I think Yuasa makes their own batteries, and I haven't heard of any Yuasa's going out yet. But Angky, Rnewell has been holding onto his battery for a while. Nobody wants it - nobody here, that is.
Hey.... my friend last took his Yamaha 850 to Washington and went to the Interstate Warehouse and picked up a battery there... I took a look and well...well....well.. it carries the same number as the Yuasa AGM for our bikes ( YTX14AHL-BS ) and he picked it up for around $56.00!!
I have an Interstate Battery here... but have yet to go see if they have it at that price here...
I should check then I would "assume" that that price would be good else where!!
I have had no trouble at all with the wet cell battery in my bike . Starts right up every time hot or cold I think that I willstick to that type of battery sorry I just cant knock a good thing.................
I have had no trouble at all with the wet cell battery in my bike . Starts right up every time hot or cold I think that I willstick to that type of battery sorry I just cant knock a good thing.................
the main reason we suggest replacement is because of when the wet cell goes bad, it will fry the stator. its more of a preventative mantinance issue then an improvement.
Try to order the Yuasa High Perf Maint free battery YXT14AHL-BS for my Vulcan 1986. However no possibility to obtain in The Netherlands Europe. Ordering by internet in US is no option, due to non-delivery or transport to The Netherlands.
Somebody to help me?
Greetings Peter
Thanks for all the good info. on switching to a sealed battery. I've had problems with keeping my old battery charged for probably a year now. If I didn't ride almost every day, it acted like it might not start sometimes. I picked up a Diehard #44005 today, and it's getting it's initial charge as I type this. I can't wait to get that thing in. I also picked up the 1.5 amp battery tender which has the permanent connectors so you don't have to remove the battery to keep it charged. Great stuff! :smiley_th
I'm really impressed with how my bike fired up today with the new MF battery installed. It started cold (it was around 45 degrees) better than it usually starts after I've been driving it and it's warmed up. Very cool...thanks again for the good info. on getting rid of the old style batteries.
Nobody has said anything about the actual process of swapping my stock battery for a maintenance-free one, and I can't find instructions in the Vulcan Verses. Could this be because it is as simple/obvious as unhooking the pos/neg cables, removing the old unit, dropping the new battery in its place, and rehooking the cables?
Do I need anything extra, like a new/longer strap? And what do I do with the old battery?
I keep my stock battery on a trickle tender all the time in cold weather, so I don't have any questions about charging the new battery.
Could this be because it is as simple/obvious as unhooking the pos/neg cables, removing the old unit, dropping the new battery in its place, and rehooking the cables?
Do I need anything extra, like a new/longer strap? And what do I do with the old battery?
I keep my stock battery on a trickle tender all the time in cold weather, so I don't have any questions about charging the new battery.
That about covers it!! Just fill battery and charge per instructions first.
As to your old battery..... if it is still good, keep it around long enough to make sure you got a good battery.... if it's bad, then take it to back to where you bought your battery and turn it in for recycling.
If you are using a "Battery Tender" charger with permanent mount plug then you do not even need to take it out to keep it charged through the winter!!
Just be sure to disconnect the negative cable first. That way, if ya happen to accidently bump your wrench/screwdriver against the frame while disconnecting the positive cable, ya wont see sparks !
Once you know the new battery is good, you should be able to take the old battery back to the shop where you purchased the new one to get a $5 to $10 core fee back (mine was $10).
To answer Krawdad's question, the MFs don't boil their electrolyte off and therefore don't have the charging problems that the wet cells can develop. It's the over current of not being able to charge the battery that causes the stator and R/R to fry when the electrolyte drops below a certain level.
It's also kind of a matter of convenience to not have to check the battery fluid levels once a week or more often in hot weather. They also have a higher cold cranking amp rating and that seems to make the hot start problem go away.
Having said all that, I still have a wet cell battery in my bike and it will stay there until it needs to be replaced. I check the levels even though it is a pain but I will replace it with a MF when the time comes. I haven't had the hot start problem and all else is running just fine for now. I just can't justify the expense to my accountant when the battery I have is working fine for now.
I bought a good sealed battery on line a ebatteriestogo.com. No tax and no shipping charge but that was about 1 year ago. It comes already with the acid in it. Ship to me in about 5 days UPS. It is a off brand but it has been working just fine. Easy start ups ever since. If I remember right it was about 54 dollors a good buy. It was a gell battery
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