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Cheap prices at Batterymart and Batterystuff. What do you think?

Ok went to the yuasa Site so now I get it. I have a battery with plugs that will most certainly have to be maintained with water. I would have gotten maintenance free just so I did not have to remove my filter box. I don't have to store my bike so holding a charge or its ability to trickle well isn't so important but longevity is. Never bought an extended warranty on a battery until I moved out here. My car batteries usually get half the stated life expectancy.
 
Boriqua said:
Ok went to the yuasa Site so now I get it. I have a battery with plugs that will most certainly have to be maintained with water. I would have gotten maintenance free just so I did not have to remove my filter box. I don't have to store my bike so holding a charge or its ability to trickle well isn't so important but longevity is. Never bought an extended warranty on a battery until I moved out here. My car batteries usually get half the stated life expectancy.
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It gets really hot in my garage too. I don't know how much battery life is lost. I always keep blankets over my bikes, completely covering them. I do it to keep dust and moisture away, but I think it helps a little to keep some heat out.
I went with AGM batteries years ago. I had to add water a good 3-4 times a year to the conventional batteries and it got to be a pain in the butt. The AGM's are so much better and easier to live with. You can get them in higher performance versions that add another 10-20% in cold cranking amps. If you buy a bottle supplied battery, the filling and initial charging are very easy to do.
I suggest buying a charger. I have a Battery Tender Plus on both bikes. Yuasa makes a 3 amp charger that is supposed to work well too. The BT's cost around $40. They come with a lead that you can mount under the stock terminal bolts and route the lead to a convenient spot. After each ride just plug into the lead and the charger does it's thing.
If it's possible, I'd return the conventional battery and get an AGM. Say the bike is cranking slow even if the volts seem OK, like an internal problem or something unexplainable.
 
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