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BillTheRat YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Shorai Lithium Iron batteries 09/02/11 at 19:37:18 Has anyone tried one of these on a Savage yet? http://www.shoraipower.com/default.aspx
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Reply #1 - 09/02/11 at 20:49:27

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #2 - 09/02/11 at 21:23:26 fixed
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jef.savage Serious Thumper Offline ridin' n slidin' Posts: 638 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #3 - 09/02/11 at 21:40:01 They got a great review in Motorcycle Consumer News. I was considering one this summer but they were not in stock when I needed one.
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sdlc808 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #4 - 09/03/11 at 01:09:28 I have seen these batteries at shop and they are crazy light. They are supposed last up to 3 years. About $145.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #5 - 09/03/11 at 19:48:51 sdlc808 wrote on 09/03/11 at 01:09:28: I have seen these batteries at shop and they are crazy light. They are supposed last up to 3 years. About $145. I'm thinking about using one for my half of the Double RYCA Build so I can have some room left over for a toolkit. I like the light weight, as well.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #6 - 09/03/11 at 22:05:18 The price is crazy but it's crazy light... 1.61 lbs! And will probably fit under the swingarm on the muff bracket.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #7 - 09/04/11 at 06:55:16 3 yrs @ $140 ?? for weight only, I'm impressed ! for price, I'm way less than impressed, when I can get a maintenence free AGM "Big Crank" for 1/2 that price, and probably double the life.
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Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries
Reply #8 - 09/13/11 at 05:34:40

Routy wrote on 09/04/11 at 06:55:16:

3 yrs @ $140 ?? Shocked

for weight only, I'm impressed !
for price, I'm way less than impressed, when I can get a maintenence free AGM "Big Crank" for 1/2 that price, and probably double the life.

Look at two situations:
1. Stock battery, heavy, cheap, takes up a lot of space, forces me to find some way to locate, design, and build a small storage area for a toolkit/registration/bulbs/fuses/etc. The RYCA configuration has few alternatives for storage areas.
2. Tiny Lithium-ion battery, costs twice what a stock battery costs, very light weight, frees up storage space in existing battery box for no cost or effort.

I am at least considering the LI battery.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #9 - 09/13/11 at 06:14:22 I think theres enough room you can get 2 of them in the battery box.
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RpNSht Ex Member	Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries Reply #10 - 09/13/11 at 10:20:44 check out my posting on the lithium battery i ended up using: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304297812/197#197 im really happy with it and its kept up in the hot la summer days and the cold north cali mornings
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Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries
Reply #11 - 09/13/11 at 14:38:40

wheelchairstuntn wrote on 09/13/11 at 10:20:44:

check out my posting on the lithium battery i ended up using:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304297812/197#197

im really happy with it and its kept up in the hot la summer days and the cold north cali mornings

Your testimony makes me lean toward an LI battery.

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Reply #12 - 09/13/11 at 20:18:23

I'm not sure where the 3 years and dead vibe is coming from... my research shows their life expectancy to be 6-7 years. Hard to say since they haven't been around that long.
RpN, I'll have to look into the one you went with. The insulated red and black wing-nuts are giving me goosebumps! I love the battery box, but I wonder though, is hogging out a giant aluminum block the most efficient way to build an enclosure?

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Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries
Reply #13 - 09/14/11 at 10:37:25

BillTheRat wrote on 09/13/11 at 20:18:23:

I'm not sure where the 3 years and dead vibe is coming from... my research shows their life expectancy to be 6-7 years. Hard to say since they haven't been around that long.
RpN, I'll have to look into the one you went with. The insulated red and black wing-nuts are giving me goosebumps! I love the battery box, but I wonder though, is hogging out a giant aluminum block the most efficient way to build an enclosure?

efficiency...whats that mean?

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Re: Shorai Lithium Iron batteries
Reply #14 - 09/14/11 at 14:56:53

YTZ7S = 4.44" x 2.75" x 4.13", 4.6 lbs, 130CCA , 6Ah, list price $137.50

LFX14L2-BS12 = 4.45" x 3.5" x 2.28", 1.61lbs, 210CCA, 14Ah, list price $153.95

The LI is tiny, weighs next to nothing, is as powerful as stock (or more...or less depending on what you want to spend), and a little pricier according to list. Both can be mounted pretty much any which way.
HOWEVER the YTZ7S is powerful enough, much smaller than stock, much lighter than stock, and MOST IMPORTANTLY can be had on ebay for $30 for a cheapy. Unfortunately, there are no cheapy versions of the LI that i can find and none on ebay for less than $90.

Just food for thought

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