Battery Recommendation?

[Easy Rider]

if not properly activated before installation in a Spyder do not last long. They are NOT the same life span as factory activated batteries for this reason.

Insist all you want, your position does not correlate with real world experience on Spyders.

That is a problem with the OWNERS, not the product.

What kind of actual proof do you have to back up your "position" ??........that is NOT related to owner mis-use ??

No, never mind. This is pointless.

 

[Easy Rider]

... People who don't follow directions can't be helped …………. Mike hyea:

Side note: This is really scary. You and I seem to agree on almost everything lately ??
I have started watching for flying pigs.
:yikes:
:roflblack:

 

[jcthorne]

That is a problem with the OWNERS, not the product.
What kind of actual proof do you have to back up your "position" ??........that is NOT related to owner mis-use ??

No, never mind. This is pointless.

I actually agree with you. The -BS battery CAN work fine. Its just that it often does not as the required activation procedure is unforgiving and often ignored. Its no more expensive to get one already done correctly at the factory. This was way BRP made the recommendation and I just happen to agree with the logic, and suggest same to customers of mine.

I also agree to drop this as we have both said the same things several times and its not going anywhere.

 

[SpyderJerry]

I had my Yausa battery fail this spring, a year and a half old. Found my battery tender overcharged and killed it. Advance Auto Parts has the exact replacement, it is a Yausa with their part number TX24HL. It is factory activated and cost $104

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I had my Yausa battery fail this spring, a year and a half old. Found my battery tender overcharged and killed it.

Was it the brand name "Battery Tender" or some other brand? In either case was it a battery maintainer or a trickle charger? A maintainer sends a pulse of current every once in awhile when the battery voltage dips. A trickle charger pushes a constant low level current through the battery and that will kill a battery. If it was a maintainer and the control circuitry in it crapped out it probably changed into a trickle charger. Not good. Or did you mistakenly have the switch set to charge rather than maintain?

 

[martiniman]

I've had the YAUSA batteries... they dont hold up.
I see lots of batteries with equivalent CCA and other ratings.

Duracell
Chrome/Pirate batteries
Durablast
etc

I'm leaning towards the Duracell Ultra 18L-BS AGM battery from Batteries plus as they offer a 24month warranty.

I can tell you what not to get. I got a Xtreme AGM 24HL-BS Powersport Battery with a one year warranty. It died 1 year and two weeks later. :gaah:

 

[lgreenemeier]

Battery question

I'm replacing the battery on my 2010 Spyder RT (SE5) for the first time. My dad had it for 10 yrs before giving it to me. I pulled off a 24HL-BS battery, and want to make sure I replace it with the right battery. The Can-Am site sells only a 20L-BS (from Yuasa). Does that mean I should use a 20L-BS, or should I find a 24HL-BS? Does it matter if it's a 24HL or 24HL-BS?

Thanks

That conclusion is NOT supported by any of the generally available evidence.

I've used them for about 30 years in all kinds of bikes and they are as good or better than anything else on the market.
That experience is shared by ALMOST everybody who expresses an opinion on all kinds of bike forums.

That is not to say that there aren't a few bad ones appearing from time to time........as happens with all brands.

Pick whatever name brand AGM battery you like.
It likely will be on a par with Yausa.

P.S. ANY battery will have it's life reduced if you don't properly take care of it.
That usually means just being sure that it is constantly fully charged.
Or....NOT letting it go flat and leaving it like that very long.
Also prolonged exposure to excess heat will damage any battery.

 

[SportsterDoc]

The best AGM batteries are vacuum filled, as Deka private labeled for Harley-Davidson.

Vacuum filling allows the mats to absorb more acid and also better retain that acid.

Not all Deka (East Penn Manufacturing) batteries are vacuum filled. East Penn private labels several brands, which may or may not be vacuum filled.