Motobatt Failures?

[His Dudeness]

What a load of bollox

If it's outside the warranty why would they replace it? If you leave any brand bike battery sitting around for long periods especially in cold weather it'll die or if it doesn't totally die it'll be damaged. I don't see it as a moto battery failure.

[joebloggs]

Deep discharge kills batteries.

My alarm on my Eunos killed an expensive one when I parked it up for winter and neglected it, the replacement was the cheapest I could find and has lasted me two years without any issues so far but the car is used daily

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&...jh0pHZxOug

[darrsi]

What a load of bollox

Gotta agree with you, a good looked after/used regularly charged battery will last a lot longer than that.
May not be brilliant, but a good brand will still work fine.


Mobile phone batteries only have a supposed 2 years lifespan, but I bet you don't change it that often?

[dickturpin]

Now don't get me wrong, I fully understand when an article is out of warranty its tough poo and no goodwill is expected but by bringing this failure to the manufacturers attention there is an opportunity for perhaps a kindly offer or contribution. This is the subsequent comment. I leave it to you to decide whether or not you would buy Motobatt in the future....

Motobatt gives an industry leading 24 month warranty on its lead acid batteries.
In reality if a battery is faulty it faults almost right away, but we build extra capacity into our batteries over and above genuine which gives more amp hour capacity for heavy cycling.
A battery is a chemical accumulator and all kinds of things can go on inside of it over a three year period which in theory could shorten it's life.
No manufacturer can warranty that.
Forums can be a curse there is a lot of misinformation out there about batteries, and in particular in motorcycles and the people that use them.
Batteries are just like tyres, they wear out.


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[darrsi]

Please don't shoot the messenger, but they are actually right in what they're trying to say, although that does admittedly sound a bit of a blunt reply to be honest, but also straight to the point as in not bullshitting you at all.
As was told to me at work, most companies generally only give one years warranty, so the fact MotoBatt gives two years is above the norm anyway, and you've had yours even longer than that.
You've obviously been very unlucky with this particular one, but i genuinely wouldn't let that put you off them, as i do believe they are a decent brand, and you are the first person i've ever heard of to have any issues at all from them.
We get all sorts of electrical items at work that can fail from new, but then we also deal with hundreds of items, rather than just the one off in a blue moon.
It could've gone wrong for any number of reasons, and you'll probably never know which one, but as i've said before "shit happens" so just time to look for a replacement battery i s'pose and pass it off as just being unlucky.  :\

[dickturpin]

I do agree with you darrsi...just giving others the benefit of my experience so they can make an informed decision.

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[JD-LincsUK]

I am having issues with mine - but I have contacted Wemoto, who I purchased it from, and they told me the warranty is only one year. I queried that and they checked and confirmed it is definitely one year.

So, if like me you found this thread looking for info and thinking you could still claim on the warranty - it ain't 2 years any more!

Mine is two weeks shy of two years old

Mind you, if it's not holding charge after just two years, why shouldn't I buy a cheapo and just buy a neew one every year or so? £80 should get me more than 2 years' worth.

Edit - yup, just looky here:

http://www.whitespowersports.com/Warrant...t-Warranty

[locksmith]

18 months from wholesale sale. So if your dealer has had it in stock for say 7 months then you only get 11 months warranty!