Batteries and their replacements?

[Waihou Thumper]

It looks as though my original YTX9-BS battery is stuffed.
Have any of you guys out there tried the new style acid free Motobatt batteries, and are they any good?
Or should I get the original one for the bike again? I see that most of the time, you get what you pay for but these look quite good and have good CCA....:)
Any thoughts on this anyone?
Thanks.

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[timmehpwr]

would highly recommend, both me and a mate have been running them in our KLX400R's with no issues... really good value for money

[ADVGD]

Have any of you guys out there tried the new style acid free Motobatt batteries

Installed one about 5 weeks ago so it hasn't had a decent test to comment, so far no complaints though. Original battery lasted 2 years so using that as a benchmark for longevity

[nooles]

Installed the direct replacement for the BMW from Motobatt , it was less than half the price of others and 22AH so has more power for same size, winds the BMW over no worries. It's just that its fluorescent yellow and not black

[hayd3n]

yellow is good

[buggsubique]

I run one in the AT - had it for about a year now. Awesome batts.

[bsasuper]

They are not acid free.

[Taz]

I recently put a Motobatt in my 640. Cranks much faster/easier than the last battery even when that one was ok.

[Edbear]

Check out Shorai from the US... :innocent:

Check the Shorai thread on here, too...

[Waihou Thumper]

They are not acid free.


Aren't they? According to the blurb they are...Doesn't really matter really I suppose.

NEW BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

ACID FREE DRY CELL "QUADFLEX" TECHNOLOGY BY MOTOBATT.

[Underground]

Where do you get these yellow things from ?
My AT battery is rooted and the poor thing's been sitting in the basement collecting dust ( it deserves better than that )
My last battery didnt seem to live for very long.... perhaps one of those battery minder things might be the ticket.

[Gravel Man]

Got a motobatt in my 990. price was good, no hassels so far. Fitted it about 10 months ago.

Cheers GM.

[Sable]

They're awesome. Highly recommended. Acid free - they're sealed. As I recall from my time in a bike shop the brochure we got given says they cant be harmed by being run flat and have 20% more cold cranking amps, whatever that means

[zeRax]

There is a monster fucking thread somewhere with a really extensive review and benchmark test of various batteries and motobatt kicks arse.


dont know the url anymore, but pay it no thought, good battery!

[thepom]

I,ve got the gel battery in my africa.....

[Waihou Thumper]

I went with a Yuasa in the end for a couple of reasons.
NV Motorcycles, where I buy my bits said that the posts on the Motorbatt are a little flimsy and could break? Anyway, as I couldn't see one, I went for the Yuasa as I have three connections on the posts, Bike, GPS and Camera hard wired. I have put in brass post blocks which increases the height and enables connection easier.
At the end of the day there was little difference in price. I will look at Motobatt next time.
Thanks fellas....:)

[topo]

I installed one of these on wednesday http://shop.testsycl.com/images/12938424061661017210212.jpeg

it fits perfectly inside the airbox which means i'm able to remove the old battery box to saving a total of 2.1kg over the original setup:shit:

good service and at $133nz delivered from the us i felt a better deal than any of the more traditional style batteries.

[ADVGD]

I installed one of these on wednesday...

Got a website link?

[topo]

Got a website link?

http://shop.testsycl.com/Motorcycle-Batteries_c2.htm

[ADVGD]

http://shop.testsycl.com/Motorcycle-Batteries_c2.htm

A123 = awesome technology

[k14]

A123 = awesome technology
Yeah I have been running one on my DRZ since I bought it and it works awesome. Hadn't started bike for 2 months and cranked up straight away the other day when I went to start it. Besides the weight saving that is probably the best part of it, will retain its charge for a lot longer than a lead acid battery will.

[bart]

From the very limited experience I have with batteries and things, be careful. There's always a trade off. Old style jobs are fairly bulletproof. Gel batteries and fancier seem to have longevity problems. If left sitting unused for a length of time (6 weeks +), they shit out and you could be up for a new one (once fooked, they're permanently fooked).

If you're riding every day, or spend a lot of time upside down (that's why they're gel)....great.

[Waihou Thumper]

So, if you buy a brand new battery and are not ready to install it due to the old one still cranking over okay with regular use, how long would you expect it to last sitting on the shelf? The acid has been poured, would it need regualar charging just as if it was sitting on a bike?
Come to think of it, how do batteries stay fully charged sitting in the warehouses at Yuasa? Is the filling of the acid, the final thing that gets done that makes them charged up?

[Spuds1234]

So, if you buy a brand new battery and are not ready to install it due to the old one still cranking over okay with regular use, how long would you expect it to last sitting on the shelf? The acid has been poured, would it need regualar charging just as if it was sitting on a bike?
Come to think of it, how do batteries stay fully charged sitting in the warehouses at Yuasa? Is the filling of the acid, the final thing that gets done that makes them charged up?

They fill them with acid before they give it to you, then you take em home and charge them.

I once purchased a battery from a wholesaler and had to fill it with acid (supplied) myself. Fun times.