The Panasonic i saw doesn't have the normal posts that we normally see right? I was wondering what you guys do about that. 85max, the starter hasn't some dust in it but wasn't horrible and the brushes were in good shape, I have never had any real problems from it other than the hot start issue which was probably from the RR, I just got rid of the crimp and have an R1 RR on the way. Another thing i was thinking about too is that I am missing a lot of things on this bike, some that don't really matter and others that need attention. I am however missing the heat shield for the back, I'm guessing it sits between the battery box and the header. I was wondering if that could be the culprit of the dry battery also..Since it isn't there and I have no idea why it was removed I can only speculate. it does however have a kerker 4:2:1 on it but I don't think that would be a reason to remove it?