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Better battery?

battery lays on the side

spyders are not the only critter, that the battery lay's on it's side, my harley v-rod does also, :gaah: & it lay's between the front fork, & the air-cleaner, which has to be removed, plus both velocity tubes for the carb. to remove//replace the battery, so about a one hour job!!:yikes:
 
Battery has been another project on my list of To-Do's.

Been thinking about getting some LIPOs from Ebay, stringing them together and getting some charging equipment. Though, I already have a couple $$ invested in my LIPOs from my helicopter that I don't use any more...I could probably just use those for the project.

Just no time to figure out what I could use for charging while the spyder is running. And of course there is the small fire risk... :/

It's been awhile, I should just google to see if they make LIPO motorcycle batteries now. I'm guessing they prob do.
 
Motavar said:
Battery has been another project on my list of To-Do's.

Been thinking about getting some LIPOs from Ebay, stringing them together and getting some charging equipment. Though, I already have a couple $$ invested in my LIPOs from my helicopter that I don't use any more...I could probably just use those for the project.

Just no time to figure out what I could use for charging while the spyder is running. And of course there is the small fire risk... :/

It's been awhile, I should just google to see if they make LIPO motorcycle batteries now. I'm guessing they prob do.
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Dude, too much thought for this...get a battery tender and be done!
 
Motavar said:
Battery has been another project on my list of To-Do's.

Been thinking about getting some LIPOs from Ebay, stringing them together and getting some charging equipment. Though, I already have a couple $$ invested in my LIPOs from my helicopter that I don't use any more...I could probably just use those for the project.

Just no time to figure out what I could use for charging while the spyder is running. And of course there is the small fire risk... :/

It's been awhile, I should just google to see if they make LIPO motorcycle batteries now. I'm guessing they prob do.
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Lithium Ion batteries are currently available, but I am not sure if they have one that will work on the Spyder yet. You may want to take a look at www.4xspower.com . I am thinking about talking to them about a secondary battery to power all of my LED lights, leaving the main Spyder battery for cranking and stock lighting only. :thumbup:

cjackg said:
Is that battery likely to fit a 2010 RT also ?
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When I selected Can-Am, 2010, the only option was Spyder Roadster, and the same 2 choices came up. I haven't looked at the RT spec to make sure, but I think it may use the same battery as the RS. You may want to send Lamont a PM, as I am sure he knows the definite answer.
 
cjackg said:
Here is an interesting series of exhaustive comparison tests of five of the top rated motorcycle batteries, including the Scorpion, Motobatt, Odyssey, etc. They used a smaller battery, but the comparisons are still informative.
http://www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=157926
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Thanks for the link. I will need to dig into it deeper when I have some more time. From what I read so far, it looks like the MBatt in their test would be a really good option, especially if I decided to use it just to run my LED lights. :thumbup:
 
SpyderWolf said:
Thanks for the link. I will need to dig into it deeper when I have some more time. From what I read so far, it looks like the MBatt in their test would be a really good option, especially if I decided to use it just to run my LED lights. :thumbup:
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Just curious; where are you going to mount the second battery?
 
wyliec said:
Just curious; where are you going to mount the second battery?
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Lamonster had a second battery on his Spyder quite a while ago.
I would also think you would need an isolator for the second battery.
So if one gos bad it won't take out the other.
 
SpyderWolf said:
Lithium Ion batteries are currently available, but I am not sure if they have one that will work on the Spyder yet. You may want to take a look at www.4xspower.com . I am thinking about talking to them about a secondary battery to power all of my LED lights, leaving the main Spyder battery for cranking and stock lighting only. :thumbup:
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That was exactly my thought.
Have the LIPOs running just the extras on the Spyder.
 
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