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Motorcycle Batteries
Motorcycle Batteries - Motorcycle Battery
Chargers: Information on where to purchase your motorcycle battery or
motorcycle battery charger; how to maintain a motorcycle battery and more!
Gel & AGM Batteries: What are gel
batteries - aka gell or gell cell batteries? Gel
batteries use a thickener in the liquid electrolyte
rather than water in the cells. They're similar to
AGM, or advanced glass mat batteries. Gel
batteries must be charged on a trickle charger rather
than a fast automotive charger. In my experience,
the trickle chargers like the Battery Tender work fine
for gel or AGM batteries.
Both gel and AGM batteries
work much better in a motorcycle application because
they can withstand vibration better than water filled
batteries. It's my understanding that they also
hold up better under a deep discharge. Make sure
you check with your battery manufacturer before you use
a Battery Tender or other charger; certain types of
trickle chargers are not recommended for use in some gel
batteries, although we've been using 3 Battery Tender
Plus units continuously for over 7 years and have never
experienced a problem, either with the battery or the
Battery Tender.
Motorcycle Battery
Chargers, Maintenance and Replacement: wBW
review of
the
PulseTech Xtreme Charge motorcycle battery charger
| wBW
review of
the Battery Doc
battery charger | wBW
review of
Permatex Battery Cleaner and Permatex Battery Protector & Sealer
| See
more technical articles about motorcycle batteries and more on the
wBW
Technical
Articles page | wBW
Technical Article -
Installing
a Sealed Battery on a Triumph Thunderbird Sport
Buying Motorcycle Batteries on the Web?
Tip From "D.M.":
"Something for consumers to consider when mail
ordering a battery. I ordered a Yuasa
because the local dealers did not carry what I
needed. It was promptly shipped with a
container of electrolyte. Added
electrolyte, sealed caps, and charged using
approved charger.
Battery lasted 1 month, then wouldn't hold a
charge.
Yuasa was contacted and my options were:
return it to where you purchased it. The
company I ordered it from would not accept
batteries that had electrolyte installed.
No local dealer, rightfully so, would take it
back on Yuasa's behalf. So I was left with
a bad battery with no warranty options.
Something for others to consider when mail
ordering a battery." |
Motorcycle Batteries - Motorcycle Battery
Retailers: Apex
Battery has Westco sealed motorcycle batteries; free shipping on
orders over $50.00 | Motorcycle
Batteries USA carries sealed batteries for many brands; also battery
chargers and accessories | The
Battery
Mart carries Hawker Odyssey batteries for
motorcycles; also various models of Deltran Battery Tenders and many other
types of batteries and battery related products |
The Battery Web sells all types of
batteries for many applications, including motorcycles; they also sell battery
chargers | Westco Batteries
sealed batteries by Westco
| eBatteries to Go has several different brands of
motorcycle sealed batteries, including Panasonic, Universal, Westco
and others for many different makes and models of motorcycles | SVR
makes sealed batteries, mostly for cruisers
| Batteries Galore
has motorcycle batteries, but no cross-reference listing their part
numbers by bike make/model |
Odyssey
dry cell batteries for several makes of motorcycles
Motorcycle Batteries - UK and Europe:
Speedline Moto carries SVR batteries and they also
claim to be Europe's largest supplier of pin grips for
attaching badges to motorcycle jackets and clothing
How a Motorcycle Battery Works - How to Maintain a Motorcycle
Battery: Everything
you never wanted to know about batteries
| All sorts of tips
in the "Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ" by Bill Darden, including usage, storage, testing and
more |
Activating
a new motorcycle battery from the Battery Web |
Here's
a pretty exhaustive listing of battery numbers/types with
battery numbers and info like amp hours, volts, cold cranking amps (CCA)
and length, width, height by BCI Battery Group Numbers | A
Frequently
Asked Question (FAQ) list with lots of information about batteries
| Westco
battery observations and product review by master BMW Airhead and expert
mechanic "Snowbum" | |
U.S.A.
and Canadian shipping information and regulations covering
batteries |
Care and Feeding
of Your Pet Battery (motorcycle) by David Searle at Motorcycle Consumer
News |
Sealed
Lead-Acid Batteries Handbook (a .pdf file) has some good
information on sealed batteries (Thanks to Murray R.!)
| Charging
sealed
lead acid batteries |
How
Batteries Work is a good basic description in the BBC "Rough
Science" guide |
The
Lead-Acid Battery: Its Voltage in Theory and in Practice; by
Richard S. Treptow is a more detailed scientific discussion |
Battery tutorial at Battery Stuff |
"Charging or Not" is an article about troubleshooting
motorcycle charging problems | "Understanding
Motorcycle Batteries" article by Stu Oltman, Technical Editor, Wing
World Magazine |
Cutaway drawings of Yuasa batteries
Motorcycle Battery Cross Reference Chart: This
chart shows equivalent maintenance free and
lead-acid motorcycle batteries
Motorcycle Battery Chargers: wBW
review of
the Battery Doc
battery charger |
Accumate Charger and
Westco Batteries by Westco | The
Acumen Platinum
Smart Charger (see the wBW
review) is made in England, distributed in the U.S.A. and
claimed to be "the world's best smart charger"; here's the
UK Acumen
site |
Battery
Tender 6A, Battery Tender Junior, Battery Tender Plus by Deltran;
Traveling overseas? Deltran also has the International Battery Tender with
connections for European electric outlets |
Yuasa
1.5A, Yuasa 900mA Chargers |
Superior
Accu-Charger 21-1450, Superior Accu-Charger 21-1440 by Superior Motorcycle
Products | Battery Doc by
Operating Technical Electronics |
Battery
Minder by VDC Electronics |
Cliplight
battery chargers for 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 Volt batteries
by Cliplight Manufacturing Company (click on "OEM Products" then "Battery
Chargers" |
Battery
Cellmate by Voltage Control Industries is "a precision electronic device
which "Tops Off" your battery and maintains nearly optimum charge under
a wide range of conditions" |
Odyssey
Drycell Batteries |
Ctek makes several
types of battery chargers with four to six step charging rates
Battery Organizations: The Battery Man
is the website of the Independent Battery Manufacturers Association; it has info
on battery manufacturers |
The
Battery Council International website has information on batteries,
battery recycling, environmental regulations, jump
starting batteries and more
Special Batteries:
DC
Batteries has a battery for special uses, such as
locomotive batteries, the Optima battery and many more
| Listing of world
battery manufacturers
Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance: Many
articles now on the wBW
Motorcycle Maintenance - Motorcycle Repair page or
the wBW
Motorcycle Repair Article Index
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