Help required - Its a battery thing, quite urgent

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PatchGS1150

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I need to buy a battery for my 2001 1150 today! Would like to get a OEM gel type.

What size, power should I be asking for? Is it a standard motorcycle battery?

If any of you could help me with where I can buy one from (off the shelf), in or around Worcester I would appreciate it....

Reason for urgency, I'm on my first off-road trip tomorrow morning and don't want to miss it, nor, end up stranded in deepest Wales!

Thanks GS'ers:thumb2

Phil
 
Can't help with where to buy one locally, but it's the fourth one down on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/6x2fc8

"BMW Gel battery original equipment 19amp/hr (R850/R1100/1150R/GS/RT/RS/S/C)"

If you're riding in company on your trip take some jump leads ;)
 
PatchGS1150 said:
Thanks for that spec Matt - If only they were located in Worcester/Cheltenham area!!:)
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If you've a BMW dealer near you, they'll probably have one in stock (although I'm not sure what the prices will be like....)
 
hi phil my battery went last winter i got one from tj auto electrics in evesham he got me a bosch lead acid battery the same day i think it was around £40.00 give tim a call and tell moose said to give him a call
 
mad moose said:
hi phil my battery went last winter i got one from tj auto electrics in evesham he got me a bosch lead acid battery the same day i think it was around £40.00 give tim a call and tell moose said to give him a call
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From what I've heard conventional wet cell batteries aren't really up to the job (on ABS bikes anyway). They haven't got the capacity to start the bike and maintain enough voltage for the ABS initialisation. You might get away with it while it's brand new, but as soon as it loses some capacity......

I'm just about to junk the pretty new wet cell batt that my bike came with - even on a maintenance charger, it will rarely initialise the ABS from a cold start.
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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