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Title: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/06/11 at 10:56:10 i need to decide. it still has the original batter from 2006. the bike only has 15XX miles on it. last week the bike wouldn't start leaning on the kick stand, but it was starting sitting up right. so i figure it needs some more "water" it holds some kind of a charge but not longer than 2 or 3 days. Should i replace it? or should i just refill it and hope it last longer? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by thumperclone on 06/06/11 at 11:15:58 6C7D6C75737F74731C0 wrote:
5 years is OLD for a mc battery.... |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/11 at 11:20:56 79687960666A6166090 wrote:
Yogert would be proud of you. Stretching your dollar to the limit. And are you exercising (push starting) too? yes. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/06/11 at 11:46:39 I wanted to ride it SO bad yesterday that I almost pushed it down the hill. But if it didn't start I wasn't pushing it back up. Its a BIG hill. Guess 5 years is enough. BATTERY OPTIONS: What am I looking at? For? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by babyhog on 06/06/11 at 11:51:07 Here's what I (and alot of other folks here) have, if you want AGM. Its super! Some folks have reported finding a matching acid battery at WalMart for around $50ish. And your local AutoZone/Advance/etc. may have a compatible battery too. http://www.bigcrank.com/suzuki-l650-savage-all-battery/ETX-15L.html |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/06/11 at 12:01:09 Geez! 20bucks for shipping! How bout this? http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1259644714 |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by babyhog on 06/06/11 at 12:22:33 3726372E28242F28470 wrote:
I must be closer to them, the calculator only shows $12.29 for me. Sorry. And I'm thinking I only paid about $55 for mine a couple years ago. I think Battery Mart carries the same battery too, free shipping, or you might have a local Battery Mart store. http://batteries.batterymart.com/search/index?query=etx-15l The one in the thread you referenced is smaller in size, but I guess it work fine... there are a few options, so someone else will chime in eventually. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by ALfromN.H. on 06/06/11 at 12:36:36 Big Crank. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by Sunchasers on 06/06/11 at 13:14:28 If you have a Batteries Plus store near you, they carry batteries for the Savage. They have a website with an search function to locate which battery depending on the model year of your bike. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by IN-S40 on 06/06/11 at 14:02:11 I went with Big Crank also... was still cheaper than a AGM battery through my local bateries plus store.. Think i only paid around $12 for shipping too! Darren |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/06/11 at 17:29:21 2429272773450 wrote:
Etx15L! Is that the correct one? does it fit in the stock space without MODS? Will I be able to move it into the airbox space later on, or even the swing arm spot like the link above? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/11 at 18:27:11 39283920262A2126490 wrote:
Etx15L! Is that the correct one? Yes does it fit in the stock space without MODS? Yes and no, you need to bend a tab up on the battery cable. Will I be able to move it into the airbox space later on, or even the swing arm spot like the link above?[/quote] YES and NO should fit in air box space for the under swing arm mod you need one less than 4" high. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/11 at 18:34:49 Just read there claims... "The BigCrank battery may be installed in any orientation except inverted without sacrificing any performance attributes." You guys think that's true? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by Paladin. on 06/06/11 at 20:00:18 I got my Big Crank Battery April '08. Last year I put the garage away with the headlight and key on. Next morning I took one of the wife's cars to work. Charged it overnight after work. About two days later I did it again, Friday after work. Saturday the battery is too flat to light anything. About six hours to charge and enough to started the bike. A week later again. Switched the charger from 2 amp to 10 amps, was running an hour later. Running a battery down to zero is not good. For me, three times have always killed a flooded battery (I have done this a few times.) The Big Crank AGM battery revived, and is still running a year later. Next time I need a vehicle battery I will be getting another Big Crank. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by Boofer on 06/06/11 at 20:05:23 If you had the original battery for five years, why would you want to change? The Yuasa original replacement can be had for around $60. Just my opinion. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/06/11 at 20:10:51 Sold on the big crank! Is that the one that batteries plus carries? I called them, the young man said In stock 70 something plus tax .5 in taller or wider 1/10th taller or wider I have bad memory! He didn't say the "brand" |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by Starlifter on 06/06/11 at 20:26:24 I had the original stock battery for 6 years. It ran beautifully and still did but I opted to replace it just because it was so old. I always keep the electrolite at the right level, remove the battery after every season and keep it on a tender in a heated basement until spring. Maby mine was an exception, but with proper care they seem to last a long time. |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/11 at 22:04:32 775A5A535047350 wrote:
No doubt Yuasa's are great batteries. But if you can get a AGM, no maintenance battery for the same price, why wouldn't you? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/07/11 at 10:38:49 ANOTHER question: what specs am i looking when selecting a battery. this link http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1259644714 replaces the stock batter with a smaller one more than half original size, with that comes loss of CCA and Ah. how important is it to maintain these specs? |
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Title: Re: Stock Battery Post by papi_ocho on 06/08/11 at 16:02:07 So I gave in picked up a gallon of distilled agua. Filled it up. Charged it up. She fired up twice without a hasstle. Put the tender back on and with in minuets it was charged. Tomorrow comes the road test. |
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