Anyone purchase a battery for your monster? If so, what you use? I called Cycle Gear and the only one they carry is Megaboost? Its $139 but it offers a life-time guarantee. Pretty much if the battery goes to shit, you can bring it to any Cycle Gear and get a new one. That sounds nice and all but I have a hard time spending an extra $80 for a battery when I can grab on for $50. I love my monster but I'm not sure if I'll keep it for longer than 4-5 years anyways. Do most Ducati models use the same size/rating batteries? Maybe if I get a new Ducati down the line, I can at least swap out the battery. Thoughts?
I have no knowledge of the Megaboost brand. I doubt you will get a proper AGM battery for your bike for $50. Your bike came with a Yuasa YT12B-BS which can be bought for $104 plus shipping from http://www.ca-cycleworks.com (http://www.ca-cycleworks.com) A long time board sponsor and incredible resource.
I replaced the original battery in my M1000 because it was 5 years old with a Western Power Sports battery, and that one only lasted 2 years. Went to the local dealer looking for a Yuasa, and ended up getting the GS (subsidiary of Yuasa)- so far, so good (after 2 months). This is the OEM battery for Yamahas, which I have had good experiences with in the past. So I would stick with OEM's for now.
balistic 8 cell ftw [bacon]
Quote from: atomic410 on May 05, 2011, 07:09:15 AM
balistic 8 cell ftw [bacon]
Do you have a model/part number for the M696? Is 8 cell the model?
Yes they only have 3 sizes 4,8 or 12 cell.
http://ballisticparts.com/ (http://ballisticparts.com/)
yes 8 cell. fwiw I wrapped the edges of the top of mine in duct tape to keep water out. the top seems to pop off a little too easy in my book but I raced for 2 days in the rain this weekend and never had a problem with it getting wet. nothing wrong with some extra insurance. KWS and Ridersdiscount sell them for around $160 [bacon]
I actually ended up getting the Cycle Gear brand battery Megaboost. $150 after tax. I tried doing some research online. Couldn't find much besides a few people on bike forums asking if anyone had experience w/ the brand. Of course, no feedback. It carries a life-time warranty. If it dies, they take it back and give you a new one. No questions asked. I don't think Cycle Gear will go out of business anytime soon so I figure I'll give it a shot. We'll see how long the thing lasts.
Are these Ballistic's good for daily driving?
i dont see why they wouldn't be. I used mine at the track all this past weekend where its start run for 20 min sit turned off and repeat 20+ times with races and warm ups. no problems at all [bacon]
i need to get an AGM for this old ass bike i got.
Pepboys has AGMs for $50.....i will be testing them out soon. they carry the equivalent for the 1098/S2R (both run the same batt, i suspect the new bikes run the same one as well). THe packaging is IDENTICAL to the yuasa. down to the seal on the electrolyte.
I think I need a new one soon as well. Starting seems to be taking more cranks than normal.
I was really impressed with the Shorai at IMS, but can't seem to find them available anywhere.
Motowheels sells Speedcell also, any feedback on those for a daily driver?
Quote from: Privateer on May 10, 2011, 05:42:22 PM
I was really impressed with the Shorai at IMS, but can't seem to find them available anywhere.
BatteryStuff.com has 'em. I ordered one last night; shipped this afternoon.
http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX18L1-BS12.html (http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX18L1-BS12.html)
I just got a shorai today. Luckily the company is local for me so I just went and picked it up from their office. Too late today to install but will probably get it in tomorrow.