So I've put a smaller seat on my xv125 but now have revealed the battery and electrics and its ugly so plan to make a plate to bolt on using the tank bolt and run under the seat, 

Anyone got any ideas or tips on what material to use and how to go about it 

 

 

whatever you decide to do with it, make sure that when it's raining very hard that all water is diverted safely away from the electrics...even when it's on its sidestand

way I see it there are 2 options

 

I take of the seat an make a plate to cover that section of the frame weld on a L shaped bracket each side an bolt the plate to the brackets

2 buy an hexagon shaped battery box from ebay an mount it in place of the factory fitted plastic holder

if you do this make sure you can get the lid on an off with the seat fitted