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[Jeffrey]

while lithium is obviously the best battery, I will wait a few years for its price to fall. My recently purchased AGM/Glass mat battery which I got for $60 will last till then and I won't have to take off the seat to check/add water every 2 or 3 months. No wet acid to deal with either. J#3

[David Nichols]

Here's a review of the Shorai battery and one of it's competitors, Ballistic batteries. I would stay away from the Shorai after seeing how flimsy the terminals are. Interesting they say in the conclusion that they feel these aren't worth the money over the lead acid battery... http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-battery/li-ion-motorcycle-battery/shorai-vs-ballistic-li-ion-motorcycle-battery.htm ________________________________ From: Mark Harris To: "DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:46 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: What are the current best battery options Shoraipower.com for lithium-iron battery that weighs less than 2 lbs for a KLR650 battery model. 5 times longer life, more cranking amps, not affected by cold temps like any lead or agm battery. Downside, pricey and needs Shorai charger that stores or charges. I have one on my FZ1 Yamaha and will get one for my 07 KLR when my sealed lead acid dies. Mark in No. Nevada Sent from my iPhone while thinking of Landsailing at 126 mph!!!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeffrey]

AGM/glass mat batteries win by a mile Lithium too expensive Slosh/lead/acid, You have to take the seat off every few months...probably every two months in summer The price of maintenance free or sealed lead acid isn't much different than AGM/glass mat batteries. How reliable is a lead/acid battery going to be if you don't take your seat off to check it regularly? AGM/Glass mat batteries win by a mile for now. J#3

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:48:56 -0000 "Jeffrey" writes:

> AGM/glass mat batteries win by a mile > > Lithium too expensive > > Slosh/lead/acid, You have to take the seat off every few > months...probably every two months in summer > > The price of maintenance free or sealed lead acid isn't much > different than AGM/glass mat batteries. > > How reliable is a lead/acid battery going to be if you don't take > your seat off to check it regularly? > > AGM/Glass mat batteries win by a mile for now. > > J#3

<><><><><> <><><><><> If you don't take the seat and side covers off regularly how are you going to check some of the fasteners below/behind them? Seems to me you should check battery connections every once in a while if you want reliable electrickery. Adding battery check to the maintenance list while changing oil probably only adds 10 minutes if that. Routine maintenance is a part of reliable bike ownership. It doesn't take much time if you do it regularly. Also helps identify little issues before they become big issues. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals $3 Wrinkle Trick Angering Doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ed68ba26165a66d63dst02vuc

[skypilot110]

No better advice exists than this statement by Jeff Saline. Had I checked the battery levels before the Roaming Rally I would not have spent a very uncomfortable few hours in the wilderness west of Ottawa last summer trying to get the bike going again. I am printing this as 36"x24" signs and wall papering my garage with it this weekend!!!

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote: > Routine maintenance is a part of reliable bike ownership. > It doesn't take much time if you do it regularly. Also > helps identify little issues before they become big issues.

[Jeffrey]

If you had a no maintenance battery, you wouldn't have had a problem. Pinwall on ebay sells kickstand safety switches as KLR seat releases. They also sall bank angle sensors for the KLR

[Mark Harfenist]

"Has anybody tried to sort out a quick release for the side panels or seat? Seems to me it would be convienient to have them be released more quickly. Maybe even without tools." There is no reason to bolt the seat into place. Remove the cheesy bolts and place it where it belongs. It will stay there. If you crave more security (or plan to dump the bike a lot), loop a rubber bungie over the rear of the seat--the front is held in place by the gas tank. Or buy some self-stick velcro and do what's appropriate. I put almost a hundred thousand miles on my KLR after throwing away the seat bolts. When my battery connection loosens up (as it does every five or ten thousand miles), I pull the seat, tighten it with whatever is handy, and pop the seat back into place: no fumbling with side panels or fasteners. One of these days I'll get around to velcro-ing my side panels into place. Then I'll throw away those fasteners, too. In the meantime, I long ago replaced them with allen-head bolts, just to make life easier. Hope that helps. Mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[skypilot110]

Maintenance free batteries dont do anything for the corrosion on the battery terminals. When you are plowing through 20 inches of water in a rain storm at speed and focused on beating 61 other bikes to the camp, it turns out that matters. Especialy when the water keeps cooling the engine down and you are a dope and dont put your choke on when the bike stalls

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > If you had a no maintenance battery, you wouldn't have had a problem. > > Pinwall on ebay sells kickstand safety switches as KLR seat releases. > > They also sall bank angle sensors for the KLR >

[mark ward]

1 Battery terminals?, Use Dielectric grease. (Any auto or electronic supplier, and even HD.) It's what you see on the ends of bulbs you take out of your truck etc., prevents the oxidizing. Also helps with outside house lights. Ever noticed, they go in nice, but hard to take out, sometimes the bulb even breaks out of the metal.

--- On Fri, 12/2/11, skypilot110 wrote: From: skypilot110 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: What are the current best battery options To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 2, 2011, 1:55 PM Maintenance free batteries dont do anything for the corrosion on the battery terminals. When you are plowing through 20 inches of water in a rain storm at speed and focused on beating 61 other bikes to the camp, it turns out that matters. Especialy when the water keeps cooling the engine down and you are a dope and dont put your choke on when the bike stalls --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote: > > If you had a no maintenance battery, you wouldn't have had a problem. > > Pinwall on ebay sells kickstand safety switches as KLR seat releases. > > They also sall bank angle sensors for the KLR > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]