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LS650 Battery
12/29/07 at 17:21:31

The Blake question begets these questions. 1. How long does the stock battery last? Huh

Mine has lasted for 5.5 years. I remove the battery every year and top it off with distilled water, and recharge. This last time I had to charge it overnight to get it back to zero. I think this battery might be good for another year, but it is marginal. 2. Is there any other battery that fits this bike other than the YUASA YB14L-B2? Huh

I haven't found any.

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Re: LS650 Battery
Reply #1 - 12/29/07 at 17:32:26

There are other brands that fit.

My grandfater uesd to work at a local battery factory. (Exide) One thing he taught me is that the number in the battery model (14) is a case type/size. Letters can mean terminal type but it varies by manufacturer.

Note, the PO of my bike got a "15" to fit. It's a seal unit and was "New" when I picked up the bike in July. It's a real tight fit. I'll keep it till it dies. It's a "Deka" battery (also a company with local plant).

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Brewbrother Serious Thumper Offline Just lending a helping hand. Posts: 953 Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #2 - 12/29/07 at 17:34:09 I have this one. http://www.bigcrank.com/motorcyclebatteries.mv?c=motorcycle-suzuki-650-L650SA... It has worked well for me.
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Holodeck Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 144 Seattle	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #3 - 12/29/07 at 17:43:57 Batterys Plus has a sealed one for about $50, no shiping if a store is close to you. Made in USA.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #4 - 12/29/07 at 17:55:30 Next one I buy will be the big crank,I've heard alot of good about it.I bought a Yuasa and it barely has lasted 2 years.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #5 - 12/29/07 at 17:59:33 I have a BIG CRANK and it's hooked up to a BATTERY TENDER JR. I'm really happy with both. AL
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Re: LS650 Battery
Reply #6 - 12/29/07 at 18:09:59

Batteries last much longer with proper care. If they take water, keeping them filled with distilled water is important. Also, it's not good to keep them under constant charge. Lead-acid type batteries actually last the longest if you keep them between 30% and 70-80% charge all the time. That's not necessarily practical for most of us, but the best way to maintain appropriate charge levels is frequent riding! Grin

Obvious stuff like keeping corrosion off terminals and cables in good condition will also help.

The two quickest ways to kill a battery are:

1) let it run out of watter
2) let it drain to 0 charge

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #7 - 12/29/07 at 18:33:55 Mine have lasted about 5 years. I charge on 2amps over night about every 2 months.Its funny I just put my charger on now and come in and this is on batterys. I took out the tool bag and hooked on to the positive and hooked the ground on motor fin , didn't pull out the battery.
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Re: LS650 Battery
Reply #8 - 12/30/07 at 07:52:03

barry68v10 wrote on 12/29/07 at 18:09:59:

Batteries last much longer with proper care. If they take water, keeping them filled with distilled water is important. Also, it's not good to keep them under constant charge. Lead-acid type batteries actually last the longest if you keep them between 30% and 70-80% charge all the time. That's not necessarily practical for most of us, but the best way to maintain appropriate charge levels is frequent riding! Grin

Obvious stuff like keeping corrosion off terminals and cables in good condition will also help.

The two quickest ways to kill a battery are:

1) let it run out of watter
2) let it drain to 0 charge

Sometimes, when a bike has been parked and I'm working in the garage on something else, I'll switch the key over to the park position for an hour or so to slowly drain the battery. Then I'll switch on the "tender" to recharge it. Gives the battery a little exercise.

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Slater YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3 State College, PA Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #9 - 01/05/08 at 15:02:52 On the big Crank website it says that the battery will work for the LS650 from 1986-2002. I have a 2003 and was wondering if anyone has sucessfully used this battery on models later than 2002?
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #10 - 01/05/08 at 15:07:20 I just ordered one for my '87.I don't see why it wouldn't,I think that is one of the things unchanged.That's what's nice about the Savage/S40 nothing changed much except cosmetics.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #11 - 01/05/08 at 18:20:07 I have one in my 2005 and it fits great. AL
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ratdog472 Full Member Offline The Savages are restless... Posts: 156 Springfield, MO Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #12 - 01/05/08 at 20:10:41 Holodeck wrote on 12/29/07 at 17:43:57: Batterys Plus has a sealed one for about $50, no shiping if a store is close to you. Made in USA. Do you have the model number? I tried to find it on their site and they don't have one at that price.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #13 - 01/07/08 at 17:37:06 Big Crank:ETX15L $54.95 ship to texas $11.48 I didn't think that was too bad considering some of the prices I've seen through some of the local shops.They had to order it too. Out of stock until 01/10/08
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govmule84 Full Member Offline Scooter Trash Posts: 119 Central Missouri Gender:	Re: LS650 Battery Reply #14 - 01/10/08 at 15:43:33 I'll say it agai - Mod the battery box (Cut a notch.) and switch the cables. Twenty seven bucks at Wal*Mart.
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