New Battery?

[Napahkiin]

Battery is dead on my 1980 XS1100 (She just sits for the most part) and I just wanted to know where to look. Would love to just pick up an everstart but not sure if that would even work

[SteveO]

Hi Napahkiin .... I just bought a battery for my 79' XS11 at Advance Auto Parts. They have the exact battery for the bike. It works fine!

[red bandit]

I buy all my batteries from Parts Plus. Tractor, backhoe, 4 wheeler, 11, lawnmower, car, truck. It's the closest auto parts.

[LAB3]

You can usually get batteries cheaper online but warranty claims are another story, pay a little more and stick with a chain store where they'll honor your warranty!

[Radioguylogs]

I was satisfied with Everstart. However, now I use AGM exclusively. I like the price and fast delivery of the Sigma Tek batteries from www.batterysharks.com

[Rasputin]

Get yourself a AGM battery and you will never regret it. I have 3 here and one is 14 yrs old and still working great. Just have to charge them fully at least once a year

[LenB]

Amen to AGM batteries. Won't use any other. Had regular acid-bath unit just DIE. Wasn't that old. As my 80G has no kick-starter option, was LOADS of fun pushing fully loaded bike down the street and coordinating Spiderman acrobatics with popping the clutch in second. Fortunately warm enough to start fairly easily. I just run a connector from the terminals to just under the left side cover so I can plug it into my maintenance charger as I think it needs a higher charge rate than a regular battery - not a problem/need with regular use. Check out: https://batteryclerk.ca/products/yam...tery-1978-1981 They'll ship anywhere for a premium. (don't forget prices are in CDN$)

[tplank]

YTX24HL-BS, YTX24HL (techbatterysolutions.com)

[oldyam80sg]

AutoZone is where I buy mine for my XS and ZRX.

[cajun31]

I have been using these batteries. Price is ok and they are agm with plenty of cca's. Xtreme 24HL-BS 12V 350CCA AGM Powersport Battery - CYLA24HLBSXTA at Batteries Plus. I also use these from Nothern tool. BatteryMINDer Plus Battery Charger/Trickle Charger/Desulfator — 12 Volt, 1 Amp, Model# 12117TC | Northern Tool. They have a maintennce mode that desulphates the battery. Before making these changes the wet cell batteries with the normal battery chargers would result in losing batteries about every 2 and 1/2 years. So far this combination has resulted in not having to buy a new battery. Been about 4 years so far.

[Radioguylogs]

I use the same BatterMINDer trickle chargers from Northern tool. Occasionally they go on sale for ~$29.99 instead of the ~$49.99 list price.

I used to use the Harbor Freight trickle chargers, but some of them boiled the electrolyte out of the batteries. I measured the charging voltages (after they fully charged a battery), and the voltages were all over the map. For a while, I labeled the voltages on each one and only used the lower voltages....then I just bought the BatteryMINDers to replace them all.

[cajun31]

I use the same BatterMINDer trickle chargers from Northern tool. Occasionally they go on sale for ~$29.99 instead of the ~$49.99 list price.

I used to use the Harbor Freight trickle chargers, but some of them boiled the electrolyte out of the batteries. I measured the charging voltages (after they fully charged a battery), and the voltages were all over the map. For a while, I labeled the voltages on each one and only used the lower voltages....then I just bought the BatteryMINDers to replace them all.

They have the battery minders marked down to 19.99 as of the date of this post. I have plenty now so don't need to buy another one.

[Radioguylogs]

Since I went to AGM batteries, I don't use the trickle chargers that much.

[cajun31]

Since I went to AGM batteries, I don't use the trickle chargers that much.

Not a good idea. The AGM's can sulfate too. I have also read that although an AGM battery does hold it's charge longer then a wet cell or flooded battery they are also much harder to charge if and when they get below a certain charge state. Most modern charges will see the battery as bad and essentially refuse to charge. Of course that could be true of any battery but it is much better for the battery to keep a trickle charger on them when not in use. With the new chargers with the maintenance cycles that they go into once fully charged it only makes since to leave the on and connected.

[DiverRay]

My AGM I just fully charge before putting the bike up for winter, and about two months in give it a charge. I then charge again after two months, and one last time before riding in the spring. It's usually between 10 and 11 volts, so no problems.