Battery

[BrianPalfrey]

Finally getting my old girl on the road after couple months. Battery flat as a pancake and I'm hoping it is only the battery.

So is it worth picking up a "Yuasa YT12B-BS Powersport Motorcycle Battery" from halfords or is there another to look out for.

I have a 2000 fzs 600

Thanks

[agricola]

Dont shell out for a new until you know the old one is shagged. Should measure 13 to 13.5 volts charged up

[Tmation]

Where are you located?


I have a brand new motobatt that size, purchased in error (well sent to me in error) I have a 1000 and it needs the 14 not 12.


If you are anywhere near Liverpool you can have it for £25, which is less that half price, saw similar size in Halfords for £99 


Kev

[celticdog]

+1 for motobatt    never had a problem with it charges up easy if you've ever left the parking lights on by mistake.

[bludclot]

Halfords are full retail prices. Many auto factors stock bike batteries and are loads cheaper, as is on-line. Halfords wins on Saturday afternoons and Sundays only in my world, and even then only if really really urgent.

[darrsi]

At least charge it up first to see if it works okay, it might be absolutely fine.

[fazersharp]

Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.

[darrsi]

Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.

There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.

[fazersharp]

Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.

There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.

Yes agreed - dead and flat are two different things but people use both to describe the same thing.

[Grahamm]

There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.

But a dead one can also *appear* to be good, because even if it has a dead cell, it can still read full volts.

The only way to check is to put a drop-tester on it to see if it's actually holding the charge.

Even new battteries can turn out to have a duff cell