Anyone seen any good deals or best prices on a replacement battery for our bike? It's finally time after almost 5 years to replace the battery. Wondering if anyone else has been looking and found a good price?
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Anyone seen any good deals or best prices on a replacement battery for our bike? It's finally time after almost 5 years to replace the battery. Wondering if anyone else has been looking and found a good price?
A simple dumb trickle charger without monitoring to stop the charging, will overcharge a battery causing gassing i.e. it will dry the electrolyte killing the battery. I recommend only descent smart chargers / battery maintainers (like Optimate or ctek) because they automate the process and keep the battery fully charged (this is what a lead acid need to avoid sulfation) without any damage.
It’s always a good idea to check the health of the charging system (with a battery in good condition). You shouldn’t avoid it...
I can’t tell anything about you without any measurements. 20’ & 10 Km are not enough to fully charge a battery, you’ve to double it, but it should have enough charge to start the bike (unless you forgot lights on or it was cold enough). Most probably it was the battery. It needs some time to recover between engine startings...
Caution about Gel battery, it will require a different charger and charging cycle compared to Acid-Water cells.
I don't think the weight saving is any reason to buy a Gel-Cell.