BMW K series battery

So which one do I go for?

The old Varta one is completely fucked so do I replace it with similar
or go for a slightly dearer gel one?

Bear in mind I might well be taking this bike to the arctic circle
this winter so would the gel be a better bet in those conditions?

 

Depends on which Gel battery you're looking at, but my guess would be
something like an Odyssey gel should be what you want.

 

Without any hesitation I'd recommend the Odyssey battery from Motorworks,
don't forget the battery post adaptors.I have one in my BoxerCup and it's
not failed to turn over the big lump

They also do as an option the genuine BMW gel battery which is considerably
cheaper than the Odyssey. As this is the type fitted to my K12GT I can only
say it's not given any issues either.


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BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 K1200GT SE
02 Suzuki DRZ400S, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,

www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Well that's two votes from people who ride the beasts so that's fairly
convincing.

The one that stands out when I look at them is that the Varta battery
is 30ah whereas the Odyssey is 19ah. I'll be putting all sorts of
drains on the battery so should I worry about this?

 

I seem to recall it's an apple and pears measurement comparing the std 30ah
to the agm 19ah, an electro chemist maybe along shortly to explain

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BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 K1200GT SE
02 Suzuki DRZ400S, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,

www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

You should be more worried about the alternator's capacity to replace the
energy consumed. If this is not the case then all the 30Ah battery will do
is delay the inevitable.

 

I went for a Varta on the tart, but that suffers from the opposite
problem - boiling the battery as a result of the location. In any case,
I had to get it at very short notice (the same day) and couldn't find an
Odyssey locally.

The Westco on the MX5 is OK. It resuscitated OK on an original Optimate
(took 5 days though) after going flat when left for 6 weeks unused
without disconnecting it (old style Clifford alarm to blame).

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I've looked a bit more and it does appear that the Odyssey PC925L is
the way to go.

It's getting on for being double the price which is a bit of a blow
when you consider the outfit hardly gets used but an extra £60 would
seem **** all if it let me down in freezing conditions.

I'll probably leave it until I'm sure I'll take the outfit because I
can run the bike up on a smaller battery and take it for an MOT with
any old battery wedged in with bits of wood

 

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:36:24 +0000 (UTC), wessie

snip>

**** off you pessimistic ****.

I'll get around to checking the output one day...

 

I'd recommend anything from MW, actually. Class operation.

 

Is that the place in Holmfirth?

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue

 

THe one they list for the K100 is a 19 AH one. If you feel tempted to go
for the Westco 30 AH one (53030), be aware that it may be just too tall
for the battery retaining bolts to reach their threads (unlike my
previous 53030 of the "Banner" brand. This is the reason why my R now
has a Westco 30 AH fitted . . .

 

Well you know some arctic "explorers" fit higher output alternators to
their bikes, e.g in the 7-800 W range?

 

While the Odyssey is probably the one to go for remember the bloke at MW has
done all the winter rallies and Finland. He will put you in the right
direction I'm sure.

 

No idea. Just Google for MotorWorks.

 

Aye, thats the place, not too far from here.

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue

 

Thanks ****, what a pile of steaming shit out cabbage that was.

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue

 

Upperthong?

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue

 

From the Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words:

"Upperthong: n. A minimal bra composed chiefly of string, worn by
certain ladies of negotiable virtue"

 

It's a place Pip, very near Holmfirth

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue