I've used Shorai batteries on my last two bikes and have had no problem. A little more cost, but lighter weight and a discharge rate that negates the need for hooking my bike up to a charger during the winter months. Here's a comparison video.
Enjoy, and flame on!
Yep, I almost always switch out to lithium, in fact I just tried to put a Shorai from my recently sold KTM into the GSXS, but it was too tall to fit.
I used to use Ballistic Lithiums but it seems they went out of business. Now these new Shorais seem to be approximating the dimensions of the original battery ( but still the light weight ), whereas the Ballistics were smaller and would fit most any bike.
Anyway, easy way to lose 5+ pounds..
I run Anti-Gravity Lithium batteries in both of my bikes. This past Winter started mid-October, and never really ended until early April. Bikes were stored in a heated garage (50 degrees) from roughly October 20th until mid-April. Both bikes fired right up as batteries held the charge. Both are also smaller and significantly lighter than OEM.
I Google-fu for my own question, about how long they last, pulled from the bike, and shorai's own words "Holds unloaded charge for one year without maintenance".
So yes. Yes they will absolutely be good over winter with no charging, for anyone else wondering!
Now I wish I had put a Shorai in my Super Tenere; the POS thing I got off Amazon is a joke. Pull it off the battery tender and it still sounds like it is barely going to get the bike started. I 'saved' money, but now I have a junk battery I don't trust. The Shorai sounds like the way to go in the future. And as @mike d pointed out in another post, between the new battery and a slip-on, he dropped 10lbs of weight from his GSX-S1000 which gets it to about 447 lbs - pretty good!
been lucky i guess, id sit for 4 to 5 months straight for 3 years in a row winter months ,never starting and with no charge on it....no heat and she fires right up....never used a trickle
@LEAVEITSTOCK, that is pretty lucky. If I'm reading correctly, a lead-acid type battery will self-discharge at a rate of about 5% per month, so after 4 months you are at 80% and after 5 months you are at 75%. Apparently still enough to crank over your bike, which is great. (The big pistons of the Super Tenere do NOT like to move, so it takes a lot of ooomph to get that bike going.)
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From this website: https://northeastbattery.com/battery-101-three-things-need-know-lead-acid-batteries/ Do lead acid batteries discharge when not in use?
All batteries experience some amount of self-discharge, yes. But, the rate of discharge for lead acid batteriesdepends on a few key factors. **Temperature: The warmer the environment while a battery is in storage, the faster the rate of self-discharge. For example, a battery being stored at an average temperature of 80℉ will discharge at a rate of 4% per week. Whereas a lead acid battery being stored at 65℉ will only discharge at a rate of approximately 3% per month. **Length of Storage: The amount of time a battery spends in storagewill also lead to self-discharge. A lead acid battery left in storage at moderate temperatures has an estimated self-discharge rate of 5% per month. This rate increases as temperatures rise and as the risk of sulfation goes up.
guys i need hep regarding the shorai battery, is it plug and play?? can i throw of the stock battery install shorai connect the two termials and ready to go... or do i need to do any mods on the charger on the bike? replies please
It should be noted that it is recommended to use a charger inserted for a lithium battery. From my understanding a normal charger will charge a lithium battery, but it won't balance the cells leaving an uneven charge on the battery.
I know this is an old tread but my 3 years old battery died on me and I was wandering what to replace it with.
I came across this video from Ryan at Fortnine.This guy is famous and his videos are great.
Go take a look and register. There are alot of gems there.
I have ordered an AGM. and I will install it tomorrow If I am lucky.
Just a note... I bought an HDX AntiGravty battery with ReStart technology (seems like a great idea), for my DL650.
Installed it and nothing. No lights, no starter, no nothin'. So I think, maybe the low charge triggered the Restart cicuit and I need to pree the Restart button. Still no good. The battery arrived dead, dead, dead. Back to Shorai for me.
still on stock battery bike a 16...sits for 5 to 6 months a year no tender....hope i didnt jinks myself
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