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JLC Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 262 Black Forest, Colorado Gender:	Lithium battery 01/27/18 at 15:22:18 The battery on my Sportster is not holding the charge. I could buy an AGM (same brand as I have on the S40), but I am thinking of replacing the battery with a Lithium one. Any recommendations? PS: I did read the posting "Do not buy Earthx batteries"!
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Re: Lithium battery
Reply #1 - 01/27/18 at 15:53:58

They are very small and light, can be mounted upright or sideways or upside down...very handy.
I got one last year and had a problem with it, contacted the company that sold it, and after some questions etc. they did replace it. It has been working ok since.
Dave got one a while back and has been using it for about 2-3 yrs maybe without an issue.
Lots of folks really like them.

DO NOT CHARGE THEM with a standard trickle charger regardless of what they may say.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Lithium battery Reply #2 - 01/27/18 at 16:13:31 I have a Battery Tender brand lithium battery and it has performed flawlessly. It can be charged on a regular charger, but as Lancer said it can not tolerate a trickle charge.
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Re: Lithium battery
Reply #3 - 01/27/18 at 16:53:59

I bought my EarthX for my Cafe' bike in 2013...and it is still working fine. I have never put it on any kind of a charger or tender. It holds a charge just fine for the 5 winter months, and the bike starts right up in the spring. My Cafe' bike doesn't have any clock or other gear that uses battery juice when the key is off.

While I am happy with the EarthX, I only spent the extra to get the Lithium for the small size and light weight - if I was replacing a battery in a stock bike.....I would likely just get a quality brand AGM battery.

The next battery that I buy for any stock bike will be this "motocross" brand....it is made the same place that Yuasa batteries are made - in the USA!
https://www.batterystuff.com/blog/motocross-vs-yuasa-which-is-the-better-moto...

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DesertCat Full Member Offline Posts: 192	Re: Lithium battery Reply #4 - 01/27/18 at 18:08:16 LANCER wrote on 01/27/18 at 15:53:58: DO NOT CHARGE THEM with a standard trickle charger regardless of what they may say. While I agree about standard battery tenders, Battery Tender makes a tender that is supposed to work with lithium batteries.
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Re: Lithium battery
Reply #5 - 01/27/18 at 18:08:43

DesertCat wrote on 01/27/18 at 18:08:16:

LANCER wrote on 01/27/18 at 15:53:58:

DO NOT CHARGE THEM with a standard trickle charger regardless of what they may say.

While I agree about standard battery tenders, Battery Tender makes a tender that is supposed to work with lithium batteries.

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-022-0209-DL-WH-Selectable-Switchable/dp...

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2772	Re: Lithium battery Reply #6 - 01/27/18 at 20:02:16 I have a Antigravity AG-801 on my bike. Very small, very light and very strong. Mine is a year old and it's been great so far. I would probably opt for their OEM sized battery if you have stock bike. Otherwise you'll need longer cables because it's so small.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Lithium battery Reply #7 - 01/27/18 at 21:46:46 I bought a Shorai for my Sportster 2 years ago and have had no issues with it. At that time the Shorai was among the best of the lithium batteries but it was also very $$$.$$ ! Good battery worth the money , so far.
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GT61 TURBO ZX14 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 230 Minnesota Gender:	Re: Lithium battery Reply #8 - 01/27/18 at 22:03:07 Talking about this
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GT61 TURBO ZX14 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 230 Minnesota Gender:	Re: Lithium battery Reply #9 - 01/27/18 at 22:03:30 And this
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antmanbee Full Member Offline 4 Moto Guzzis and an S40 Posts: 101 NE Florida	Re: Lithium battery Reply #10 - 01/28/18 at 04:19:40 I've had a Battery Tender Li-Iron BTL14A240C for 8 months now and it has been fine. It cranks the bike fast and it is almost weightless. It is like a magic box. I think all my future battery purchases will be of this type. The cost is a little more but to me it is worth it.
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Re: Lithium battery
Reply #11 - 01/28/18 at 07:33:51

Since you're replacing the battery in a Sportster, unless your bike is not stock, and size and or weight are a consideration, I don't think I'd spend the extra money for a Lithium Battery.

I just replaced the battery in my 2004 XL883 with one of these:

https://www.impactbattery.com/motobatt-mbtx12u-sealed-agm-upgrade.html?gclid=...

It hasn't been in there long enough for me to comment on longevity yet though.

I heard about them here:

https://youtu.be/4ampIukIltU

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JLC Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 262 Black Forest, Colorado Gender:	Re: Lithium battery Reply #12 - 01/28/18 at 12:21:44 My Sportster is stock, and I am a fan of AGM batteries. I have them in five of my vehicles. When I went to the store this morning, the lightness of the Lithium battery won me over, and this is what I bought. By the way, I do have a AGM battery in my S40!
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Lithium battery Reply #13 - 01/28/18 at 15:22:14 Yeah the lithium battery in my tracker is 1/3 the size of stock battery and weighs 1.8 lbs compared to over 11 lbs and more CCAs !
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Reply #14 - 02/02/18 at 14:04:23

the only thing that makes me worry about lithium batteries is, you need a special charger for them right? but your bike also charges your battery..... how does the special lithium charger differ from the charging from your bike?

does it matter? idk?

I'm surprised to see some concern with Microgravity batteries, I have one of their jumper battery things and it works awesomely for 2 years now.

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