Yup thats where it lives. My 02 Stone had it there also. Took some searcing to find the right smaller battery at the time. [got one for a '10 calvin] I ended up pulling mine out when I was going through the bike replacing old cracked hoses. As for what to do with the hoses, I just ran the vent hoses down behind the trans like the other hoses, and got rid if the T hose connected to the intakes, and just replaced it with a hose connecting the two intakes together. I still have the small battery in mine, because its still good, but I filled the spot with a small plastic box that I keep my reg paperwork in.