I am new to this forum but not to motorcycling: I currently own three, including a 1985 Honda NightHawk, a 1971 Triumph Tiger and I just bought a near duplicate of a 1971 BMW R75/5 that I owned a decade ago except this one is not running and needs work. The current dead battery is a BMW Branded one that is approx. 7 1/4" L, 3 1/8" W and 6 3/4" H. I have AGM batteries in most of my vehicles and would like to replace this dead battery with an AGM or similar. I have searched this forum but did not find a thread about batteries for my bike and searching the 'net is difficult since most motorcycle batteries are not listed by size. Those of you who are R75/5 owners know that the original battery is a very snug fit and therefore any battery that is even a 1/8" larger than the original will not fit. I have a smaller AGM battery in my '71 Triumph Tiger but, of course, that battery is not needed to be as powerful as what the original BMW battery is since the Tiger is not electric start. I want to maximize the size/power of a new battery without exceeding the size of the dead one.
Any battery, brand and source recommendations?
Thanks,
Jim
Kirkwood, MO
Any battery, brand and source recommendations?
Thanks,
Jim
Kirkwood, MO