Original Batterys on 08's ?

[bone crusher]

2008 GS - original battery still good. 55w driving lamps and ride weekly year 'round, no tender(it's on the Harley!). I replace all batteries at 4 yr (fleet exp)so this one will be a goner in a few months with all new tires and front brake pads. Actually, batteries hold their charge better in the cold - they lose 10% of their charge per month in the heat of summer - but bad is bad and cold will not tolerate marginal batteries for sure.

Cold worse as bike is used less, so the longer periods of time without use end up draining the battery more, no?

[boborgera]

Cold worse as bike is used less, so the longer periods of time without use end up draining the battery more, no?

Heat over time will weaken a battery,
But harder starting [cranking] in very cold weather will weaken it even more,. And then eventuality need to be replaced. If the Spyders battery were next to the engine under the tupperware it probably wouldn't last a year.

[bone crusher]

Heat over time will weaken a battery,
But harder starting [cranking] in very cold weather will weaken it even more,. And then eventuality need to be replaced. If the Spyders battery were next to the engine under the tupperware it probably wouldn't last a year.

Interesting...points understood. I have mine in the garage with the tender whenever I'm not riding it (yeah, and it sits more than it is ridden)....I guess the tender really keeps the battery fresh and running well. I'll likely replace preventatively in the spring when I go in for maintenance...

[spyder30517]

Well mine finally went bad on me this past week
Has a bad cell in it so says battery tester
I do have the HID headlight/foglight combo installed and a GPS and never used a battery tender.
I got about 40 months/26k miles of service out of it so I really cant complain.
Will be putting in an Odessy A.G.M. battery when the weather warms up a bit. Looks to be about $140 retail
Never had a problem in my Seadoos w/Odessy - even with running total loss ignitions in them

[spyderdude37681]

I have an 08 still going strong, no battery tender installed on bike, sits in cold garage and so far so good

[wyliec]

Well mine finally went bad on me this past week
Has a bad cell in it so says battery tester
I do have the HID headlight/foglight combo installed and a GPS and never used a battery tender.
I got about 40 months/26k miles of service out of it so I really cant complain.
Will be putting in an Odessy A.G.M. battery when the weather warms up a bit. Looks to be about $140 retail
Never had a problem in my Seadoos w/Odessy - even with running total loss ignitions in them

I have the Odyssey PC680 with the Odyssey Ultimizer. Other battery maintainers like the battery tender junior won't completely keep the Odyssey battery at 100%. I know others here don't agree.

You may want to check out post # 16 and 17 here:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...=odyssey+pc680