Blat Fattery

Recommendations sought for a supplier of a replacement battery for my
'01 R1150R

Ok - almost certainly induced by a sustained period of numptiness,
leaving the parking lights on for a couple of hours a couple of weekends
ago - I just managed to start it and ran for about 30 miles with no
problems restarted fine a couple of times during the day. Stuck it back
in the garage assumed all ok.

Last weekend there was just enough oomph to turn the motor over before
the solenoid started chattering so I left it on the optimate most of
Saturday and all last night. This morning the Optimate showed Weak and
after resetting it the desulphate led came on, so confidence isn't high
that it'll recover

All charging efforts have been via the accessory socket as I haven't had
chance to disembowel the bike to find the battery. and Yes, fuses have
been checked and the socket does work correctly.

Googling I see batteries for the bike ranging from a tad under £100 to a
few quid over £25. All claim to be the right capacity, maintenance free
gell etc, but there must be some difference to account for range of
prices (apart from those magic, price hiking letters b,m & w)

Thanks in advance

Allan

 

Sir needs to google for a Hawker Odyssey battery. Different technology,
they don't die and they have twice the cold cranking power. You
probably want a PC680.

My old R100RS started first press of the button after sitting at the IoM
airport for over 6 months.

 

I've always preferred Bat Flattery:
"My! What cute little wings you have".

 

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What he said.
I've had first rate service from Tayna over the last couple of years,
for bikes, cars and van batteries.

 

Why thankya, kind sirs - Odyessy from Tanya seems to be the way forward

- now where is that magic piece of plastic ?

GM

 

They crank an oil or air head over about 20% faster too with a nice fat
spark, so the engine catches more quickly. Which is nice.

 

Just match the size?
You should be able to get a decent sealed gell battery anyway. Generally
4cyl bikes do not need the same level of cranking power as a high
compression twin.

 

http://www.motorcyclebatteryshop.co.uk/i-YT12B-4-Westco-Motorcycle-Batte
ry-12V-10Ah-12V12B-4-I3378.html

Just as good as the Hawker.

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

As other say, get and Odyssey or Westco

I have the Odyssey on my R1150GS.

Cheapest source I know is Cheshire Batteries. They do mail order and are a
lot cheaper than Tayna
http://www.cheshirebatteries.co.uk/

Trawl through http://www.ukgser.com/forums/search.php?searchid=2244854 and
you may find other sources.

 

Wibble.

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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

http://www.2ndbite.com/shop/index.php?cPath=2_29&osCsid=65714ce637090f026ac0cf0f2ebdc960
has a fitment guide

http://www.2ndbite.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=625&osCsid=bb39775ff803b1b07d2df2ca06f987cd
seems to be the one for your bike £44.30 for a "maintenance free gel type"

Give http://www.cheshirebatteries.co.uk/automotive.html a ring
They were the cheapest source for Hawker Odyssey batteries.

As a guide, Busters want £84.99 for a genuine Yuasa replacement

 

@news.individual.de:

The Odyssey mentioned above can be mounted at any angle. They use them on
jetskis. The electrolye is held within glass matting.

 

I got a Varta ( apparently the same as Yuasa ) from mds battery.
It came with an acid pack which was better fun than forking out
another tenner to get the battery filled.

Simon

 

Bear will have to have a sealed job as it is mounted on its side. They come
charged & ready to go, usually.

 

I've had good service from http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/defaultuk.asp

Mark