Batteries.

[Awesome]

I make 'em last but I guess 6 years is too much stress.

I have to buy a couple batteries for the streetbike and the racebike.

Recomendations? Cost and convenience are big factors.

[highsider]

I've heard Wal-Mart is the best place to buy one. Just figure out what size you have and note the code on the battery, and they should have it in stock.

[JohnnyV]

Yea I have bought a few batteries at Wal-Mart and they seem to have the best prices. I have also had multiple YUASA batteries and haven't had a problem

[Billy]

Yuasa baby!!!

[Awesome]

OK what's YUASA?

[JohnnyV]

Yuasa Batteries, Inc.

[Awesome]

$40 on e-bay. Dealership wants $115 for one.

[Billy]

WHAAAAT? Damn last time I bought one at a dealership it costed only $60.

[Hoser]

Westco, they also have a warehouse in Shrewsbury. Google it, the battery for my FZ1 was wayyyyy cheaper through them.

[ssg]

Walmart - 30$ and they exist all over the continent = easy returns/replacement if need be.

...and unless it's a yuasa, it's probably a Johnson Controls Inc. battery anyways.

[stevecbr900rr]

Yea I have bought a few batteries at Wal-Mart and they seem to have the best prices. I have also had multiple YUASA batteries and haven't had a problem

YUASA...Great battery.

[Ryno]

Yuasa makes really good batteries.
I've never used the Wal Mart batteries, so I can't comment on them.

[ZX-12R]

I've never had a problem with Wal-Mart batteries.

[01YZF6]

figured I would put this here rather than start a new topic.

while looking into a new batery for the yzf, I was curious if a different rated battery would work and not hurt the charging system....


ie

stock battery

YTX12-BS

*Maintenance-free AGM batery
*12 volt 10 Amp Hour
*175 Cold Cranking amps
*6"L x 3 7/16"W x 5 1/8"H
*w-11 Lbs

the ones I found for HALF the price or less specs are as follows:


Weight 9.5
Volts 12
Amp-Hour 12
CCA 180
Length 5.9375
Width 3.4375
Height 5.125

Weight 9
Volts 12
Amp-Hour 10
CCA 200
Length 5.9
Width 3.5
Height 5.25


any ideas? these alternates are not a "12-bs" series, and I dont want to hurt the bikes electrical system.
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[ZX-12R]

So long as you are using a 12V lead-acid battery, electrically it doesn't matter which one you choose. I would buy the one with the highest amp/hour rating that still fits in the motorcycle. If you get a battery that is physically smaller than your original one, you may have to shim it to keep it from bouncing around if the factory strap isn't adequate.

The most important aspect you should be looking at is the location and connector style of the terminals on the battery. Make sure you find one that is similar to the original battery otherwise the cables might not reach!

[ZX-12R]

Also make sure the battery is sealed!

[01YZF6]

sweet ! thanks for the info !

the dimensions are almost identical ( within 1/8" all the way around)
and the posts are in the same position as the stock.

it is a maintenance free sealed battery.

whats the biggest difference between a 12 a/h and a 10 a/h battery?
( besudes the 2 a/h difference)

is that just the charge rate?

[ZX-12R]

a/h is a measure of the battery's capacity. A 12 a/h battery can deliver 12 amps for 1 hour or 1 amp for 12 hours. Likewise a 10 a/h battery can deliver 10 amps for 1 our or 1 amp for 10 hours. It's not quite that simple but for a general understanding, it works.

The higher the amp/hour rating of the battery, the larger reserve you have. All things being equal, I would always take the higher amp/hour battery.

[beet]

Is verry important. Your bike will not perform right.. "BIKE BATERYS SUX"

[KB]

Dude just take the batteries out of your flashlights and tape and wire em together till you got 12v and throw that shit in. It's a race bike for fuck sake.

KB

[brewmaster]

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