An other year !

[transalper44]

An other year, an other battery ! 2012 1200GS battery recommendation, preferably one that lasts longer an a year ! Those who have fixed Lithium, what's been you experience as proposed to normal batteries ? Are they worth the extra cost or is it just cheaper, to replace them once a year with a regular one ?

 

[Tractors are go]

I found that "normal" batteries lasted about 3 weeks longer than the warranty.

I went down the lithium route and it's still going fine 3 years later.

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[Slipperyeel]

The OEM battery lasted 7 yrs on my 2011. Fitted a lithium 2yrs ago and it's been working perfectly ever since. Niko idea if it'll do 7hrs, but it seems to give a proper punch when it starts up, hot or cold. Starts first time every time.



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[TLSgazza]

My odyssee has been on my bike since before July 2008.
I've just pulled my bike out this weekend for the first time since last November. It's not been on a trickle charger at all ever. I plugged a normal charger onto it for just 30 mins just to give it a boost and it fired the bike straight up. (I don't have the alarm self arming so it's not been draining the battery, I guess it would be different if I had something putting a drain on it)
Had a motobatt on my TL for a number of years.

 

[transalper44]

Thanks guys, mine been rested for the winter months on a trickle change but when starting it this week, would hardly turnover, had to use a pocket jumpstart. Which make of Lithium did you use and were there any problems fitting it regards size ?

 

[transalper44]

If I go down the lithium route, is it just a straight swop or there anything do I need to do before firing it up ?

 

[Slipperyeel]

If I go down the lithium route, is it just a straight swop or there anything do I need to do before firing it up ?

It's a straight swap

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[Slipperyeel]

Thanks guys, mine been rested for the winter months on a trickle change but when starting it this week, would hardly turnover, had to use a pocket jumpstart. Which make of Lithium did you use and were there any problems fitting it regards size ?

Size might be an issue. Mine was much smaller in two dimensions, one dim was a good match (the width).

I packed it the empty spaces with some 25mm neoprene I had

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[transalper44]

Thank you, so which manufacture did you use. Size in this case doesn't matter as long as it going fit in, as you said, it can be packed.

 

[Santa-2512]

There is a brand spankers Oddysey battery for sale at the mo in the sales and wants

 

[transalper44]

Thanks Danta, to late it's sold. The search is on .

 

[Santa-2512]

Thanks Danta, to late it's sold. The search is on .

ive just checked it's still for sale,

Only drawback is it's collection only

 

[transalper44]

Ah yes, found it but too far away, thanks anyway.

 

[botus]

The OEM battery lasted 7 yrs on my 2011.

was it a honda?

both my BMW ones died under 5 years, the replacement odyssey was dead at 4.5 (but came back to life when topped up and is still going 14 month on), the KTM is dead at 2 years 2 months !!! and the new yuasa one on the Suzuki died and I hadn't even ridden it... it was just in the garage and got upset in 2 years