Yuasa YT12B-BS battery consensus?

[gethyn]

Hi.


After a month of trawling the internet I found an affordable fazer. Well i went to pick it up yesterday and I've already got a smooth bump start technique. It's always good to acquire new skills but it's not what I had in mind! Anyway, the battery is dodo dead.


I've done a bit of research and it looks like the Yuasa YT12B-BS is the best option. Before I go and buy it (it won't be for a couple of weeks as we (the mrs and I) rinsed out the bank accounts to buy the bike and pay the insurance) I want to hear your voices. I've seen someone recommend this battery on this forum, but I wanted to get a broader consensus. So what do you think? Is it a decent product?


Cheers, I always appreciate forum help

[packie]

Hi.


After a month of trawling the internet I found an affordable fazer. Well i went to pick it up yesterday and I've already got a smooth bump start technique. It's always good to acquire new skills but it's not what I had in mind! Anyway, the battery is dodo dead.


I've done a bit of research and it looks like the Yuasa YT12B-BS is the best option. Before I go and buy it (it won't be for a couple of weeks as we (the mrs and I) rinsed out the bank accounts to buy the bike and pay the insurance) I want to hear your voices. I've seen someone recommend this battery on this forum, but I wanted to get a broader consensus. So what do you think? Is it a decent product?


Cheers, I always appreciate forum help

You can't go wrong with a Yuasa. Good brand and have been around for years. You probably could pick a slightly cheaper and "just as good" battery.....but I'd rather stick with something tried and tested over the years.

Just make sure that if you are not using your bike (over winter), that you give it regular charging. Batteries need looking after too like the rest of your bike, and they will lose their charge even standing idle to a point of no return even if it's brand new. You could be wondering why your brand new battery has tested kaput after leaving it lying idle for 6 months or so.

So get it and rock on!! Keep it regularly topped up and it should be fine for years. It's just a pity that you have ran out of greenbacks so you can't enjoy your bike straightaway.

[DryRob]

I got this a month or so back, is doing the job for me

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS-600-Fazer-2001-CT12B-4-CT12B-BS-Motobatt-Motorcycle-Battery-Upgrade-/271048375789?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f1bbdfded

[His Dudeness]

I've got lead acid and sealed Yuasa's for a few different bikes and they've always been top quality

[gethyn]

Hi.


After a month of trawling the internet I found an affordable fazer. Well i went to pick it up yesterday and I've already got a smooth bump start technique. It's always good to acquire new skills but it's not what I had in mind! Anyway, the battery is dodo dead.


I've done a bit of research and it looks like the Yuasa YT12B-BS is the best option. Before I go and buy it (it won't be for a couple of weeks as we (the mrs and I) rinsed out the bank accounts to buy the bike and pay the insurance) I want to hear your voices. I've seen someone recommend this battery on this forum, but I wanted to get a broader consensus. So what do you think? Is it a decent product?


Cheers, I always appreciate forum help

So get it and rock on!! Keep it regularly topped up and it should be fine for years. It's just a pity that you have ran out of greenbacks so you can't enjoy your bike straightaway.

thanks guys, i'll buy with confidence after receiving your advice. and, yeah, it's a bummer to be skint now but i guess i'll just keep bumping it to get it going and fill its tank before i fill my own. i'm just buzzing to be riding again after 4 years. the excitement made me feel confident and happy i just totally blitzed a job interview and got offered it on the spot so hopefully i won't be skint too much longer!!

[Lez72]

You can't go far wrong with a Yuasa but as stated above, keep it topped up with charge and it will serve you for years to come.
 
Well done on getting a new job too 
 
Regards, Lez

[Anarch]

Yuasa should definitely give you a piece of mind - one tip for the winter get yourself an Optimate. I've made an mistake of getting some cheaper replacement - and it destroyed my battery.

I remember that I've run Yuasa completely empty (forgot to disconnect something from the lighter socket) - thinking that I've killed my battery I've ordered a new one. But I got the Optimate, and hooked up the old one - and its the 3rd year I've been running on that battery with no problems at all.

[Motorbreath]

LiFePO4 batteries for me. I have two made for paintball guns that wired in parallel. Final weight: 650 grams.

[gethyn]

Yuasa should definitely give you a piece of mind - one tip for the winter get yourself an Optimate.

will do!