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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Big Crank Battery 02/06/10 at 13:01:08 Is there any real reason not to get a big crank battery? Some people have stated that the terminals are a problem . What exactly do you have to do to make it fit ? Thanks.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #1 - 02/06/10 at 13:11:05 They don't seem to last any longer than the stock battery,I have an 2006 with the stock battery,And it went almost 3 months without charging it and the bike started right up.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #2 - 02/06/10 at 13:42:53 Checking & adjusting the H2O level in the battery is a major hassle, IMO. Big Crank? No water level..No water even,
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #3 - 02/06/10 at 14:33:26 terminals were not a problem on mine. I ordered it here: http://www.bigcrank.com/suzuki-l650-savage-all-battery/ETX-15L.html
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #4 - 02/06/10 at 17:30:15 I have one. I want to swap it out for one of the smaller batteries that were posted here awhile back (to remove it from the stock area). If someone is interested, PM me.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #5 - 02/06/10 at 19:09:15 Oh - As far as the terminals not fitting properly... All I did for mine was flatten them out on top of the big crank. Still works fine, and the stock positive cover still fits over it easily. And you can ditch the puke tube from the stock battery.
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Re: Big Crank Battery
Reply #6 - 02/07/10 at 05:05:06

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/06/10 at 13:42:53:

Checking & adjusting the H2O level in the battery is a major hassle, IMO. Big Crank? No water level..No water even,

While I agree,...checking liquid level is a pita on these bikes, if the float charging voltage is held to 13.4 max, (like all late model float chargers) these batteries use very little water,......check maybe once a year. The biggest water useage usually comes from letting a battery get run down, then charging at 14+ volts that come from anything but a single stage float charger, or even the bike's own charging system.

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #7 - 02/07/10 at 20:06:34 Routy ,does a deltran battery tender junior work good with a big crank,and how often would you use it? Thanks
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #8 - 02/07/10 at 22:48:07 i bought the big crank because of reviews claiming that the battery has lasted upwards of nine years while being left out in the cold all winter every winter and with no charging. My bike's been outside through all this winter and it fires up every time without having to charge it.
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Re: Big Crank Battery
Reply #9 - 02/07/10 at 23:40:40

I don't know of a better maintainer/charger then the battery tenders. They will charge a battery at normal charging voltages, then switch into a float/maintain mode, which will not hurt a battery, and can be left connected all the time. It should work fine w/ the Big Crank AGM, or any other lead acid battery. How often ?? You can leave it connected all the time, but the main thing is to keep any battery as near full charge as possible at all times. The closer a battery stays to full charge, the less it will internally sulfate, which will shorten its life.

For my bike, because its conveinent, I connect a float charger anytime I won't be riding it for a couple weeks or more. I have had batteries last 10+ years, just by keeping them fully charged on a maintainer/float charger. Others experiences may differ, but the experts will tell you the importance of keeping a battery fully charged, one way or another.

rl153 wrote on 02/07/10 at 20:06:34:

Routy ,does a deltran battery tender junior work good with a big crank,and how often would you use it? Thanks

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #10 - 02/08/10 at 07:11:37 A battery tender works like the alternator/ voltage regulator setup. No big mystery why a battery would last longer on a tender. For the hairsplitters, one that works according to the advertisement.
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LazyLemming YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #11 - 02/08/10 at 13:46:08 I had no major issues getting the terminals to fit on the big crank. They were awkward and required some wiggling, but did not require the slightest bit of modification. She's started up great even on 40 degree mornings after sitting all weekend.
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #12 - 02/08/10 at 13:48:30 all you have to do is flatten the terminals out. I didn't bend mine all the way and the current burned lines into the top of the terminals but they're still solid. I've left mine uncharged for months on end and after 20 minutes on the charger I bought from Big Crank it's full on 12.98 volts.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Big Crank Battery Reply #13 - 02/08/10 at 14:07:05 I've left my stock battery for months and it still turn the engine over fast without charging the battery.
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