Two sizes of battery holders?

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j1mmy

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I'm rebuilding a 69 and a 72 CT70. The metal battery holders are not the same size. One is rectangle and matches the battery I bought but the other is more square.

Anyone know which year gets which size?
I assume the larger one takes a special battery?

Please help me sort through this.
Thank you
 
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69ST

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Counting the 12V bikes, there are actually three different battery holders used on CT70s. You only need be concerned with the two you've mentioned. Believe it or not, they are physically interchangeable and accomodate the same size battery. The K0(`69-71) bikes came with the larger carrier. The difference lies in the large rubber isolator cushions used in the larger carrier. These were superceded by a one-piece plastic insert on the K1 (`72) through `82 models that closely matches the actual size of the battery. Thus, the second type is smaller.
 
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