My Battery is toast

[kflyboy]

battery

$70 sounds like a good buy. What model battery is it and how many CCA.

Dont remember the specs, but it is noticably heavier, sealed and maint. free. Fired the bike right up at 10 deg. when the Siberian Express cold front came through Colorado last month after sitting in the carport for a week. I was impressed. Oreilly should be able to get those specs. for you. BTW the temps got to -20 for a few nights. THAT IS COLD!!!!!

[madmax-im]

with all the attn on my XS11...I have virtually ignored the battery in my ST1100...so now that i have the new float charger i decided to get into the ST and pulled out the battery for the very first time...I've only had this bike 4 yrs and never have i put a charge on it...I never even knew if it was a sealed battery or not...Well i go to check its voltage and as it was sitiing it showed 12.7 volts...I put the tender on and within a few mins. the green light was blinking and the charger was in maintainence mode. This battery is Made by YUASA (USA) and it looks to be the original battery which would make it 13 yrs old!!!

[kflyboy]

O'reilly Auto battery specs

Found info on the battery I bought on 9-2012. It is a Super Start-PowerSport AGM maint. free. model GTX18LFAJ 340 cca. Out the door for $76 and change with core exchange. It replaced the lead acid battery from Advance Auto. Hope this helps in the search for a local supplier. Fires the bike right up at 20-25 deg. That was a chilly ride to work. Have a Happy New Year guys!!

[MPittma100]

Found info on the battery I bought on 9-2012. It is a Super Start-PowerSport AGM maint. free. model GTX18LFAJ 340 cca. Out the door for $76 and change with core exchange. It replaced the lead acid battery from Advance Auto. Hope this helps in the search for a local supplier. Fires the bike right up at 20-25 deg. That was a chilly ride to work. Have a Happy New Year guys!!

I looked up that model number on O'Reilly Auto Parts website but it did not show up?

Mike

[TopCatGr58]

Hey BNE,

Not so fast there!!! You've only had the bike 4 years, and as I've read on the ST forum, the YUASA OEM style battery is/was available as a replacement, and I would assume that many of the ST owners would have sought the YUASA as a replacement, especially back then when the AGM/maintenance free types were not as common or reliable.

SO....at best, it was replaced once, perhaps around 7 or so years old, which would then make this one ~6 years old. OR it could even have been replaced twice?? You would need to contact the PO and inquire as to the battery history to be sure.

T.C.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Mike,

They must have changed their part #s from almost 2 years ago, here's a link to the one I found that comes closest to the one above, the ETX18L and the price has gone up a bit also!

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SSBM/ETX18L/N0058.oap?ck=Search_motorcycle+-+atv+-+pwc+batteries_-1_4310&keyword=motorcycle+-+atv+-+pwc+batteries

T.C.

[motoman]

Hey BNE,

Not so fast there!!! You've only had the bike 4 years, and as I've read on the ST forum, the YUASA OEM style battery is/was available as a replacement, and I would assume that many of the ST owners would have sought the YUASA as a replacement, especially back then when the AGM/maintenance free types were not as common or reliable.

SO....at best, it was replaced once, perhaps around 7 or so years old, which would then make this one ~6 years old. OR it could even have been replaced twice?? You would need to contact the PO and inquire as to the battery history to be sure.

T.C.

.......maybe, the Exide in my STeed just hit 9yrs. and been on a charger once resulting from error made by the nut holding the bars.

[jetmechmarty]

The Mike's XS AGM battery in my XS650 has just given up. It lasted 9 years! I find it hard to believe myself!

[madmax-im]

I still have contact with the previous ST owner so I decided to ask him about the Yuasa. He told me its in my stack of receipts and the log book he metciculously kept . Battery was replaced in May 2005 so its 8 yrs old...still going strong too...Thats my kind of battery... and its small too...abt 2/3rds the size of the batteries we use in the XS/XJ11s'...

[motoman]

I still have contact with the previous ST owner so I decided to ask him about the Yuasa. He told me its in my stack of receipts and the log book he metciculously kept . Battery was replaced in May 2005 so its 8 yrs old...still going strong too...Thats my kind of battery... and its small too...abt 2/3rds the size of the batteries we use in the XS/XJ11s'...

Hi Ben,
Since lead-acid wet cell batteries like to be used, not 'shelved', IMO the factory digital clock on the ST has helped extend its battery life.

[madmax-im]

what amazes me about the Yuasa is that not only is it 8 yrs old but it had the exact same voltage as the new Deka i just put into the Yamaha...12.7 volts out of the box and qucikly charged up to 13.45 volts...

[TopCatGr58]

More updates.

Hey again,

Okay, first a few photos of the ~4 y/o battery after multiple attempts as reviving!

First shows some 12.5 volts. Second shows the LOAD TEST!



Now for the NEW BATTERY....it's not made in CHINA, but in Vietnam!


And first showing the voltage right out of the box.


And then the LOAD TEST, the bottom of the green scale is for the ~300 CCA range, vs. 400 and 500 above that. It's still in the green after some 5 or so seconds, and the voltage at ~11.00.


After this I put it on the pulse charger, and it ran overnight, but was blinking ready the next morning. And measured at ~13.5 volts. I haven't put it in the bike YET....as you all know the Arctic blast is even reaching to Virginia.
And I have another project I have to do first on Swmbo's car...replace the AC compressor that's sitting on my bench!

T.C.

[CaptonZap]

Well, I guess that answers that.
Thanks for sharing,

CZ

[hamjam]

Hey BNE my battery is plastic not toast and it works maybe you should switch to whole grain or maybe pumpernickel .
really bored
Jim

[madmax-im]

Hey BNE my battery is plastic not toast and it works maybe you should switch to whole grain or maybe pumpernickel .
really bored
Jim

DOH!
BTW I suspected my old battery charger caused the main fuse to blow on my bike...just measured the voltage coming out of the charger and I see 6.6 volts AC...that aint right??? The battery charger was damaged when it got a little crushed in my garage a few yrs ago but it still worked fine...brother says there should only be DC voltage...IDK