Exide versus Yuasa batteries

[nudedaytona]

Just ordered a new battery for my bike, because the old one was shagged. I was going to get a Yuasa, but ended up going to Marshall batteries and getting an exide 'cos the guy at the shop said they were really good.

Anyone have any comments, do you prefer one or the other, or are both brands as good?

[vifferman]

Dunno - I've ALWAYS used Yuasa, as the quality is very good. However, I believe the newer ones may be made where everything else in the world is, so it being a Japanese brand may be a moooot point.

[skelstar]

What you pay nudedaytona? My Mille needs a newy, was just going to get a chinese one for about $60ish i think.

[bungbung]

If you're only going to hold on to your bike for a couple of years, go chinese.
My vtr oe battery lasted 9 years, twas yuasa. The chinese was $70, the yuasa $170

[nudedaytona]

They said $45, which sounds really cheap to me.

[nudedaytona]

But the exide is made in Australia or New Zealand, which has got to better than China

[jrandom]

But the exide is made in Australia or New Zealand, which has got to better than China

Not necessarily. Plenty of high-quality goods are made in China these days, and plenty of shit is made locally.

It has more to do with getting what you pay for.

[nudedaytona]

They said $45, which sounds really cheap to me.

I'm just about to head off and get it. Actually $45 was a misquote, it's actually about 60, but they're going to run with $45 because that's what they said before.

[skelstar]

Whats ya batt number? Mines a YTX-12BS.

[vifferman]

But the exide is made in Australia or New Zealand, which has got to better than China
Is it?
Looking at their website, it's not clear where they're made, but it looks like they're not made in Australasia. New Zealand is listed under recycling and distribution.

[nudedaytona]

Turns out they're made in Taiwan. Still better than China though I'm not buying anything from a commie dictatorship if I can help it.

[klyong82]

$45 is cheap bro... almost half price than what the bike store charges. My Yuasa for my last Fireblade lasted for 5 years.

[Maido]

Turns out they're made in Taiwan. Still better than China though I'm not buying anything from a commie dictatorship if I can help it.

You would probably want to throw out half the stuff in your house then!!

Go for Yuasa, quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.

[imdying]

Taiwan is China.

[HungusMaximist]

Taiwan is China.

Hahaha, you're gonna get some shit for that....

If there's any Taiwanese riders on KB that is. ;)

Btw, did somebody say 45 bucks for a Yuasa battery?

[imdying]

Hahahahha, it's owned by China, Chinese is the native language, and it's full of chinks, doesn't get any more Chinese than that!

[nudedaytona]

Too late I've already bought it. Ask any Taiwanese and they will say that Taiwan is not China. If it was made in China it would say made in China on it, not made in Taiwan.

[xwhatsit]

Hahahahha, it's owned by China, Chinese is the native language, and it's full of chinks, doesn't get any more Chinese than that!
Don't let Chiang Kai-Shek's great-grandchildren hear that!

Full of proud nationalists, who are very Westernised, and US-centric. Completely different set of values and ethics. If I was going to apply the broad-brush Chink-crap statement to a product, then the Taiwanese version of the same product would probably be preferrable.

Taiwanese language is quite different from Mandarin -- in many ways more similar to Cantonese or Hakka than Chinese. Most people speak Chinese though anyway :2thumbsup I dare say they'd be highly resentful of the `owned by China comment' at any rate.

Back on topic though, how long should a quality battery last, provided it's kept topped up and looked after?

[skelstar]

Back on topic though, how long should a quality battery last, provided it's kept topped up and looked after?
In an big Italian V-twin with a poorly designed charging circuit? Not long at all it seems :shit:

[klyong82]

Hahahahha, it's owned by China, Chinese is the native language, and it's full of chinks, doesn't get any more Chinese than that!


I know taiwan hate china and vice-versa. Well my ex was a taiwanese and she told me that actually...I think China tried to make a claim that they owned Taiwan... different standard and values. Both of these countries speak mandarin but it is slightly different. As xerxesdaphat mentioned about Hakka those are dialects...I speak 3 different dialects by the way all sound funny.

[Coldrider]

China wants Taiwan back, and also believes it has a stake in America from a few thousand years ago. Should be a good war to watch, the Raptor is not fit for service yet.
Back on topic, I have found the more abuse a battery gets, the longer it lasts.
Abuse I mean fully flattened and recharged.

[bimotabob]

I had a cheap chinese toplite battery and went out and got the "who's ya daddy" Yuasa powersports model.
They are made in the USA and are high powered and have the super duper cell seperators (vibration resistant for jet ski's etc).
I couldn't believe how good it cranks!
210CCA replacement for the YB14L-B2
Cost me $150 as they stuffed up - normally go for $200ish




Regards

[homer]

What you pay nudedaytona? My Mille needs a newy, was just going to get a chinese one for about $60ish i think.

do you have a kick start
The battery is everything
if its guranteed to wind it over i wouldnt be bothered if i had to pay 200 for a motorcycle battery

[Paulus]

I've used Yuasa for some time now but lately I've had a couple of duds. They may be cheaper now but they don't seem as well made (IMHO at least). Not recommended.

[homer]

Hahahahha, it's owned by China, Chinese is the native language, and it's full of chinks, doesn't get any more Chinese than that!

sounds to me like theres more chins than the chineese phone book