http://batteryrush.com/adventure-power-utx14ahl-battery-replacement/?gclid=CJ...

I know all battery sources and sale pricing on the internet are "time variable", depending on them needing to dump off some aging stocks, etc. etc. etc.

HOWEVER these folks have got some of our Savage UTX14AHL battery (glass mat type) at $24 with $9 shipping, then they also have a current coupon code for 10% off   --- code is GET10  ---  which is easy to remember.    

It has been a long time since I ever saw a $30 glass mat battery for our bike, shipped.

Adventure Power is a so-so battery brand, not wonderful but not too shabby either.   My last one was an Adventure Power and it lasted 3-4 years, which is about typical for me.



Battery Shark has the exact same pricing but lacks the coupon code.  

Stock, these batteries go for $69.99 up to $110 depending on where you buy them.    I will report the manufacturing date code when the battery gets here.

If they are shipped " DRY " , so I can store it till I need it ... I might buy two of them !  

any info on are they dry or already running  ?

This is why a good battery tender is a worthwhile investment.

You are so right  , I have tenders in every parking spot !   I've gave away tenders at the CMAUSA Christmas party s  two of the last two years .  

So did ya get you one of those batteries ?

It's a beautiful day and guess who is not out riding. You got it, moi!!! Dead battery. I am currently resuscitating it and it does seem to be charging well now that I have refilled with distilled water. Please let us know how long these batteries have been sitting around. I may want to buy one also. Thanks OF.

Steve H wrote on 02/25/17 at 16:52:08:


You have gotten about as much as you can from that one.....you are on borrowed time!  This most likely will be the summer that it dies!

It shows the picture of a glass mat, but says it is:

[b]This conventional power sport battery is shipped dry and must be activated and charged before installation. (It is a wet-type battery where the included acid must be added into the battery before installation. May need periodic refilling.) The battery acid is included and need not be purchased separately. Non HAZMAT but must. Before the included acid is added, please make sure the battery fits your application. Once the acid is added, the battery cannot be shipped back for exchange or refund purposes.

[Product Specification
Weight 10.14
Capacity 14
Length 5.24
Width 3.5
Height 6.54
Polarity |-||||||+|
Manufacturer Apex Battery
UPC 722589456169
Model Number UTX14AHL-BS
Terminals D
Brand Adventure Power
CCA 210
Chemistry Conventional Lead Acid (Wet Pack)
Condition New
Volts 12/b]

It MAY BE the dry shipped wet cell battery that MM has been looking for, and it may be able to be stored dry for extensive periods of time before adding the acid.   Something between the picture and the description on that last listing is inconsistent & wrong though, because it simply can't be both ways ....

This needs a follow up with the seller to get the add corrections (whichever way the correction needs to be, that is)

Contact the seller and get us a correction so we know what it really really is .....


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I "netchatted" the web page's chat box and I got info that the picture was wrong and the text in blue is correct.    HOWEVER, since you can't trust the pic, you can't know the exact terminal placement until you get a good pic for what they are really selling.    Shipping costs $11 and the discount code for 5% off currently works.

So the original one I listed before is supposed to be a glass mat that is shipped wet and this new one is a wet cell battery that is shipped dry and it is good for storing.   I am going to get me a dry one to store and a "wet" glass mat (arrives in two days) for immediate use.

Apex Battery listing


THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU GET -- DO NOT BE DECEIVED

This conventional power sport battery is shipped dry and must be activated and charged before installation. (It is a wet-type battery where the included acid must be added into the battery before installation. May need periodic refilling.) The battery acid is included and need not be purchased separately. Non HAZMAT but must. Before the included acid is added, please make sure the battery fits your application. Once the acid is added, the battery cannot be shipped back for exchange or refund purposes.

[Product Specification
Weight 10.14
Capacity 14
Length 5.24
Width 3.5
Height 6.54
Polarity |-||||||+|
Manufacturer Apex Battery
UPC 722589456169
Model Number UTX14AHL-BS
Terminals D
Brand Adventure Power
CCA 210
Chemistry Conventional Lead Acid (Wet Pack)
Condition New
Volts 12
This is what was ordered.


After Action Report

Apex shipped the wrong battery (a wet cell maintenance free one) and now flatly say that they no longer MAKE the dry cell battery that we were told about.

Finally got through on the phone and was told by the warehouse that actually shipped the product that they will ship whatever is oldest/available on these sorts of deals which is why they list about 4 different part numbers hidden up in the listing itself (clever, huh).   It is an inventory dump listing that can be filled with whatever is older / cheaper at that point in time.

Main customer service offered to send me a free shipper to get the battery back to them.

Do not do business with Apex battery.  

They specialize in saying whatever you want them to say to get you to place the order, then they ship whatever else it is that they choose to ship you (changing your order accordingly) and then they refuse to pay to get the error product shipped back to them.   no free shipper

Being fair, they did provide a "better" battery ..... but that isn't what was wanted or what was ordered.


Being fair again, they fixed the shipper thing ASAP when called on it -- battery is now on the way back to them for a full refund.