Need a new battery...is it best to just do the dealer thing or are there other places to get the 'right' battery replacement now days.
thank you
Need a new battery...is it best to just do the dealer thing or are there other places to get the 'right' battery replacement now days.
thank you
The dealer thing will cost you more but be less work and may give you a reason to take a nice ride. All depends on your individual desires. After I bought my 07RT used it needed a battery while we were on the road on one of our first trips and I visited a dealer. The next two I chose to do myself with a cheaper version. They have given me the same performance as the OEM version.
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The terminals are a little smaller and the holes needed to be reamed just a fraction.
I wonder what the CCA is.Originally Posted by mikegalbicka
It seems I remember finding that in my early research and it was better than the OEM but I can’t find it now. I can tell you that my real world experience is that it sounded like my bike cranked stronger and quicker. I live in Florida like you so I don’t have any extended cold cranking experience with these though. I keep mine on an Optimate 4 in canbus mode and the first one lasted 3 years and 8 months. My OEM didn’t see 4 years either. Here in Florida 4 years is hard to come by. It can be done but it is expensive. I feel the value I get from these is good but there are certainly better batteries if you want to spend the money.
I've enjoyed my Motobatt batteries - https://www.motobatt.us/MB51814-Motobatt-12V-Battery
The extra terminals are nice for all my junk.... errr farkles! I won't ever buy another battery that isn't sealed.
Current: 2007 BMW R1200RT, 2013 F800GS
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Hum, only a 1 year warranty and oddly no reviews on their site. Still may be worth consideration due to dual connection points.
[QUOTE=motor4;1285330]Hum, only a 1 year warranty and oddly no reviews on their site. Still may be worth consideration due to dual connection points.[/QUOTE
I'm interested in who has a longer warranty than one year? I see that Panasonic is one year. Yuasa is only 6 months, even on their "premium" batteries.
Current: 2007 BMW R1200RT, 2013 F800GS
Former: 1995 BMW K75S, 2009 BMW G650GS
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Surprisingly I have had good luck with the Walmart AGM batteries.
If you haven't yet discovered project farm yet, you need to. This review is for car batteries, not motorcycle. I have a walmart battery in my truck now and its been great. When my bike battery goes out I'll give the walmart one a try.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rTcBanpMk
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