NextYearCubFan
9/29/2007 5:16:57 PM
Anyone bought a battery for their bike latley??? Any suggestions on price/quality???
willklee
9/29/2007 5:44:59 PM
actually i bought one just about 1-2 weeks ago. i got it at whittier honda kawa fun center in whittier, ca. chances are you don't live in whittier, CA though. but i did some shopping around and the best price i found was $100 for a yuasa ytz10s. that's what i got. yuasa is what comes w/ your bike originally. so far, runs great.
NextYearCubFan
9/29/2007 5:55:45 PM
No, dont have one of those in San Antonio. I didnt realize batteries ran $100. I was think'n $60-70 for a bike battery.....guess you get what you pay for. Thanks
knightslugger
9/29/2007 10:29:29 PM
curious. why do you need to buy a battery so soon?
willklee
9/29/2007 10:35:03 PM
i actully first accidently bought a cbr600f4i battery because the people at autozone were idiots. i think it costed about $60. but those batteries are about 1-2 cm too tall and my seat wouldn't fit. so, after figuring i got the wrong battery i returned it. i think batteries for the rr's are just more expensive.
PlayfulGod
9/29/2007 10:36:09 PM
I got mine off ebay for $39 back in may n its worked like a champ since I insatlled it.
transamlt1man
9/30/2007 7:53:32 AM
Batteries are kind of like oil. They come from the same place and stamped with different names. I would not spend $100 on a bike battery. Considering they are used in the warm weather and on a tender in the winter. They should last for a long time.
willklee
9/30/2007 10:31:46 AM
luckily in so. cali we have year round riding weather =) sounds like i should've done more shopping around before spending $100.... but must of called about 5 places around here and they were all more than $100 or didn't even have one. i guess online has the best deals, next time i'll look for an aftermarket under $60.
NextYearCubFan
9/30/2007 9:55:59 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: knightslugger
curious. why do you need to buy a battery so soon?
My bike will only crank after a good 20-30min ride. If I just go down to the corner store, it doesnt have enough juice to turn over. Its like it needs a good distance ride with the RPM's up a bit in order to re-charge itself to turn over again. The bike is 4 years old w/ 13K miles.....just assuming the battery is worn out. You have different idea of what might be the problem??? Thanks
NextYearCubFan
9/30/2007 10:00:07 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: willklee
luckily in so. cali we have year round riding weather =) sounds like i should've done more shopping around before spending $100.... but must of called about 5 places around here and they were all more than $100 or didn't even have one. i guess online has the best deals, next time i'll look for an aftermarket under $60.
Homie, I think just everything in CA is more expensive. Not trying to knock your state, but do you get a monthly bill from Da Govanator to breath the air???:) I wish scottie could beam my house up and move it there and I could sell that bitch for a million(I think its worth about $150K in Texas:) Ha! No offense and thanks for info on the battery
PlayfulGod
9/30/2007 10:03:41 PM
got my battery off ebay for $39, not had one problem with it. I also got a battery tender jr for the winter months.
BTW the place was based out of Florida since ya have a dislike of cali lol
willklee
10/1/2007 9:49:35 PM
i'm through and through californian, love it here!
nextyearcub-- when i was having battery probs i was reading alot of posts and i remember coming across something that said the battery only charges after you reach a certain rpm on the bike, think it was about 5000. the experts around here would probably know better...
NextYearCubFan
10/1/2007 11:26:14 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: willklee
i'm through and through californian, love it here!
nextyearcub-- when i was having battery probs i was reading alot of posts and i remember coming across something that said the battery only charges after you reach a certain rpm on the bike, think it was about 5000. the experts around here would probably know better...
Thats not the first time ive heard that. I thinking maybe a battery tender is the way I need to go. Even if it is the battery that needs replaced, its still a good investment
willklee
10/2/2007 3:10:45 PM
true. do you have autozone's in tx? 'cause you can take it down there and they'll check for free how many volts/amps (not sure) are left. a new battery i think has about 14. when i returned from overseas my bike wasn't touched for 1.5 years. they checked and it had only had a couple amps. they tried trickle charging (with their charger, i came back a couple hrs later) and it wasn't getting better so i knew it had to replaced.
