my shadow 600 vlx has the battery under the side cover on the right side of the bike. You must first remove the side cover, then there are two screws-phillips head type that you will see on another cover. remove them and the positive terminal is just under the cover. Make sure that the lead wire to the battery is red to identify it as the positive terminal. Just hook your ground to the frame or a bolt somewhere to charge the battery. Later,
Find the battery first, look for the plus side it is the positive pole on the battery, You put the red or positive clamp from your charger on there. Then you put the negative which will be on the other side of the battery. Then you set your charger on 2 amp trickle charge, plug it in and let it charge.
Remove the seat. You will find the battery under it. Remove the negative terminal first, then the positive terminal.
Remove the seat. The battery is under a cover right under the seat and next to the gas tank. Remove negave terminal first, then positive terminal. Release strap holding battery. Pull out battery.
There are normally two reasons a battery will not hold a charge. First off, the battery may have a dead cell which means the battery must be replaced. Secondly, something may be on pulling power from the battery. This can be a light, or a relay that is stuck.
Check underneath your left hand side cover. If it is the same as my 750 Shadow it should be underneath that cover.
It is a 12 volt battery.
The battery is under the driver's seat.
The battery is YTX 14-BS
It is a HCB16 A-A
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You can use, for example, a Yuasa YTZ14S motorcycle battery.
Sitting on the bike, it will be lower right side. Remove black plastic panel. Positive terminal is above box that says FUSE.