Nice photo, think I've seen that one before! The weight saving is part of the reason to bin the battery, also it's less to go wrong - a spare capacitor weighs naff all. I don't really know anything about the newer hi-tech batteries (other than Colebatch ran one real low down on his G650 Xchallenge and rated it).
The bike I'm building is basically a copy of a bike that ran a magneto/capacitor setup so there is also a (albeit very marginal) advantage in terms of simplicity!
Good to know twins aren't that bad to kick over, I've suffered in the past at the hands of early Triumph singles, later jap singles and a Ducati 650, guess I'm a glutton for punishment!
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