Replacement upgraded battery

Gray · Apr 15, 2015

Hi all, :yes

Just wanted to tell you all that I have just bought a YTX14-BS battery from Sportsbikeshop.co.uk for Â£39.99 (inc delivery).
I think that this is the cheapest price I've seen.

Just in case anyone else is thinking of upgrading their battery.

Gray :thumbup

jim41 · Apr 15, 2015

I agree just paid Â£44.00 [inc delivery] for a Yuasa ytx14-bs on Ebay :banghead

Ric Flair · Apr 15, 2015

Cheap as chips mate

Keith B · Apr 15, 2015

jim41 said:
I agree just paid Â£44.00 [inc delivery] for a Yuasa ytx14-bs on Ebay :banghead

Thats still not a bad price.I recently paid Â£56 for the same battery.

Ush · Apr 15, 2015

After much deliberation I just bit the bullet & spent my hard earned bonus on a LFX19A4-BS12 12V 19Ah Lithium Battery for my RSVR Ltd. With 285A CCA Capacity I'm hoping that I don't have any of the crappy starting issues I've had in the past for some time to come.
Never had one before & someone has to try one I suppose, just don't ask how much!
Now, how long can I hide the credit card bill from the missus?

Gray · Apr 15, 2015

Ush said:
After much deliberation I just bit the bullet & spent my hard earned bonus on a LFX19A4-BS12 12V 19Ah Lithium Battery for my RSVR Ltd. With 285A CCA Capacity I'm hoping that I don't have any of the crappy starting issues I've had in the past for some time to come.
Never had one before & someone has to try one I suppose, just don't ask how much!
Now, how long can I hide the credit card bill from the missus?

Do you need a top box to fit it to the bike...? :laugh
That's some cranking power.....you could always use it as a backup for the national grid. :lol

Gray

roy · Apr 16, 2015

Ush said:
After much deliberation I just bit the bullet & spent my hard earned bonus on a LFX19A4-BS12 12V 19Ah Lithium Battery for my RSVR Ltd. With 285A CCA Capacity I'm hoping that I don't have any of the crappy starting issues I've had in the past for some time to come.
Never had one before & someone has to try one I suppose, just don't ask how much!
Now, how long can I hide the credit card bill from the missus?

i got one of these for the tuono...all it did was let me down and bolloxt up the sprag...they dont like damp,cold ....you need to switch on the lights and leave the battery to warm up which defeats the object 110 notes for a pile of ***** man.and 140 notes to replace the sprag. i use it to blow the airbeds up when i go camping its small and weighs nowt...stick to the yuasa 14 acid battery and keep it on a battery tender when sat in the workshop for any period of time ....

Gray · Apr 17, 2015

Gray said:
Hi all, :yes

Just wanted to tell you all that I have just bought a YTX14-BS battery from Sportsbikeshop.co.uk for Â£39.99 (inc delivery).
I think that this is the cheapest price I've seen.

Just in case anyone else is thinking of upgrading their battery.

Gray :thumbup

Forgot to mention that I also ordered the aprilia battery clamp for the larger battery.
I bought it from apriliapartsbuyer.co.uk It cost nearly Â£10 The same part from the states is only about $1.50 how do they justify the huge price differential. Ignoring any delivery charges the uk price is almost 1000% higher than the states for thr same Aprilia part no.

Ho Hum...... :dunno :bawling

Gray

roy · Apr 17, 2015

Gray said:
Forgot to mention that I also ordered the aprilia battery clamp for the larger battery.
I bought it from apriliapartsbuyer.co.uk It cost nearly Â£10 The same part from the states is only about $1.50 how do they justify the huge price differential. Ignoring any delivery charges the uk price is almost 1000% higher than the states for thr same Aprilia part no.

Ho Hum...... :dunno :bawling

Gray

its madness gray....unfortunately like here the us overseas postal charges are repugnant as are the customs charges imposed on us here and then you need to pay the handling and release fee added by the post office over here as well...its called ****!

you could have just fitted a longer bolt like the rest of us tight gits for about 15p :thumbup

Gray · Apr 17, 2015

roy said:
its madness gray....unfortunately like here the us overseas postal charges are repugnant as are the customs charges imposed on us here and then you need to pay the handling and release fee added by the post office over here as well...its called ****!

you could have just fitted a longer bolt like the rest of us tight gits for about 15p :thumbup

You are absolutely right Roy.......It just wouldn't have felt right....... (OCD) :lol

Gray

Aldo · Apr 17, 2015

Nowt to do wae the big balls batteries in the T but I did a wee bit of research into the li ion bats.

I have a machine wae minimal charging capacity, it's not fired up for 4 months and is kept in ma van all year round.

Got one of the li ion bats and it stars every time it's asked.

Would I buy one fir ma T,,,nae chance.

I replaced the original battery on ma T two years ago after 5 years worth of faultless starting with the same ytx12 and still no issues.

And only once did the original need a charge to start the machine.

A must be a lucky fud.

Gray · Apr 18, 2015

Aldo said:
A must be a lucky fud.

Better to be lucky and Scottish :lol

Gray

Aldo · Apr 18, 2015

My fav combination mucker,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also echoed by a few engerlish roses I Kissed.

Gray · Apr 19, 2015

Aldo said:
My fav combination mucker,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also echoed by a few engerlish roses I Kissed.

Is your other 1/2 engerlish ? Mine is... :scared

Gray

Tifa · Apr 19, 2015

oh well......looks as if I overspent (again) ...I bought an agm 14 ah jobbie.
bit dearer than the yuasa I suppose....but tons of cranking power.

Gray · Apr 19, 2015

Tifa said:
oh well......looks as if I overspent (again) ...I bought an agm 14 ah jobbie.
bit dearer than the yuasa I suppose....but tons of cranking power.

As long as you feel happy that you won't have battery issues in the future, then job done. Getting a bargain is purely a matter of luck.

Gray :thumbup

Tifa · Apr 19, 2015

Gray said:
As long as you feel happy that you won't have battery issues in the future, then job done. Getting a bargain is purely a matter of luck.

Gray :thumbup

lol...yeah...well pleased tbh.
the agm technology is pretty good to be fair.

here's a pic.....

Gray · Apr 20, 2015

Tifa said:
lol...yeah...well pleased tbh.
the agm technology is pretty good to be fair.

Tifa, according to the Yuasa site, the YTX14-BS and YT12-BS are AGM batteries.

Gray

Gray · Apr 20, 2015

Gray said:
Tifa, according to the Yuasa site, the YTX14-BS and YT12-BS are AGM batteries.

Gray

I meant YTX12-BS sorry :cuckoo

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