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Lithium Battery - aussiemonster - 02-05-2013
Hi all,
Well the bike wouldn't start yesterday, after 7 years and 90000k's the battery was cactus.
I've bought a new Lithium battery from these guys in Melbourne http://www.hollyhockbatteries.com.au/LFP12_BS.html
Got to be the cheapest and easiest way to drop about 2kg off the bike! The new battery is so light it feels like a toy. But it has as much cold crank power as the standard battery. Bike started just fine in 5 degree weather this morning.
RE: Lithium Battery - DjPete - 02-05-2013
doesn't seem very expensive either. Are there any downsides to these?
RE: Lithium Battery - revhead - 02-05-2013
geez pricey ,i bought a gel battery for mine cost $89 buck to my workshop door off the local battery guy.and i live in the sticks,lol
RE: Lithium Battery - pan - 02-05-2013
I've got the Shorai. Down side is you need a special charger and you shouldn't jump start them
RE: Lithium Battery - DjPete - 03-05-2013
Revhead I think you'll find a genuine Yuasa is around the $200 mark though. Pan, sounds like the pros outweigh the cons then to me. Have to try one when mine goes.
RE: Lithium Battery - revhead - 03-05-2013
(03-05-2013, 08:10am)DjPete Wrote: Revhead I think you'll find a genuine Yuasa is around the $200 mark though. Pan, sounds like the pros outweigh the cons then to me. Have to try one when mine goes.i think mine is a whoflungdo but its been there for a little over a year now,lol
RE: Lithium Battery - DjPete - 03-05-2013
and if it does the job, who cares what brand it is. :-)
RE: Lithium Battery - big kev - 03-05-2013
Ok I've just put an SSA Li battery in the bike and for $180 it's a dam good its lighter and powers the busa really well
RE: Lithium Battery - Skidmarx - 23-05-2013
Think ssa is what just went in grizzly's gen 2, ill be fitting one to mine next week in prep for the brizzy ride
RE: Lithium Battery - steventh - 23-05-2013
Wow, great price.
I looked into these about 18 months ago and the best price back then was around $250 with others asking 350+ if i remember correctly.
Shortly after i met a guy at Eastern Creek who had one on his track bike and he loved it.
Cheapest way to lose a couple of Kgs (from the bike).
Cheers
RE: Lithium Battery - CaptainRob - 23-05-2013
(02-05-2013, 10:04pm)aussiemonster Wrote: Hi all,Do you need a special battery charger for this battery?
Well the bike wouldn't start yesterday, after 7 years and 90000k's the battery was cactus.
I've bought a new Lithium battery from these guys in Melbourne http://www.hollyhockbatteries.com.au/LFP12_BS.html
Got to be the cheapest and easiest way to drop about 2kg off the bike! The new battery is so light it feels like a toy. But it has as much cold crank power as the standard battery. Bike started just fine in 5 degree weather this morning.
Rob
RE: Lithium Battery - aussiemonster - 23-05-2013
(23-05-2013, 04:43pm)CaptainRob Wrote:(02-05-2013, 10:04pm)aussiemonster Wrote: Hi all,Do you need a special battery charger for this battery?
Well the bike wouldn't start yesterday, after 7 years and 90000k's the battery was cactus.
I've bought a new Lithium battery from these guys in Melbourne http://www.hollyhockbatteries.com.au/LFP12_BS.html
Got to be the cheapest and easiest way to drop about 2kg off the bike! The new battery is so light it feels like a toy. But it has as much cold crank power as the standard battery. Bike started just fine in 5 degree weather this morning.
Rob
Hi Rob. I don't know and hope I don't have to find out!
I commute on the busa, so it rarely goes more than a few days without being ridden. So it's not something I checked out before buying one.
Hopefully some of the other guys that have used them for track bikes might know.
RE: Lithium Battery - pan - 23-05-2013
With the Shorai you need a charger to charge it up inititally.
Once charged, you can leave it unused for a year and it's still as good as new though.
I hadn't touched my track bike for 6 months (battery was still connected) and it started first go.