Below, Rich?
Below, Rich?
I went high end. It's smaller but comes with pads for perfect fit. It also has more power!
http://www.shoraipower.com/s-235034-NT700V-Deauville.aspx
They also make a quality charger you can leave on during the off season
http://www.shoraipower.com/s-235034-NT700V-Deauville.aspx
You don't have to unscrew the battery posts to charge the battery. There is a separate spot on the battery for that. The charger is so small, I strapped it under my seat where the manual came! My charger rides with me
My battery is starting to labor when cold starting (and it ain't that cold). I'm considering getting one of these batteries as a replacement. But the part number they recommend is LFX18A1-BS12, which seems to have the wrong terminal polarity. It would appear that getting the positive cable on this would be a challenge. Is this the one you got? If so, how did it get installed?
Rich if you are referring to post #13 your airplane may not be able to support all your avionics but my bikes alternator can provide me with enough power to run the engine and lights.
Or do you have some facts you would like to share with us. Something that I missed the first time around. Thanks in advance.
I replaced my battery today after just over 2 years and 15,000 miles. I think it had an internal short where it would slowly drop charge like overnite. I had been noticing the starter sounded like it was dragging but I thought it was my imagination. Yesterday when I cranked the starter the voltage dropped enough to reset the clock. It did that twice, that is what made me look closer.
I know some have replaced theirs with new style aftermarket batteries but I went with the OEM Yuasa sealed type. Pretty pricey, $175. Could have saved a little online but after shipping not enough difference to matter and now it won't strand me.
With the new battery hot off the charger the starter spun so fast It startled me.
Brad
By the way, the other reason I didn't take the bike this morning is when I noticed the steel belts showing in the center of the rear tire. Just over 13K on the odometer, I was expecting it to last at least another couple thousand miles.
I've had a weak battery recently and leave it hooked up to the Battery Tender when not in daily-commute use. I unplug the always-powered outlet I installed in the left pocket, so I don't think there's any particular drain to the system. I had not hooked it up after Thursday's ride and this morning it wouldn't start. Turned over a couple of times, but no start. Have been carrying jumper cables since I bought it and had to use them a couple times when it wouldn't start. Am looking at the Ballistic EVO 8 or 12 cell as a replacement. The 8-cell claims 240 cold cranking amps (CCA) for $145 and the 12-cell states 410 CCA for about $175 online. Two questions - first, how many CCA are necessary for starting the bike if it's been sitting in a relatively open parking garage for the day at sub-freeezing temperatures? Second, I note that they sell a matching charger for the unit, but would prefer to continue using my Battery Tender. Will the Battery Tender work just as well?
By the way, the other reason I didn't take the bike this morning is when I noticed the steel belts showing in the center of the rear tire. Just over 13K on the odometer, I was expecting it to last at least another couple thousand miles.
Those lithium iron (or lithium ferrous phosphate) batteries are best left to weekend racers looking for low weight and warm temperatures.
I have the Shorai in my Super10. It sits for weeks at a time in the winter. I don't put it on a tender. I last had it out two weeks ago. I leave the heated grips switched on, so they come on the minute I turn on the key. I turn the key on and let the grips run while I back out of the garage. This seems to be enough to warm the battery for starting - it has started on first crank every time I have had it out this winter. You can't say that Michigan isn't cold.
I could use more data. When you start it after some inactivity, what is the overnight low the night before in the garage. Mine is in a carport, so the bike and battery get to see the atmospheric overnight low. A garage will almost always change temperature more slowly than the outside air.
I'm still trying to figure out whether to replace this battery under warranty, which leaves me without a battery for some period of time. More data: Yesterday I charged the battery with the Shorai charger. The battery showed fine before starting the charge (voltage 13.4 V and the charger indicated it was not unduly discharged. I let it finish the charge sequence (not very long). Then this morning (overnight low about 36 deg F) I started the bike. It started OK, but the odometer switched once again from trip A to total mileage. I set to trip A again and let the bike run a few minutes, letting the engine warm up. Then shut it off. I did a few tasks and then started the bike again (maybe 5-10 minutes later). Odometer reset again. So I set the odometer to trip A again and set about my desired trip. 13 miles - stop - restart and board the ferry - stop - after crossing the strait - start, and so on. After those initial two starts the bike was started 7 times without a repeat of the odometer reset. This included the bike sitting in a parking lot for 2-1/2 hours. But by then the air temperature was 43-45 deg F.
One thing I'm thinking is the instrument cluster gauges are very sensitive to voltage fluctuations. Some functions more so than others. This, of course, would be a moot point on bikes lacking same and might not be a factor on bikes where the internals are somewhat different. I'm thinking about maybe adding a capacitor and isolation diode the that particular sub-circuit. But on the other hand, this normally only happens in weather that's just cold enough.