I have know my battery in my 07 {original as best I know} was getting old, and the other day after I left my radar detector on overnight, it was very slow to crank so I ordered another one}.
I bought the cheapest battery I could find on Ebay that was AGM.
Some of the cheap batteries you can buy {like the ones in Wallymart} come with a bag of Acid and you install the acid and seal the battery yourself, I avoid those.
I could have bought a Yuasa or other brand name battery for 100 dollars or more, but I bought a 39 dollar Caltric AGM battery. Which is in line with a good price for a battery this size. There are a couple of other brands in this price range on Ebay, but I chose this one simply because the seller was closer to me and I thought I might get it sooner.
These batteries have 12 amps and weigh about 9 lbs. A GOOD 26 amp AGM battery weighs 20-21 lbs and can be had for around 100 dollars, why would a battery 40 percent as big, 40 percent as heavy, and 40 percent of the amps, cost MORE. Somebody's conning somebody.
BUT, for those of you with deep pockets whose only concern is peace of mind, GOD bless you.
07 FJR 48,000 miles 03 Yamaha FJR1300
1986 Yamaha FZX700 1977 Kawasaki KX250 1978? Yamaha TY250 1979 Yamaha YZ250 1970 850 Moto Guzzi 1974? Honda XL 100 1978? Yamaha XT500 1975 Yamaha RD350B 1964 Bridgestone 90S
Last edited by philharmonic; 02-23-2017 at 09:08 AM.