New battery heading my way

[Lamonster]

Got home and the battery on my Spyder was dead again so I went ahead and ordered a battery I know will last a good long time. I've used this battery on my Boss Hoss and I'm sure it will work fine on my Spyder too.

http://www.batterymart.com/p-odyssey-pc680-battery.html

[gjco]

I dont mean to hijack your thread. But is it safe to assume you made it home ok? Our thoughts are with you.

[Lamonster]

I dont mean to hijack your thread. But is it safe to assume you made it home ok? Our thoughts are with you.

Got in last night and I must say it's good to be home even though it's getting a little cold. Thanks for asking

[spyder3rdr]

good to see you made it back ... Bro ,

another good product ... you have found to help

[docdoru]

Nice to see you back home.

[Tonga]

That Battery looks great. I have the site on my Fav's and will get one when needed. I know our OEM's only come with a 6 month warranty but they should last 3 years. I wonder what is happening to yours. You did say "again" so I am wondering why?? Is the charging system working well? Hope all works out for You !

[jedd]

Welcome Home Dude

[The_Spyderwoman]

That Battery looks great. I have the site on my Fav's and will get one when needed. I know our OEM's only come with a 6 month warranty but they should last 3 years. I wonder what is happening to yours. You did say "again" so I am wondering why?? Is the charging system working well? Hope all works out for You !

I last rode my spyder the 21st or 22nd of October (about 7 days ago). I have 5500 miles on it. I got my spyder May 31st. This morning getting ready to go to work and my spyder almost didn't start! It got down in the 30's just last night for the first time; could my battery be getting bad already?

[Lamonster]

I last rode my spyder the 21st or 22nd of October (about 7 days ago). I have 5500 miles on it. I got my spyder May 31st. This morning getting ready to go to work and my spyder almost didn't start! It got down in the 30's just last night for the first time; could my battery be getting bad already?

I never have liked the stock battery. I think they will cover it up to 6 months but I rather put a good one in it and forget about it.

[bjt]

I last rode my spyder the 21st or 22nd of October (about 7 days ago). I have 5500 miles on it. I got my spyder May 31st. This morning getting ready to go to work and my spyder almost didn't start! It got down in the 30's just last night for the first time; could my battery be getting bad already?

Remember the problems many people were having with those original batteries? I thought someone said that the batteries BRP sent with many of the early Spyders were made for upright mounting only per the battery manufacturer and the Spyders battery mount is on its side. A number of owners, my wife and I included, noticed battery acid leaking a bit. Some people got their batteries replaced from BRP but others didn't. Our batteries quit dripping and the dealer didn't do anything for us as far as exchanging them or anything. I would not be surprised that our batteries are a little low on battery acid and probably prone to premature failure. That being said, we haven't had any problems starting our Spyders and its been in the 30s the past few days. We've had our Spyders since March and have over 10,000 miles on each of them.

[BeRight]

I am in the habit of using a battery tender/minder whenever Spyder is parked at home. Some believe that this extends the life of a battery-I don't know but I do know that my motorcycle original battery installed in 2002 is still going strong.

[hondaman]

im on my 3rd battery in my outlander in a year.The stock batteries are junk.It stays in a heated basement and cant last 6mts.

[Roaddog2]

I am in the habit of using a battery tender/minder whenever Spyder is parked at home. Some believe that this extends the life of a battery-I don't know but I do know that my motorcycle original battery installed in 2002 is still going strong.

But only do it when garage finaly gets below freezing H-D is goin on 5th season but have to get off my and set up for a trickling

[Lamonster]

[nickcaro]

I finally got around to ordering one of these this past week and jsut want to let you all know they are on sale. I called up and it was $93 with shipping.

[Lamonster]

I finally got around to ordering one of these this past week and jsut want to let you all know they are on sale. I called up and it was $93 with shipping.

That figures. It is a great battery. I've had mine for a while now and it's working great in this cold weather.

[jodemonken]

hmmm.. This is not good.. My spyder wont start now!. ones a month now i have started it up in the garage. just to hear that good vtwin. to much snow now to drive. but today i got no reaction when i pushed the start buttom, just the needles going off and resetting. tried to start three times and then i got vss and abs failure on the display..

[Lamonster]

hmmm.. This is not good.. My spyder wont start now!. ones a month now i have started it up in the garage. just to hear that good vtwin. to much snow now to drive. but today i got no reaction when i pushed the start buttom, just the needles going off and resetting. tried to start three times and then i got vss and abs failure on the display..

I think you get 6 months on the stock battery as far as warranty but I wouldn't bother, just order one of these and you'll be done for years to come.

[jodemonken]

do you think the vss and the abs failure light on the display comes form low battery?.

[Lamonster]

do you think the vss and the abs failure light on the display comes form low battery?.

The easy way to find out is to give your battery a full charge.

[jodemonken]

yes... i just charged the battery now for 3 hours and that was enough to get it startet. gonna keep it charged over night, maybe i dont have to buy a new one. it`s strange that a low battery can give the vss and abs failure light to go off though. well well

[Tonga]

I've used the Tender on my Miata Gel Battery for years with no poroblem, so go for it.

[NancysToy]

The Spyder battery is a gelled cell, sealed battery. These are wet cells, for charging purposes. Our Spyder has been very happy on the charger.
-Scotty

[effgjamis]

thanks Scotty and Tonga for your replies..
It is very interesting that when fully charged the battery has a shelf life of 2 years... First time I have ever heard of such a thing and then a working life of 5-10 years WOW.

[nickcaro]

I installed this battery yesterday morning and right out of the box it fired up the Spyder with no hesitation in 25 degree temp. The underside of the stock battery was completely brown on one side and I imagine it was acid as it made my hands tingle.
Its so lame that they would place a battery in there not meant to be on its side. Could just be a placebo, but the Spyder seems to fire up a bit smoother now.