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Battery time, again

I bought an Interstate, a few yrs. back, in a sealed Interstate box. Opened the box & found a YUSA batt. with an Interstate sticker. I installed the YUSA batt. in my bike & put the sticker on my tool box.
 
1980GS1000E said:
My experience with Yuasa is mixed, some good some not so good, although I have always used the wet cell batteries. On the GS, it seems to not last as long as I would expect, maybe 2-3 years of occasional riding and on a battery tender most of the other time. The charging system has been updated with a Rick's stator and the SH775 regulator, putting out about 14v at 5000 rpm. I ordered the Deka ETX15L from Amazon.
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My Yuasa battery died today after three years and this last season running at 16.5v due to a poor r/r. We're all good now, new r/r installed on the weekend and bought another Yuasa. Let's see how long it runs now that the r/r is allowing the usual 13.5-14.5v.
 
My voltage is 14.3 at 5000. The thing I need to remember to do is to retighten the battery terminal bolts after a while.
 
Sorry to be boring guys but what CCA or other minimum levels should i look for for my 1978 GS 550E?

It came to me in boxes as some of you know, battery not included :rolleyes:, so this will be a first battery for me/this bike. I usually have to buy a big CCA for my HD Fatboy (1600cc) but hope that won't be necessary now.

Grateful for your thoughts or suggestions guys.
 
The recommended motobatt battery for you bike is MB10U 12v 14.5 amp 175 CCA
5.7" high. 6.10" with spacer. Width 3.54" length 5.31"
 
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