bye bye lead acid battery

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andre

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On my SFC1000 I find access to check electrolyte level in the old lead/acid battery a bit of a pain (a big pain). There are a few cool new tech (sort of) technology batteries. No doubt we all have preferences a bit like oil. I saw a cool lithium motorcycle battery recently at a fave bike shop. I'm going to try it. And I look forward to never checking levels on the battery every again. Thank god for that.

Regards, Andre
 
Would be interested to see how it goes. The alternative is of course an AGM battery like a Deka or Motobatt. No need to check water levels with them either.

There's an interesting review of the Lithium batteries here http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-battery/li-ion-motorcycle-battery/shorai-vs-ballistic-li-ion-motorcycle-battery.htm

Plenty of them on fleabay http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=lithium+motorcycle+&_cqr=true&_nkwusc=lithium+motocycle&_rdc=1


 
Hi Andre,

there are different Litium batteries, Litium polimere (LiPo) or Litium Ferrit (LiFe or LiFo). Be careful which one to use, they are very sensitive to voltage and Ampere going INTO them. I think the LiPo are the ones that sometimes get overheated and have proven to be dangerous. But please check with google, you will find for sure some information...

Hein Gerecke in Germany sells a battery, I think it's a Li-Ione with roughl 5Ah for 179?.
 
I run an Odessey (spelling?) in my Motodd, but they're getting rather expensive in NZ. The lithium one I saw was a little cheaper. I'm very happy with the Oddeseythough
 
Bought for my SFC1K an Exide AGM battery (SLA12-31, 12V/30Ah, CCA = 380Amp) for ?139,- in the Netherlands last winter.
Especially the CCA value of 380Amp is very good when you start a bit longer for say 20 seconds.
Normal wet cell batteries under these conditions have a battery voltage during starting from 9 to 10 Volts but an AGM with these capacity (30Ah) you will have no problems with a bad starting engine because the battery voltage is minimal 1Volt more.

The AGM hold also it?s charge better (very low self-discharge) for a very long time so this is important in winter time. Mine is full at 12.9 / 13.0V and it takes a month ?till it drops to 12.7V! Every two weeks I connect the trickle charger for a few days and that?s enough.

And last but least AGM batteries are ideal suited for conditions were much vibrations occure, so ideal for our Laverda?s I think... :D

grtz,  Ren?
 
Friends putting in a Ballistic Lithium battery in his Norton Commando  around ?85.00 ,gives him enough space to pack a tent now,I "ll watch and see how he gets on.

LJ
 
henry said:
whew, they are expensive - think i'll stick to good old fashioned, cheap technology for now. i guess the prices will come down as they start to increase the volumes.
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Henry,

The German Guzzi Forum do a bulk order for AGM batteries every year (maybe every two years, not that sure). Cost me ? 30.00 plus shipping cost and has been trouble free for the past 3 years, PM me for Link details.

Gerald
 
Evening' all.
I put a Shorai lithium battery in my Jota last July, no problems at all. Bit dear though.
Bought from Carrot Cycles. A good deal lighter, but as I said before, not cheap. Time will tell.
Regards
Dave
 
Rolls Royce are currently developing the PWR3. Not sure how much it will cost but if I can get it to fit I will get one for my SFC1000.
 
I put a Ballistic in my RGS and so far love it. Almost 10 pounds lighter, if memory serves, and I consider the smaller size a major bonus. Easy to locate with cut blocks of closed cell insulation, and love the benefit of no worries of acid spills. Plus, more power than the lead acid I was using. And zero drain when it sits. More expensive, to be sure, but I expect to get at least twice the life out of the Ballistic. I usually find myself replacing the lead acid batteries every three years or so.
Richard
 
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