Anyone using a new fancy battery???

[Guest]

I bought an agm battery last summer for my gsxr it sat all winter in the bike no tender no charger for probably 5 months and when i started it this spring it cranked it just fine even through that eternity it takes to prime the fuel system will be buying one for the gs7/11+ as well.

 

[Steve]

So be it!
But before doing so I will pull the battery to verify what I got, and check the chargers manual that states it's limitations, no tender though.
Thanks

When you are in the market for a new charger/maintainer (tender), consider one of THESE from Wal-Mart. Cost is just under $20.

If you have an aversion to Wal-Mart, you can get one with a Die-Hard label from Sears or K-Mart.

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[wirelessguy]

Thanks to all for the posts here. I went to the local autozone and bought an AGM battery for about $75. For Sedelen, these are lead acid not Lithum or gel but they are sealed. The box says that it's supposed to maintain the majority of its voltage even over long storage. Because its technically a normal battery you can still use the tender if you like.

I wasn't quite sure if my tender was giving me issues or not so for now I have left it off (the model I have is strapped into the bike itself with a short a/c cord that sits just being the side panel).

Since the box also said it didn't need to be ore-charged I just checked the voltage with my meter (12.8) and popped it into the bike. She started up real nicely. In fact, I'm pretty sure that when Gs5150 and I were working on the bike the battery was already 1/2 dead. Since the carb sync I've never heard her start so easy and idle strong, so I'm happy for now.

I will check voltage again in the morning to see if I have a short or any wiring issues or if my last battery just gave up the ghost early on me.

Thanks.