Everyone prattles on about "what battery"

ELIMINATOR

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• Mar 23, 2007

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http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/Motorcycle_Battery_Selector.html

Read this, then look at the reviews, seems good to me. I think that the cheaper battery is the same as the dearer brand, just a different label?

 

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• Mar 23, 2007

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My missus swears by Duracell

 

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• Mar 23, 2007

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Problem is that they're not sealed-for-life batteries.

It'd be a real hassle to have to remove the tank once a month to top-up the acid.

 

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• Mar 23, 2007

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got a 21ah gel battery from german ebay fo £35 delivered just had to slightly largen the holes on the terminals.

 

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• Mar 26, 2007

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Long battery

Hi, I bought one of those batteries from Germany a really good bit of kit from one of the worlds largest battery manufacturers, worked out at 42 quid with postage its a 22Ah gel battery and this ebay no. will take you to it. 120101934439.