battery

Hi there went to the garage today to get my 05 rsvr out and ready for a new mot. The battery was dead even though it had been on an optimate all winter. I put another battery on it and it fired up fine, the problem is the odometer has reset itself to zero, any idea of the cause and how to fix...

Hi all. Not sure if these are of interest to anyone but getting ten of these in on Tuesday / Wednesday next week. 12V 1A Battery Charger. Fully Automatic diagnostic charger and maintainer. Suitable for all 12V batteries including lead-acid, sealed lead acid and gel-filled Features: #...

Just fitted a ytx14-bs battery , and what a difference it makes! , only thing is its a wee bit taller as you know and I'm slightly worried about it rubbing on the seat...

does the same job as an 'optimate' charger very useful (read essential :thumbup) if you have a V twin brand new, boxed, never opened i already have chargers on both my bikes and have no need for a 3rd unwanted gift, £20 + £5 p&p or collect paypal, cheque or cash on collection (funds must clear...

Does anyone have any advice on which would be the best make of battery to use on my 2000 RSV1000 Mille. I found a DYNAVOLT YTX14BS on flea'bay, for £40 has anyone used them or rate them:dunno Cheers Sy

I've got an 05 rsv and it doesn't want to charge the battery. I can charge it over night and when i put it in it reads 13 volts. I ran it twice on saturday and when i was stopping at a junction it died, read 9 volts and wouldn't start. Any advice would be supercool!!!.

hi all, just bought 2 x new batterys of ebay for my bikes(c90 and mille) anyhow no probs with the micky mouse c90 battery(gosh it is tiny:biggrin) i do however have a question about the new varta battery i bought for the rsv. im lead to believe????the ytz14s-bs battery is the one to go for...

I've decided to to push the boat out and throw caution to the wind and splash out on a new battery. The bike and battery have been sitting in the garage over the winter and without any heating in the garage I simple don't trust it to last another season. Reading the numerous threads on the...

just tried starting my bike after a week,wont start,it turns over but wont fire the battery says 12.3 so should be fine but wont start.tried it 3 times so daren't try again (sprag) can anyone help...ta. oh! the bat is on optimate all the time

Looking at two batteries on Ebay and just wondered if one was better than the other as im not sure about the technical specs? LUCAS YTX14-BS £43.49 inc P&P Or VARTA YTX14-BS £41.48 inc P&P Any help much appreciated :thumbup

just need to understand :dunno been looking at multiple threads and wondering the above alot of mixed reviews on which battery to go for? can someone tell me which please :thumbup currently my bike starts within 3 seconds with cold start lever all the way open and warms up nicely. alot of...

Which model is the best upgrade? mines a 2001 mille, seen loads on fleabay but not sure which one to go for?

Hi Guys Can you help withyour invalueable knowledge. I bought a ytx12 and it still seems a bit under powered to turn over went for a ride stop at garage with new battery after fully charging and went to start it didnt wont to on the first press and everything reset speedo etc. I was wondering if...

Can someone please text me if A 147MM HEIGH battery will fit on a 2001 rsv100r.ITS a varta YTX14BS, THE ONE THAT CAME OUT WAS A YTX12BS 131MM HEIGH.gOT TO SHOT OUT AND NEED THE ANSWER ASP, LIFE SAVER. PETER 07707273408.

Hello all, a general question here. I was just wondering if people know what the minimum voltage the post 2004 RSV's (if they're different to the pre '04 ones) need to start? Reason being that I'm not riding mine much and I think I'm going to find out the hard way very shortly what voltage...

If I use my bike everyday (about 100mile round commute) do I still need it hooked to an optimate every night? as its not garaged its going to be a pain hooking it up in the wet

One battery optimate from Hein Gericke, it s a proper Optimate re-branded by Hein gericke. It does what it says on the tin, keeps you battery in tip top condtion, a must if you own a RSV, comes with all all nessecsary leads, attachments. Cost me £49.99 approx 18 months ago Yours for £25.00...

I am pretty sure my Yusa 14 YTX 14 BS is on its way out so I need to get another in the bike sharpish. I have researched the forum and found these three that look to be favourites. http://www.tayna.co.uk/YTX14-BS-Westco-Motorcycle-Battery-P3384.html...

The bike has been off the road 1.5 months now, tucked up in my garage under cover. I decided to get it out the other day and start it. It seems really sluggish to start, but did fire up on the second attempt and fire up first time every time after that. I keep the battery on an Oxford...

I got a new battery about 18 months ago when the bike was having some starting problems; hadn't found this forum then, so fitted straight replacement (YTX12BS). :rant This made things better, (old battery was knackered I think) but still not perfect. Yamaha solenoid was next (no improvement...