Glorian Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 At some point i want to replace my battery, as mine doesnt hold the best charge these days. Looked on wemoto and there is several varieties. Is there any difference between brands? or is a battery a battery.http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/suzuki/gsf_ ... bandit/04/Battery Motobatt Sealed High Torque £ 49.00 Battery Nitro £ 29.54 Battery Pattern £ 25.50 Battery Victory - Factory Activated Maintenance Free £ 22.82 Battery Yuasa £ 35.50 Quote
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Replaced my battery on the R1 with a £30 from the bay.Will probably last 5+ years and if I still have the bike then, I can spend another £30 on a new battery Don't really see the point of these batteries that cost an arm and a leg... Quote
Stu Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Motobatt all the way I have seen people replace cheap batteries once a year!! Sometimes your lucky and it will last a couple of years sometimes more You won't regret buying a quality one Quote
RTwo Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 I replaced with a Motobatt earlier this year as my old one, still OK, but was losing charge if left more than a few days.It's hard to compare with another brand as I didn't try an equally new different one but it's never missed a beat and the cranking speed on the starter button is leagues ahead of the old one. Quote
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 I replaced with a Motobatt earlier this year as my old one, still OK, but was losing charge if left more than a few days.It's hard to compare with another brand as I didn't try an equally new different one but it's never missed a beat and the cranking speed on the starter button is leagues ahead of the old one. In contrast, my cheap one started the other day after a month of not touching it. It was a bit hard and took a bit longer than fully charged, I reckon another week and it wouldn't have had the guts to fire it up. Quote
RantMachine Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 One of my bikes has a battery of unknown origin but it has survived quite a few extended periods of not being used and forgetting to use my maintenance charger I would offer to check what make it is so that I can recommend it, but I'd have to dismantle the false tank to get to it and I have better things to do with my lunch break The other one came with a Yuasa that's shagged, the bike can actually run happily enough with no battery at all but the MOT is soon so I'm giving a Continental battery a try.I'd say go for the sealed battery - one less thing to check when doing maintenance on the bike, and with a bike like yours or mine that can't be a bad thing I've been wanting to swap for a sealed one but the only ones available for my bike require modifications to the battery holder Quote
Glorian Posted October 8, 2015 Author Posted October 8, 2015 Hmm.. so many different experiences not sure which to go with still. Will see what i have now maybe just replace that with a similar Quote
Mr Fro Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Yuasa aren't the best in my opinion - I've had 3 or 4 on the trot that failed to last a year (replaced under warranty). The Current one has lasted a couple of years though. Haven't used any other brands - probably go for a motobatt given the reviews when this one karks it. Quote
Stu Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 another added bonus with the motobatt is that most of them come with 4 battery terminals! great for adding and extra electricals not all motobatts have 4 though!! Quote
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