Well you have the battery and I assume it isn't returnable. The OEM Yuasa battery is a tough AGM Absorbed Glass Mat, designed for motorcycles where vibration and heat, high charge current etc comes into play, over 40 years with using this manufacturer , the average life has been 6 to 7 years. So that doesn't help you, some guys have gone with lithium batteries for weight saving at roughly 4 times the price, I really don't care about weight, before I spent 4 times that of AGM I would go on a diet.
Your photo is hard to tell if that is round posts or just how the new battery is made for connections, and I assume the positive terminal is at the red lead.If it is bolt on the same as original, you could get a piece of copper buss, cut to the same inside width then bolt in place as a spacer, anything else will just be bastardized and look it , I know the engine ground has zero give in it, in fact all wiring is on the short side on the 2015 and newer.
Stare at pieces long enough and google long enough, solution is usually right in front of you.
From revzilla their "How to install..." included the little tidbit "Have no fear, this is not the “wrong” battery — you just have an additional step to tackle. The better battery manufacturers will include a set of brass or aluminum spacers to take up this space for bikes whose cables require them."
Sure enough, brass spacers on plastic cap over pos terminal with the mounting screws...
God help me when it's time to clean/swap air filter, eh?
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