SuzukiSavage.com - Battery Options

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Re: Battery Options
Reply #15 - 12/19/12 at 16:49:28

tomw wrote on 12/19/12 at 13:16:01:

if your going to run a lot of lighting on your bike do your homework some of these small battery's cant make enough juice or amps to run them and some of the super small battery's for road racers used for starting the bikes only.

The battery doesn't power the lights, the alternator/stator/generator does that. The only thing the battery is for is starting the bike.

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Re: Battery Options
Reply #16 - 01/13/13 at 13:24:01

Got myself a LIFEPO4 battery. I will try to fit it and all other loose wires in the airbox + install K&N cone filter.

So got a spare box and cut it open.
http://s1185.beta.photobucket.com/user/perajani/media/Winter%202012-2013%20Pa...

Then bended some leftover flat bars and painted them black.
http://s1185.beta.photobucket.com/user/perajani/media/Winter%202012-2013%20Pa...

So the battery fits the holder nicely...
http://s1185.beta.photobucket.com/user/perajani/media/Winter%202012-2013%20Pa...

And holder fits in the airbox..
http://s1185.beta.photobucket.com/user/perajani/media/Winter%202012-2013%20Pa...

Story continues soon.. Roll Eyes

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17814 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Battery Options Reply #17 - 01/13/13 at 14:07:00 Polar_Pilot wrote on 12/19/12 at 16:19:15: I am puzzled why folks would put it in any other location For me.....the movement of the battery is necessary for the Cafe' conversion. I am removing the stock air box and filter, and the battery will be moved farther back.
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perajani YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Finland	Re: Battery Options Reply #18 - 01/13/13 at 22:14:13 I wanted to make bike look lighter, and was lacking something to do. No other reasons for the battery relocation.
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perajani YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Finland	Re: Battery Options Reply #19 - 01/24/13 at 11:40:13 Its now looking kinda this. Just to connect battery and close the front.
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skelly15 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48 Gender:	Re: Battery Options Reply #20 - 01/24/13 at 13:56:16 I ended up just buying an interstate motorcycle battery, not really pleased with having all that weight. I want to get ride of the side panels from the ryca kit and have it look lighter, guess I have to wait till this battery dies.
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RazBarlow Full Member Offline Timing Is Everything ! R U Advanced or Retarded ? Posts: 125 Keene Texas	Re: Battery Options Reply #21 - 03/12/18 at 09:18:28 How are the little YTZ7S batteries holding up ? Are they still cranking the bike ? I know this is an older thread but was going to order one if they are working good and will mount in the stock muffler bracket/ Thanks , Raz
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RazBarlow Full Member Offline Timing Is Everything ! R U Advanced or Retarded ? Posts: 125 Keene Texas	Re: Battery Options Reply #22 - 03/13/18 at 08:48:12 Anyone still running one or did you all give up ?
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Re: Battery Options
Reply #23 - 03/13/18 at 10:26:07

A little smaller, a lot lighter and a lot more power...

https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/starter-batteries/small-case/ag-8
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Of course, it's a little more expensive than all but the most expensive YTZ7S batteries (some are really cheap), and can be more temperamental. I've had one in my bike for over a year now. It's been perfect so far. It starts the bike right up even after sitting for months over the winter. I left the lights on once and ran the battery dead once last year, but it didn't seem to hurt the battery. (Thank god!)

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Re: Battery Options - no no no no no earth-x
Reply #24 - 03/14/18 at 08:41:54

Do not, repeat DO NOT get an Earth-x lithium battery. Very expensive and they come apart,... and then they leak blue stuff all over the bike and the floor.

I recently replaced that blown earth-x plastic box of excrement with a Firepower (previously "WPS") battery.
---- Admittedly, I only have a few hours on it, but it obviously has more cranking power.
---- I researched it on several forums and blogs. It is apparently the same product Honda and Ducati selected for their few bikes that have lithium batteries. They did NOT go with Shorai,.. Shorai needs a dedicated charger to make sure the cells are balanced.
---- This Firepower battery has on-board circuitry to keep the cells balanced.

---- Of course the battery, when installed in a Honda, has a Honda label and part number, but the specs and pics look exactly like this one.

Ask me a few years from now how this one turned out.

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