So, I go out this morning to go to work and I hit the starter on  my bike. Nothing but a little grunt. Great, this is a good way to start the day. Tear into it over lunch hour and find  that there is no water in any of the cells on the battery, so after workI fill up with distilled water, charge it up and everything is fine. Go to walmart and got a battery tender and we are off and running. How often do the cells go dry or is this a fluke?

got a owners manual ?? its called preventive maintenance...check bolt torque,oil level (every ride?) tires ,cables etc etc.......

Yes Justin, I agree. Both my 87 and 99 came with batteries which were obviously not anywhere near new. To complicate matters, both had low electrolyte levels. The one in the old 87 actually hung on for a few weeks by using the charger on it occasionally, but the one in the 99 was pretty much gone.

At any rate, I think that the standard old "wet" cell batteries are barely adequate for the Savage when in really good condition. Once they've been subjected to low electrolyte levels and run nearly dead a couple of times, it is my opinion that it is a waste of time to try and salvage any more time out of them. Better to bite the bullet, pay the $60-$80 for a Gel Cell and be done with the matter.

I've very curious to see what kind of life all of us who have bought these good batteries end up getting. I'm betting we get our money's worth out of them by having a truly trustworthy battery for several years.

Woody wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:
didnt mean to ouch ya..p.m. is so simple on this bike