Cost of a YUASA battery

[Fatcycledaddy]

That information was superseded long ago. There was even a tech bulletin about it and it predated your 2014. BRP has a long habit of not updating information in owners manuals and copy/paste to new editions. Heck there is RT stuff in my F3 manual.

Look up the specified replacement battery from BRP parts or read the tech bulletin. It was even posted here at Spyderlovers years ago.

You will also find the battery IN your bike from the factory is NOT a -BS version.

In interest of fairness to Mike, I just checked the 2016 and 2018 owners manuals and the -BS designation is STILL in there. Its still not the battery the dealers stock nor what BRP parts sells. The tech bulletin still succeeds it. BRP documentation is awful and rarely consistent. The -BS battery will work if the activation procedure, including charge and soak times, is strictly adhered to. Trouble is, most dealers and users did not.

The factory activated battery eliminates all of this and just works.

Still in my 2015 manual also.

Is it possible to post the service bulletin here? I searched but do not find it.

Thanks

[PMK]

FWIW, the YTX24HL series, whether -BS or not are high performance Advanced Glass Mat type batteries.

The batteries are identical physically and performance wise.

The difference being the -BS is a dry battery supplied with acid that is serviced by the dealer or end user. This includes filling, cell saturation and charging at the applicable rate for the specified amount of time.

A non -BS Yuasa battery is factory filled, plate saturated and charged, at some point prior to shipment.

If a -BS battery were put into service by Yuasa, it seems technically the -BS suffix is no longer valid.

In this modern era of 6 Sigma just in time supply chains, it seems unlikely the Can Am production line services new batteries. Regardless of the PN printed on the battery itself, it seems more than likely Yuasa supplies fairly fresh batteries to the assembly line.

Granted, if your Spyder sat for an extended time without maintaining the battery, that could be detrimental to battery longevity.

With the Blueknight buying a dry battery, in prep for his current battery to fail is a good choice, provided he has the skills, tools, instructions and ability to put the battery into service.

Focusing on whether -BS or not is moot other than who did the initial service. If our Spyder came new with a -BS installed. Not really important, who filled it and placed it into service is the key.

Reality though, how well do you maintain your battery once the machine is home?