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KWKaletta Full Member Offline The Savage Cycle Posts: 101 Zanesville, IN Gender:	Battery 07/26/09 at 12:06:57 What type of battery's do you recommend? I found this one it is a sealed AGM battery http://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/motorcycle/sYTX14AHL-BS.html Heck its $61.00 delivered!
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genejohnson Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 100	Re: Battery Reply #1 - 07/26/09 at 12:56:37 Be advised that those batteries are easy to over charge and ruin. I also have one and am very cautious if I have to charge it. Gene
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Battery Reply #2 - 07/26/09 at 13:09:57 I have a Big Crank. It has sat for months on end & fired right up.
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RadRacer Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 50 Petaluma,Calif Gender:	Re: Battery Reply #3 - 07/26/09 at 14:01:03 personally id spend the extra $17 dollars and get the yuasa http://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/motorcycle/YTX14AHL-BS.html which is a much better battery and made in USA and NOT Asia lol
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: Battery Reply #4 - 07/26/09 at 20:01:15 I have a Di-Hard AGM Battery that I bought from Sears to replace the stock battery. Once in the bike, I have yet to use my trickle charger. Bike starts right up, even in the dead of winter here in Maryland.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Battery Reply #5 - 07/27/09 at 08:30:56 Did that diehard have the positive and negative the same as stock S40,I noticed the CCA is 210 higher than the stock battery.
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Reply #6 - 07/27/09 at 09:27:05

It comes down to two batteries for me:

1- Any AGM, no spills and long shelf life. Higher initial cost, but if taken care of long life should be expected.
2- Any cheap conventional. Most manufacturing tech. has plateaued on conventional batteries. I bought the cheapest one I could find at this website:
http://www.batteryxpress.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=96
It came without acid (saves on shipping cost) and $2 for acid at the local interstate battery got me going for the cheapest way possible. With careful care even a conventional battery can last 5 years, but that means proper floating, proper temp. for storage, and most importantly checking each cell's SG regularly and keeping it full.

Prices on AGM have gotten better, if you can afford it I'd go that route. But if you're like me and ride on a budget, I highly recommend the website above; it took me 2 or 3 days of calling shops and scouring the internet to find the best price on a stock battery for our bike. Hopefully my time spent can help you as well, that's what the forum is here for. Wink

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Battery Reply #7 - 07/27/09 at 09:43:07 Do they have that with the right positive and negative for the S40,the cheap one
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Re: Battery
Reply #8 - 07/27/09 at 10:57:38

bill67 wrote on 07/27/09 at 08:30:56:

Did that diehard have the positive and negative the same as stock S40,I noticed the CCA is 210 higher than the stock battery.

The Battery terminals are on the same side and the model # is 14AHL-BS - Gold Series, the battery is a snug fit, but goes in without any force, just watch your terminal hookups, the DiHard is a bit taller, you can short out if your not careful.

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Reply #9 - 07/27/09 at 11:15:53

bill67 wrote on 07/27/09 at 09:43:07:

Do they have that with the right positive and negative for the S40,the cheap one

Yes, it was the 14LB2, not the common LA2 that can be had at walmart/pepboys/autozone/etc. It has the "reversed" terminals

You'll need battery acid to fill it with, I spent 1.99 at interstate battery, they were cheapest by far, and I got enough for almost two batteries.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Battery Reply #10 - 07/27/09 at 12:10:31 Thanks guys when I need one I will know which one.
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