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Message started by sparkie on 07/22/11 at 11:14:26

Title: BATTERY SIZES
Post by sparkie on 07/22/11 at 11:14:26

HI ALL
JUST WONDERING THE NORMAL SIZE OF A LS650 BATTERY IS 12v 14ah 140a
CAN YOU DROP THE ah DOWN TO 10 ??
I HAVE MADE A NEW BATTERY BOX FOR MY BIKE AND STUPID I KNOW THE BATTERY DOESN`T FIT,SO IF I DROP THE SIZE TO A 10ah IT WILL DO YOU THINK IT WILL MAKE ALOT OF DIFFERENCE
ALL YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME
CHEERS SPARKIE

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by thumperclone on 07/22/11 at 11:37:20

do a search
some have a smaller size but the same power...

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by verslagen1 on 07/22/11 at 11:46:39

Yes you can, but may not last as long.

check out the mini battery mod in the tech section.

he used a 7ah battery.

stay with a high quality battery like yausa

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by dasch on 07/22/11 at 11:48:09

I have YTZ10S-BS or something like that. 9Ah, does the job. If the bike is in good shape, shouldn't see any problems.

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by Gyrobob on 07/22/11 at 18:41:27

525140534A4844121117210 wrote:

Two comments:

1. Don't use all caps. Some folks hate it. (not me, I love EVERYTHING)

2. Use a lithium-ion battery. One/third the dimensions, but more power. Oh,... but real pricey. For example: http://www.shoraipower.com/p-154-lfx14l2-bs12.aspx 2.3 x 3.5 x 4.5" and weighs only 1.6 lbs 14ah $150

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by dasch on 07/23/11 at 05:53:25

Yeah man, what's up with yelling at us? ;)

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by papi_ocho on 07/23/11 at 09:34:29

3B3E2C3C375F0 wrote:

I have YTZ10S-BS or something like that. 9Ah, does the job. If the bike is in good shape, shouldn't see any problems.

I'm running this same battery in the stock box. Doesn't exatly fit. But I made it work.

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by sparkie on 07/24/11 at 16:09:36

thanks every one
cheers Sparkie

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by Boofer on 07/24/11 at 18:30:22

sparkie, I didn't notice the caps until it was mentioned. I guess it's ok. I think what you want is cranking amps. Our batteries have about 190-210 cca's if I remember. All things being equal, it's the amp rating that gives the available power.

Title: Re: BATTERY SIZES
Post by SURAZAL on 07/25/11 at 12:42:55

another thing to note the orientation of the terminals is the more expensive style at NAPA and AUTOZONE ... the counter guy put me on to it in reverse configurattion it was 18 dollars cheaper as it is the way bigger seller of the 2 style ... I took a mototool and ground down the side of the batter box to clear the drain tube and bingo saved almost $20 bucks on the stock battery ... always thinking