Seems the baby LFX07L2-BS12 will be the one. $169.00Originally Posted by nzspokes
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Seems the baby LFX07L2-BS12 will be the one. $169.00
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Smarty pants... since ages ago
I ride/own an FJ1200 ... and you talk of weight loss "gains" ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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You can't weigh those things down with lead bricks, mate!I ride/own an FJ1200 ... and you talk of weight loss "gains" ...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Smarty pants... since ages ago
Weight loss in 10 kg amounts I MAY be interested ... otherwise ...You can't weigh those things down with lead bricks, mate!
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Rider Coach
Fit as... But still is nice to push the Start Button on the bike to start it
Deus ex ukulele
It's cheaper to save weight by never filling your tank more than half full. Average size tank = 16 litres. Half of that is 8 litres, or about 7kg of weight (even more weight saving for unleaded).
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Rider Coach
Give away all the secrets to make a Pro-Lite bike go faster why don't ya
Actually, #1 & #2 in the VMCC Winter series always turn up to a race with the fuel needle on E for Enough.... much easier to push when you crash
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Bernie turned up on his '88 FXR with the Ultima big block 113ci, (1850cc?), high performance engine. 120hp and about 10.5/1 compression ratio. He's not certain, but it's a struggle to turn over and he's had to fit a 2+kw starter to it.
Even with a stone cold battery right out of the box, the 36A cranked that Harley into life in very short order! He was impressed and switched off. I said, "Now you've warmed the battery up a bit it will start faster now."
Sure enough each subsequent attempt showed the battery giving an ever greater kick and even trying twice with the decompression lever off, that 36A kicked like a Clydesdale and started it right up! While the lead acid he had would have given up and died long ago, by the time he left, the Shorai gave it an instant start!
Downside? He had to put his old battery in his knapsack and carry it home... He complained about how heavy it was!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
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So if you lose 1kg of body weight there's no sense in losing roughly an additional 2-3kg?
See above...
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Perzackery! Whatever you do to lose weight either from yourself or the bike, you can easily lose another 3-4kg by swapping the battery for a Shorai. People spend hundreds and often thousands of dollars to save grams. Spend a couple hundy and save kilo's!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
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a guy I know has just spent around $800 for a new exhaust for his XT660. Among other things it saved 6.8kgs. I suggested he would be better served getting a shorai battery
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
Hardcore Biker
Hmmmmmm.
I paid US$21 for my battery. It weighs 322g, is 4.4 Ah and will discharge at 90A for short periods of time or 65A continuously.
Can't charge it on the bike though. Has to be run total loss as it requires a special charger. Doesn't matter because I bought three of them.
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Horses for courses and you get what you pay for. If they do what you want, goodonyer. The Baby Shorai is 7A/hr weighs 460g and cranks out 107CCA. Can be charged off the bike or any trickle charger and costs $169.00. Will far outlast your wee $21.00 battery though.Hmmmmmm.
I paid US$21 for my battery. It weighs 322g, is 4.4 Ah and will discharge at 90A for short periods of time or 65A continuously.
Can't charge it on the bike though. Has to be run total loss as it requires a special charger. Doesn't matter because I bought three of them.
So add up how many of these you're likely to go through, add in the cost of the special charger and teh Shorai looks pretty good value...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Hardcore Biker
It is a lithium polymer R/C battery. Massive supply out of Hong Kong keeps the prices at rock bottom. Special charger = US$12
Length of life? No idea. The cells do have a habit of swelling if they get wet for too long.
The other drawback is they like to catch fire/explode if you charge them wrong.
The baby Shorai does sound very good for the price. If I ever build anything more than a bucket I will keep Shorai in mind.
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Yeah, that's the big difference in that the Shorai have to be manufactured for their intended use and be safe in all situations and covered by warranty. Who knows how far technolgy will progress in the near future, eh?It is a lithium polymer R/C battery. Massive supply out of Hong Kong keeps the prices at rock bottom. Special charger = US$12
Length of life? No idea. The cells do have a habit of swelling if they get wet for too long.
The other drawback is they like to catch fire/explode if you charge them wrong.
The baby Shorai does sound very good for the price. If I ever build anything more than a bucket I will keep Shorai in mind.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
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