New battery amp hour question . . . . . 1150

[luke scott]

Battery in the bike is eleven years old (2004 1150 Adventure) and as it's heading over to Spain it's time for a new one. I'm looking at Motobatt or Odyssey. I can buy the Odyssey at a "discount" from a customer, but have been told that both the 16 ah and the 19 ah battery are suitable. So can I use the 16 a/h one or is it necessary to go for 19a/h ? Thanks.

 

[Smug]

Bigger the better for the sake of a few quid.

 

[Fanum]

19 was standard GS OEM, and I think the GSA gel one was 21ah

Definitely get the highest capacity one you can.......The Motobatt is significantly cheaper than the Oddysey, and better IMO, plus it has the clever two pole per side system which can make wiring accessories a lot less of a faff.

For an 1150 GSA (or GS vanilla) the one you want is the MB51814, which is actually 22ah.

They come fully charged and ready to go

I don't know how much of a premium you'll pay to get it posted to you Luke, but on eBay you can get new ones from 70 quid

 

[luke scott]

Thanks guys. Unless the Odyssey is really cheap I'll take the MB from my mechanic. The ebay one is £83 iincluding postage, this is €113 euro and my mechanic is only a few euro more.

 

[beemer pimp]

Hi Luke. Where in Dublin are you ? I got motobat battery for RT from cityspares for €95 it's same battery ..

 

[luke scott]

Hi Luke. Where in Dublin are you ? I got motobat battery for RT from cityspares for €95 it's same battery ..

I'm in D.13 (Sutton) are you saying that you bought one or have one for sale ?

 

[Madmountainman]

19 was standard GS OEM, and I think the GSA gel one was 21ah

Definitely get the highest capacity one you can.......The Motobatt is significantly cheaper than the Oddysey, and better IMO, plus it has the clever two pole per side system which can make wiring accessories a lot less of a faff.

For an 1150 GSA (or GS vanilla) the one you want is the MB51814, which is actually 22ah.

They come fully charged and ready to go

I don't know how much of a premium you'll pay to get it posted to you Luke, but on eBay you can get new ones from 70 quid

Nice one Bill, info now bookmarked for future reference.

 

[beemer pimp]

I'm in D.13 (Sutton) are you saying that you bought one or have one for sale ?

No I bought one for my RT , you can order from them.
Val

 

[Pekkavee]

Motobatt seems to be an AGM battery. Absorbed Glas Matt
AGM is much better than a gel battery.
BMW used to have gel batteries some years ago as original but they had many problems with them. Now they have AGM batteries.

Pekka

 

[Sunny Jim]

Some good info on there - my Odyssey is now 6+yrs old and seems to 'drag' every now and then so it might be MB next time

 

[luke scott]

It looks like Motobatt for me then. Thanks for all the comments.

 

[Deleted account 220427001]

hello luke I have a 21 amp hr battery on my r1150rt and my gs from, all batteries .com bigger the amp hr the better

 

[G.C.]

19 was standard GS OEM, and I think the GSA gel one was 21ah

Definitely get the highest capacity one you can.......The Motobatt is significantly cheaper than the Oddysey, and better IMO, plus it has the clever two pole per side system which can make wiring accessories a lot less of a faff.

For an 1150 GSA (or GS vanilla) the one you want is the MB51814, which is actually 22ah.

They come fully charged and ready to go

I don't know how much of a premium you'll pay to get it posted to you Luke, but on eBay you can get new ones from 70 quid

Followed the link and ordered from "Motorcycle Parts Warehouse" expected delivery was Wednesday 6/05/15. Attempted to contact vendor by e-mail, it bounced and their phone number is "not known". !
Anyone successfully ordered from this company, my heckles are up.

 

[Fanum]

Followed the link and ordered from "Motorcycle Parts Warehouse" expected delivery was Wednesday 6/05/15. Attempted to contact vendor by e-mail, it bounced and their phone number is "not known". !
Anyone successfully ordered from this company, my heckles are up.

Never used them, but their contact details come up as


Motorcycle Parts Warehouse
71 – 75 Beaconsfield Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4QJ
United Kingdom
+44(0) 1273 509063
+44(0) 1273 550821


And according to their website, they're open from 10 until 5.30 Saturday.



Sorry, that was just the first link I found for the battery, hope it's sorted out

 

[G.C.]

Nothing for you to be sorry about Bill.
They appear to have good feedback from a lot of customers. Could be it'll arrive tomorrow
Ill update this thread when I get it resolved, one way or t`other
Bike still needs a new battery though

 

[G.C.]

They responded to the e-bay dispute that I raised and offered to refund. Paypal have confirmed that the money has been paid.