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What battery is SUPPOSED to be in my bike?

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What battery? Should I choose?
1982 GS1100 GL
I can seem to find the correct answer
 
Almost every four-cylinder GS came with a Yuasa YB14L-A2. I'm not 100% sure if yours did, but it probably did. To make things good and confusing, every battery manufacturer has their own part number system. However, if you go battery hunting and find one that cross-references with this one, you should be good. Most of them (but not all) will have a 14L in the part number somewhere.

I bought this one (an AGM) and it fits perfectly. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005G55TR8 Jury is still out on whether it's any good. If it is, I won't know for a few more years. :)
 
Wouldn't any 12V 14Ah battery work? That's what the service manual lists as the specs, and I figure if the new has those characteristics, you can't go wrong.
 
per Yuasa the likely OEM supplier to your bike it is this:

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[TD="class: boldlargenotpara"]Suzuki - GS1100G, K, L, Katana 1982-1984[/TD]
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[TD="class: boldlarge, align: right"]1100cc[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Battery Family: High Performance, Maintenance Free[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Battery Type: YTX14AHL-BS
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See Battery Cross Reference Chart below.
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[TD="class: notpara"]Voltage: 12[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Capacity: 12[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Dimensions: 5.3125" x 3.5" x 6.5625"[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Weight: 7.7 lbs.[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Metric Dimensions: 134mm x 89mm x 166mm[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Metric Weight: 3.5 kg[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Polarity:
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[TD="class: notpara"]Acid Volume: 0.66[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Amps: 1.2[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]C.C.A.: 210[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Battery Family: YuMicron[/TD]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Battery Type: YB14L-A2
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YB14L-A2.jpg
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[TD="class: notpara"]Voltage: 12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: notpara"]Capacity: 14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: notpara"]Dimensions: 5.3125" x 3.5" x 6.5625"[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: notpara"]Weight: 7.6 lbs.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: notpara"]Metric Dimensions: 134mm x 89mm x 166mm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: notpara"]Metric Weight: 3.4 kg[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Polarity:
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[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Acid Volume: 30.4 oz.[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: notpara"]Amps: 1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
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jdhinds said:
Wouldn't any 12V 14Ah battery work? That's what the service manual lists as the specs, and I figure if the new has those characteristics, you can't go wrong.
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Like Steve said, the terminals could be swapped, or they might be the wrong kind of terminals altogether.

These little batteries come in many different sizes, even with the capacities are the same or similar. A battery that's too large in one dimension won't fit the bike. One that is too small can be made to fit by, stuffing in some wood or plastic blocks. But you won't pay much (if any) less for it and have to do extra work to fit it in. Better to spend an extra minute or two on research and just get the right one.
 
Still searching for the right battery. The WALMART superstart powersport lastes a year. I have been through 2 of them now and for 24 bucks I guess I deserve it HA!
 
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