Pjcliffo Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Does anyone know what type of battery comes with the bike, lead acid or agm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 28, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 28, 2017 44 minutes ago, Pjcliffo said: Does anyone know what type of battery comes with the bike, lead acid or agm? Hi Peter. Its both!, maintenance free lead acid AGM battery, Yuasa YTZ12S. They are a top quality battery, just need to be on a battery charger/maintainer if you're not riding regularly. Cheers. Grum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted June 28, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 28, 2017 Disagree. Agree with putting it on charge if your not using it, but allow to charge then disconnect. Don't leave the charger on all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer thtanner Posted June 28, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'm with fink, charge overnight once every few weeks. That's what I do with my 98 and it's been happy a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 28, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 28, 2017 10 hours ago, fink said: Disagree. Agree with putting it on charge if your not using it, but allow to charge then disconnect. Don't leave the charger on all the time. Hi Fink and Thtanner. Some clarification - I did mention "charger/maintainer" which is the same as a modern Smart Charger. These have a charge mode then switch over to a Float or Maintain mode. These types of smart chargers can be safely left on indefinitely keeping the battery healthy during long periods of bike inactivity. Have a good look at the Yuasa web site there's lots of info regards charging and maintaining an AGM and conventional battery. Regards. Grum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjcliffo Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Thanks guys, I have a new protecta ic700 smart battery charger. You select battery type and amps, so agm and 1 or 2 amps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 29, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Pjcliffo said: Thanks guys, I have a new protecta ic700 smart battery charger. You select battery type and amps, so agm and 1 or 2 amps? Yuasa recommend not to exceed 3amps for a motorcycle battery.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RC36Rider Posted June 29, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 29, 2017 5 hours ago, Pjcliffo said: You select battery type and amps, so agm and 1 or 2 amps? I'd go with 1 A. Not that 2 A is going to ruin your battery in short order but slow charge is best, AFAIK. I think my battery tender puts out 0.8 A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted June 29, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 29, 2017 8 hours ago, Pjcliffo said: Thanks guys, I have a new protecta ic700 smart battery charger. You select battery type and amps, so agm and 1 or 2 amps? I would say go with what the instructions say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted June 30, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 30, 2017 Yes, 1A will be fine, unless you're in a hurry... Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjcliffo Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Thanks for the help guys. Went with 1 amp and agm and all charged up and running fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsparky Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 So, was my cyclegear guy misled? He told me that the ABS models are have smaller more expensive batteries. The yuasa model is the $200 that he quoted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer thtanner Posted July 4, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Rsparky said: So, was my cyclegear guy misled? He told me that the ABS models are have smaller more expensive batteries. The yuasa model is the $200 that he quoted me. Pretty confident they're the exact same battery between ABS and non... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsparky Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 that's what i thought. his reasoning was that the abs module took up room in the battery tray. if i find out otherwise, i'll let you know lol. i've had a couple more turnovers than usual on morning starts, but the battery rests at 12.9. keeping the charger in the trunk, and i'll push her till she leaves me stranded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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