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Message started by bad2the_bone on 10/30/07 at 00:44:03

Title: What Battery is Best
Post by bad2the_bone on 10/30/07 at 00:44:03

I have a '98 Savage, and with bombardment of wildfires here in SoCal lately, I haven't ridden it in 2 weeks. I tried to start in up on saturday and the battery was dead. Would battery do you guys recommend?

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by LANCER on 10/30/07 at 02:41:40

I have a dry cell battery made by Odyssey. The one I got was made for Harley's so it has plenty of power to crank the 650 single. I have had it for about 4-5 years and have never had a problem with it...not once. Also, an added benefit of it being a dry cell type battery is that it can be mounted anywhere and in any position ... upright, on its side, or upside down even.
I bought mine from the company's ebay store. I do not know if it is still there but is worth a look because the price was lower than at any of the traditional dealers.

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by ALfromN.H. on 10/30/07 at 05:11:53

I have a "Big Crank" sealed battery. Never had a problem with it. I keep a Battery tender jr. hooked up to in when the weather starts getting cold and I ride alot less.
AL

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by Reelthing on 10/30/07 at 06:18:13

I'll sure 2nd the bigcrank - no hassle fit in the stock battery box, sealed agm - so no water to worry with and no vent tube to wonder where it's venting acid

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by Savage_Rob on 10/30/07 at 09:52:07

I also have an Odyssey mil-spec battery and I love it. However, it took minor adaptations to get it to fit. If I'd known about the Big Crank at the time, I probably would have bought it. No complaints on my Odyssey though! And I love the fact that it's steel-jacketed.

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by SavageDude on 10/30/07 at 10:04:51

Love my "Big Crank"= Hassle free :D

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by verslagen1 on 10/30/07 at 11:08:05

I got a 'big crank' and it's on the bike... I think. It's been so long since I looked at it, I don't remember. It starts every day, so it must be in there. ;D

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by govmule84 on 10/30/07 at 11:16:06

I'm gonna go the other route.

The 'Zuk's battery is JUST LIKE another, more common battery...but waaay more expensive because the drain tube's on the wrong side.

Easy fix.

Get you a whizz wheel, and cut a lil notch out of the box and the cap...thataway, that 27.99 wal*mart battery fits riiiight in there. No wait for parts when you find a dead battery, every shop here to eternity carries it, and for the price of one expensive odyssey or optima or big-crank, you can buy you three wally batteries plus a whizz wheel disc or two.

Just my two cents.
-Liam

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by SavageDude on 10/31/07 at 12:38:07

govmule84 wrote:

Get you a whizz wheel, and cut a lil notch out of the box and the cap...thataway, that 27.99 wal*mart battery fits riiiight in there. No wait for parts when you find a dead battery, every shop here to eternity carries it, and for the price of one expensive odyssey or optima or big-crank, you can buy you three wally batteries plus a whizz wheel disc or two.
-Liam

What!?* $50 for my Big Crank and no mod required ::) And no freaking drip tube or "Keeping your eyes on the water level" ;)

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by govmule84 on 10/31/07 at 14:31:12

Easy now...
Just my two cents. But my guess is that your local MC shop doesn't carry that battery, and if you're on a ride, and leave your key in the ignition at the local watering hole, my plan works better... unless you like unplanned stops.

I'm not knocking the Big Crank. I just like things done the po' boy way. Everyone has a different way; that's what makes a horse race. As far as checking the water level...well, I mean, I just don't think it's that big a deal, personally.

And as far as the drip tube...if it's dripping, you got some problems anyway. You've got two carb drip tubes, a breather drip tube...hell, what's one more?

Additionally, 50 bones for the Big Crank is about as cheap as I have heard of. Those batteries simply ain't cheap. The battery in my ancient 1/2 ton chevy doesn't cost fifty bones, and you can bet most of your next paycheck the battery in my bike ain't gonna cost that much either.

Just my two cents. I like to be different.

Title: Re: What Battery is Best
Post by SavageDude on 10/31/07 at 15:29:48

govmule84 wrote:

Dude,
I agree that everyone is different. Here's my 2 cents :) The last time my battery let me down, I pushed start it (and yes it does work with help). And after that episode, I tailor made connections to terminals on the battery so I can jump start ;D Nothing beats being prepared for the unexpected. As I get older, time is more valuable than money to me. So I usually cough up the money and go with the easy way and save time + headache. "Different strokes for different folks"; I guess.

Cheers;