Battery Recommendation?

Hi All

I just got the long term "lend" of a ZZR250 from one of my daughters who
bought it three years ago, did her "L"'s and then left it sitting in her
garage. Bloody shame - only has 1500 kms on it and been out of rego for
two years. Going to run around on it while my S.O. comes up to speed and
confidence on her ER5.

Battery was dead (not surprising) as was the replacement one that she
"acquired" from a friend. Can't get a charge into either of them.

The original was a Yuasa, model no YTXL7-BS.

Any suggestions on a replacement (apart from the original)? Is there a
locally produced one anyone thinks is worth a look (and not hugely
overpriced).

TIA

Nigel.

 

Replace it with the same Yuasa model.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

there are and also Unzud (made in Lower Hutt)
they're all made in

 

Well that's the question the OP was asking. Why don't you list the
names of any locally manufactured motorcycle batteries so the OP can go
investigate.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

The Bond Battery website does not appear to publish any specifications for
any of its motorcycle, deep cycle or car batteries. The website is of
limited value.

John Dwyer.

 

Are you in Sydney?
There's a mob out near Blacktown that were pretty cheap what I was looking.
They advertise on EBay.
I think this is them:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MOTORCYCLE-A...hZ019QQcategoryZ35230QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

Muy Gracias

N/

 

You road to Sydney? Are you sure? Maybe you rowed there.


BTH

 

Last time I needed a battery for my bike, I just went down to the local
SuperCheap and picked one up there. I couldn't tell you the brand, but I
do recall that it was very reasonably priced indeed and certainly seems
to be doing the job as well as I'd want it to.

 

Normally yes however the little Yamaha is only kick start I think and so an
" el cheapo " would probably work satisfactorily. I had one for 6 years in
my 78 SS duke , kick only, and it died only when I retired the bike to the
lounge room and failed to trickle charge the unit. It was so cheap I didn't
bother.

When I get the beast on the road again, any decade soon, I'll go the cheapo
battery route again.

For most bikes though, with the demand an electric starter places on a
battery, I'd go with Nev's advice.

There is a USA made orange cased battery, Odyssey branded maybe, also
available for those bikes used only occasionally eg once every couple of
months, but they cost plenty and a trickle charger probably makes more
sense.

Capt. A. L.

 

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Oh shit please disregard my uninformed post for some reason I saw TZ where
ZZR was written
Poor eyesight is accompaning the onset of dementure
So as the ZZR has obviously electric start only and a K on the tank as
opposed to a Y, "el cheapo" is out.
I'll crawl back into my box now, I feel safe in there.

Capt A. L.

 

Just be sure to check the venting. The Super Cheap units I saw vented
through the cell caps, not advisiable on a long run to have acid mist
pumping out under the seat.

Capt. A. L.

 

I was a bit surprised when that that battery that I picked up at the
recycling depot lasted you a year.


BTH

 

The problem most people seem to have with the cheaper alternatives, is
that while they do the job as well as you'd want them to, they don't do
it for as long as you'd want it to. I think the inconvenience
associated with discovering the battery is unexpectedly flat more often
than say once every 4 or 5 years outweighs the actual dollar cost saving
realised at the time of initial replacement.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

Agreed.
If you use a cheap battery you'd better be good at bump starting.
That said; you can get a good battery pretty cheap if you look around.

 

Yeh, the oem in my TL reaches 10 y.o. in a couple of months, has never given
trouble and being solid state has required no attention.
Rockit