New battery

[b1k3rdude]

• Heard back from my battery mad friend, he wasn't 100% sure about lithium batteries.
  
• But he did say that they should not be overcharged or left to go flat.
  
• He also said that the bike will not check what voltage the battery is at so will just charge while you ride it until you stop.
  
• So sounds like the possibility to overcharge will always be present...
  

• If the battery were a normal Lithium-Polymer (LiPo) like you get in phones, I would be 100% against. But its a different type Lithium iron Phosphate (LiFePho4) so I still think more online research and talking to reputable companies based in the UK maybe usefull.
  
• Yup,  as I read from the link I posted above.
  
• Yer, thats the biggest issue - hence my suggestion of finding a way to interface between the old skewl charging system on the bike and the battery with an intelligent one - assuming that can be done.
  
• yes and no, a lot of this LiFePo4 batteries have over-current and over-voltage protection built it (see here), we just need more information.
  

Regarding the portability of such batteries in a motorcycle, the battery in the above link see - (IEC 6213 & UN 38), how ever these are not British or European certifications.

Moving on, did a search on youtupe for come LiPo to LiFePho4 comparisons -

- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...ithium+ion