2step
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« on: November 24, 2009, 09:07:12 AM » |
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Well I bought my Valk Feb. '98 and today the orginal battery died, never on a charger or tender, I wonder what I should replace it with?
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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2009, 09:46:20 AM » |
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Another battery?  |
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Willow
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2009, 09:54:06 AM » |
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Another battery?
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 10:04:44 AM » |
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Another battery? I spewed my coffee halfway across the room. |
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Steve K (IA)
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2009, 11:40:07 AM » |
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How about another Yuasa battery? That's what Honda put in there, and most of us got many years out of the original.  I tried the batteries that Walmart sells....put one in both Valks. One lasted just past a year and the other didn't make it that long.  Only reason I went that route was because of them being recommended here. I didn't have as good of luck as other members have reported. When Walmart gets $76 for an EverStart, and a bike shop get $95 for a Yuasa.....and your luck is like mine, there was no savings. |
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valkmc
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2009, 12:19:58 PM » |
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I never got that long on a battery, I have a 98 I bought in July of 98 and I am on my 3rd battery. Until now I didn't think that was to bad. I live in florida so the bike is rode year round and I do not use a battery tender.
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2009, 12:27:23 PM » |
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Call me wasteful. But I replace mine every 36 - 42 months.
If it experiences an internal short there's no amount of jumping or bump starting to get you home. I've been witness to this. It does happen.
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mikeb
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2009, 02:38:50 PM » |
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sorry for your bad luck i think you better just sell me that bad bike my 16 year old need a starter bike!
ok that was fun.. look at the a.g.m. batterys they last for years too..
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Tundra
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2009, 02:46:17 PM » |
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Seven years out of my stock Yuasa, no tender or charger ever touched it. I was impressed.  You can buy less expensive batteries  ( but why?) I Unless your stuck on Sunday and really need a battery |
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fudgie
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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2009, 03:56:13 PM » |
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Call me wasteful. But I replace mine every 36 - 42 months.
If it experiences an internal short there's no amount of jumping or bump starting to get you home. I've been witness to this. It does happen.
+1 Mine died on me once and had to be jumped. I replaced mine last year cause it was 4-5 yrs old. Nothing wrong with it. I travel alot in the summer and don't want to be stranded! 3rd battery on my 98 with 58,000 miles on her. |
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« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2009, 04:31:21 PM » |
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Another battery?
You must be an engineer. Nah, he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.  Just replaced the stock one in my 01 IS with a Yusa. Was a block from the local Interstate battery distributor when mine died. Got jump started, left it running, bought the new one and got it home on a completely dead battery. However, while riding home, some lame brain tried cutting me off, I let the air horn rip which took all my juice, caused the bike to stall momemtarily then backfired. The look on her face was priceless. I guess she thought I was shooting at her. She didn't get close to me the rest of the way up the highway. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2009, 04:48:05 PM » |
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I replaced my orginal battery (also a 98) a few years back with another Yuasa. I put the old battery on the side would give it a charge 1 or 2 times a year. Last winter my 10 year old battery in my tractor died so I put the old Valk battery in the tractor and it's still working. Now I hope it starts this winter when I need to snowblow. When it dies I'll buy a new battery for the valk and put the old one in the tractor.
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« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2009, 05:01:22 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2009, 04:33:47 AM » |
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Yuasa seems to be very reliable for a relatively dinky ass, permanently sealed battery that has to crank 1500 cc's. Can't see any reason to change.
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« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2009, 05:38:49 AM » |
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I got 7 years out of my original Yuasa and replaced it while it was still good. My sons Valks both got 10 years out of theirs.
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