| Author | Message | ||
     Tstone |
Does anybody know anything about this Yuasa battery? http://cgi.ebay.com/Yuasa-YTX14-BS-Yamaha-Suzuki-H onda-Scooter-ATV-Battery_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZit em1c0ad8c80eQQitemZ120441063438QQptZLHQ5fDefaultDo mainQ5f0 I wonder if it's sealed when laid on its side. | ||
| Swampy |
No, do not use that battery that is a lead acid battery and will not work as the acid is in liquid form. The only battery you want to use is an AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) For the $75 they are asking you can go to Batterys Plus or Optima or Walmart for that matter and get an AGM for $75. The joke is Yuasa?....They make batterys? | ||
| Froggy |
Spend the $15 more and get a brand new one at your HD dealer. Not only will it fit, it probably will last longer. The EBR battery is a nice upgrade too. | ||
| Rwven |
A Big Crank (as well as several other brands) is exactly the same battery HD sells except it doesn't have a Bar & Shield on the case. I can't recall the name of the actual manufacturer.... | ||
| Gamdh |
http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Crank-ETX14-Battery.html (Message edited by gamdh on April 23, 2010) | ||
| Two_buells |
http://www.bohannonbattery.com/html/motbat/etx14.h tml same battery as OEM for 72 bucks free shipping. I just bought the Deka ETX20L for my ATV | ||
| Gamdh |
Yup.. the Big Crank ETX14 is also made by Deka Penn... same battery just different labeling. | ||
| 7873jake |
I bought the Interstate batt for the Buell and the lugs have an offset that makes the connection of the batt cables a little bit of a challenge. It isn't bad but its one of those unexpected wrinkles on an otherwise simple install. The battery cables now connect to the top of my battery instead of the front like the H-D battery did. Look at a picture of (or at!) the OEM battery and you'll see that the terminals sit flush against the face of the battery. Other replacements have a small inset that moves them back off of the face of the battery. | ||
| Gamdh |
The deka's have an offset, but they provide a copper/brass(?) shim that makes them work perfectly.. you can see them attached to the red plastic 'holder' in the link above...the deka's also fit perfectly. | ||
| Xbimmer |
  East Penn/Deka ETX-14, $75-ish at your local distributor found through East Penn's site. I have no great interest in supporting HD. | ||
| Froggy |
 2lbs, less than half the size of the stock battery. No issues with terminals that can't reach, and provides more cranking amps than the stocker.  | ||
| Ronmold |
I've always wanted a Big Crank!  Froggy, what is that thing? (Message edited by ronmold on April 23, 2010) | ||
| Ourdee |
Froggy, I can't find it on EBR. The EBR battery is a nice upgrade too.Were you just making a joke? | ||
| Froggy |
http://www.ebracing.com/shop/product65.html My battery is similar. | ||
| Tstone |
Thanks for the advice guys. I really appreciate it. | ||
| Johnboy777 |
Froggy, You've got way too much disposable income if you're sending $400 on a motorcycle battery. Wow! . | ||
| Ourdee |
Thanks Froggy, I had passed right over it.  | ||
| Froggy |
It all dried up after I brought home a 4th bike last year  Oh and it will out last the stock battery, so economically it works out in my favor in the long run. | ||
| Xbimmer |
So that's a 10-year battery? | ||
| Froggy |
Yes. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=158664&post=1795907#POST1795907 | ||
| Cyclonedon |
I thought that Yuasa actually made the batteries for Buell. I emailed Yuasa to see which battery I needed for my Ulysses. They replied either a YTX14-BS or a YTX14H-BS. The latter has a higher cca rating. |
