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xman
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« on: November 27, 2016, 04:30:25 PM »
Anyone try the Lithium motorcycle battery?
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gordonv
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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2016, 04:57:55 PM »
Yes, bought for my GW GL1500. Short answer, not worth it. Buy an inexpensive lead acid, and a volt meter for the bike to monitor the charger.

Found my post.

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,76053.0.html
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2016, 04:29:27 AM »

I like mine, super light weight, half the size of the normal battery...

-Mike
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cookiedough
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2016, 06:39:02 AM »
hard to beat the old YUASA for like 70 bucks or so on amazon.com.

I get 5-6 years out of them taking them out of cycle, etc. during cold WI winters leaving in basemnt on 1.0 amp charger 1-2 times for 3-4 hour charges is all have worked just fine.    ONLY batteries I have had issues lasting more than 3 years was a Batteries Plus ATV battery was junk after 2 seasons and one Walmart battery brand many years ago. 
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Gideon
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2016, 06:39:22 AM »
When I replaced my battery I went with a Duracell Ultra- Duragm-14 (Sealed & Maintenance Free) from Battery Plus. It has higher cranking amps than stock YUSA ( YTX14-BS) battery. It cost less than what the Honda Dealer wanted for the YUSA.
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98valk
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2016, 08:39:55 AM »
I have recently been researching them.
best one for Valkyrie is the BikeMaster DLFP-16-BS Lithium Ion Batteries.
higher amp hrs and CCA than the one actually listed for the valk. same size and price.
only better ones are over $200.

best AGM would be Motorcross https://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/YTX14H-BS.html
actually made by Yuasa. can be found lower $ than this site.

Or any AGM made by Deka. My walmart is a Deka, in Aug it was 8 yrs old and still going strong.
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2016, 03:34:26 PM »
I noticed that 3 of the nearby Walmarts no longer carry a battery to fit my Valk.  I need one for my Interstate so I just got it from Jake Wilson.

I once got 9 years from a Yuasa in my '98 Tourer.  Can't complain about that!  Lately they don't last as long, probably because I now have 4 bikes and they tend to sit longer.
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