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I checked my records...actually have had the battery in the bike for 4 years (the other bike has same brand for 2 years now); however, I wont be buying batteries from mom/pop shop again....After pulling the battery, I decided to check the manufacturer date on the battery...102011.....the mom/pop shop are my weekend neighbors out here in the country (they own a camp down the hill from me) so I didnt think to look at the date when I bought it....in 2017, they sold me an almost 6 year old new battery...so actually an almost 10 year old battery lasting 4 in use years isnt too bad....I guess I will only be buying my tires from the mom/pop shop from now on....They dont carry either bike's tire sizes and have to order them from whichever manufacturer I decide to buy at the time.......I am going to pull the battery out of the other bike and check the built date on that one....I've consistently gotten around 8 years life from Yuasa/Motocross brand batteries, so I'm staying with them.
Bought the wife a used Honda scooter that the previous owner had put a BikeMaster battery in (same size battery as in the NC). Early on in our ownership the battery just fell flat after stopping for lunch on a ride one day. Wouldn't even start the scooter. Junk. Never again.