Motobatt battery problem. Can anyone borrow a smart battery charger?

**OutLander** · 14th December 2012, 10:37

Hi everyone,

About 2 weeks ago I bought a brand new Motobatt battery. The old one was still working fine but I decided to make a little present for my monster

The service guy in cycletreads suggested motobatt and I bought it. And today I couldn't start my bike. I changed the battery to my old one and started the bike without any problems. Has anyone faced such problems with Motobatt?
The question is: can anyone borrow a smart charger for 1 night?

I want to charge the battery and check the charge for several days to see if it is still loosing power.

Thanks.

P.S. Motobatt charger costs twice as much as my battery and today I'm pretty disappointed with this brand.

**Edbear** · 14th December 2012, 10:42

Ask a few dealers about Motobatt batteries. Give Nick a call at NZ Motorcycles, 07-889 1007.

Motobatt have had a dud shipment in recently and one dealer had a stock of 50 batteries to send back for warranty.

**Phreak** · 5th January 2013, 21:29

Don't Motobatt have a 2 year warranty? That's what the guys at Cyclespot told me...

**Sable** · 6th January 2013, 01:44

You don't need a smart charger for them, and they are supposed to come pre-charged plug and play. Don't be put off by your experience, they are a brilliant battery for the price and I use them in everything. I also have no connection to nor vested interest in the company/its products unlike certain people.

**Edbear** · 6th January 2013, 06:53

Vested interest or not, I am only repeating what other motorcycle dealers have told me unsolicited. There was a faulty batch come in and has caused a lot of headaches for dealers and customers.

I have no need to slight the competition and never do in order to promote Shorai as the technology is completely different, so I only need compare technologies in light of progress.

I am pleased you have had a good run with your own and only repeat my advice to ask the question before buying another Motobatt.

**Motig** · 19th January 2013, 10:06

Interesting, brought a motobatt about 3 months ago, took bike for warrant and had 1 ride went out today and its dead. Looks like I'll have to get the dealer to replace it.

**3umph** · 27th March 2013, 19:00

Originally Posted by Phreak

Don't Motobatt have a 2 year warranty? That's what the guys at Cyclespot told me...

Got my motobatt Jan last year and thought it was a 2 year warranty but got told today that its only 1 year...

looked on Whites.co.nz website that imports them (so I have been told) and in there online catalogue it says 2 years in the motobatt section.... screenshot attached

So off to the shop tomorrow with that info...

Even if they change the warranty due to the amount of failures since i got mine they should still have to honour warranties that were brought under the 2 year warranty time...

**Edbear** · 28th March 2013, 06:46

Good on you, hope you get the result you want.

**ducatilover** · 28th March 2013, 07:09

Mine gets left for months on end connected and still never has an issue starting my ZX6thing. They're generally excellent batteries, far better than anything else for the same money.

Sent from my Tesla coil

**Madness** · 28th March 2013, 07:13

Yuasa.

That is all.

**Paul in NZ** · 28th March 2013, 07:48

All makers have an off day.

Its how they respond that makes the difference. My exp wit the giant yellow accumulator under the seat of the guzzler has thus far been good.

**paturoa** · 28th March 2013, 08:12

I'm looking forward to the next technology lift. Makes a lecky bike a practical every day option. Here is a promising one http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blo...ors-could.html

**3umph** · 28th March 2013, 17:53

Follow up on Motobatt....

Motobatt are only a One year warranty... got that from W Whites the importer and it changed apparently August 2011

When I rang them today regarding warranty for my battery, there catalogue and what's in it regarding the wording.

Outcome... still waiting for rep to load test my battery but due to the wording that was in there current catalogue on there website stating that they have a 2 Year Warranty they will replace the battery if it is defective.
They have removed the catalogue off there site now due to my phone call...

I winder how many others think that there Motobatt has a 2 year warranty when in fact its only one year...

Yuasa I have heard give a 2 year warranty... maybe a change to that next time