Batteries and their replacements?

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th August 2011, 08:21

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** · 13th August 2011, 08:31

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** · 13th August 2011, 08:34

Originally Posted by NZKTM

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** · 13th August 2011, 09:14

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** · 13th August 2011, 09:34

yellow is good

**buggsubique** · 13th August 2011, 10:04

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

**bsasuper** · 13th August 2011, 10:47

They are not acid free.

**Taz** · 13th August 2011, 11:12

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

**Edbear** · 13th August 2011, 11:38

Check out Shorai from the US...

Check the Shorai thread on here, too...

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th August 2011, 12:22

Originally Posted by bsasuper

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** · 13th August 2011, 12:45

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** · 13th August 2011, 14:46

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

Cheers GM.

**Sable** · 13th August 2011, 22:16

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** · 14th August 2011, 02:06

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!