THE KICKSTART:
There is one more thing you can do...just immagine that big black air box cut to just the part you actually need for the air filter...you won't need the rest of it because you'll take the battery off meaning: LESS WEIGHT!

OR

There is one more thing you can do...but it is VERY COMPLICATED... do you know those conic air filters? you can get that the whole air box off your bike but you'll have to something that will hold the air filter in place you choose...also you can make a even smaller box to put the air filter in to avoid rain and too much dust/sand don't forget it has to open at least on the top with two more holes for the two "rubber connections" of the twin carb......

Have fun!
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Beg to disagree; the airbox is an integral part of the intake system and well in tune with the carb, valve timing etc. Removing it and replacing with some aftermarket racing filters might lead to a lot of other issues: jetting, lack of power, and very important: dirt!

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Hi.. When i said to keep the part that you need was to just leave the casing of the air filter and take the rest out.....

As for the VERY COMPLICATED part... i said that supposing who might want to put conic airfilters do need to know how that actually works before actually doing it and the custom made air box was to avoid dirt and water....

On my 1990 XT600E I got a charging problem.. my reg/rectifier ain't working good and won't charge my battery. so i fitted a kickstart because i was tired of having to roll-start it BUT did keep the battery so I don't know if it is actually needed because of that that you said previously..

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