AGM Battery by Motobatt $65 shipped

[Guest]

Found an AGM battery from Motobatt on eBay. $65 shipped to my door, 2 year warranty instead of the usual 1 year warranty. It is also one of those "One size fits many bikes" with a plate to make the battery taller and multiple ways to connect the terminals. Seems to be a quality unit. They carry other sizes, of course.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SEALED-BATTERY-Moto-Guzzi-BREVA-YTX14AHL-BS-2YR-WARRANT-/110542572794?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19bcd9ccfa

Made the Galena/Fenimore spring rally, 1500 miles, no issues. I plan on purchasing another one when I get the GPz back on the road. My last AGM battery lasted 7 years, I hope this one does just as well.

[bwringer]

The extra terminals could come in handy as well.

[themess]

How long did shipping take on the Motobatt?

[bmac]

Battery

I have bought 3 from them. Just recently got 2 in the mail. Took 3 days. That is pretty good. Florida to Illinois. I was very happy with that. Bmac

[themess]

I looked at this battery, and read through the threads on AGM batteries. I bought a Deka AGM battery from a local dealer for $79, including local sales tax. It is worth the extra $14 to me to buy locally, and to have the option of local service if it is ever needed.

The dealer has visited the Deka plant in Pennsylvania at least twice. They recycle batteries on site, reusing almost everything. They have their own industrial laundry, because outside contractors can't keep lead in garments out of waste water. Still family owned. They now have factories in Iowa and Oregon, and one in Mexico, for the Mexican market (not sending back to US).

[bmac]

Mottobatt

Check out this site for testing on the mottobatt and other batteries. Called the Texas cook-off. Also, you are right, they don't combine shipping. But, a 2 year warranty is good enough for me. Bob
www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index

[themess]

Check out this site for testing on the mottobatt and other batteries. Called the Texas cook-off. Also, you are right, they don't combine shipping. But, a 2 year warranty is good enough for me. Bob
www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index

Can you recheck the URL? I was able to get to the main page through a Google search, but the battery test isn't apparent to me.

[Mysuzyq]

Check out this site for testing on the mottobatt and other batteries. Called the Texas cook-off. Also, you are right, they don't combine shipping. But, a 2 year warranty is good enough for me. Bob

Can you recheck the URL?

+1. I would appreciate a link to the tests, or at least the Motobatt specs. It appears to be a Chinese-made battery, marketed by an Australian company. Certainly a good price, but not too much info, WRT the actual numbers.

[bmac]

Mottobatt battery test

here you go, try this site. Bob www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index.cfm?page=topic
Go to Texas toast battery cook off

[Mysuzyq]

Thanks, Bmac. Haven't gone through the whole write-up yet, but the Motobatt seems to be the clear winner in that (unconventional, but totally relevant) test. It would be interesting to see how a Yuasa or a Deka performed too, but they weren't included....although the fact that the Motobatt easily outperformed the WestCo and even the expensive Odyssey batteries suggests that it would beat them too. Pretty impressive, esp. since it is the cheapest of the lot!
Direct links here..

http://www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=157926

http://www.intruderalert.com/cafe/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=176271

[Baatfam]

I ordered one yesterday...for the drag bike...

[themess]

Thanks for the information. Motobatt does sound good.

[koolaid_kid]

My Deka AGM lasted 7 years, I hope I get similar performance from this one. Also, to honor the warranty, all you have to ship back is the top, which saves on shipping.
The box does say "Made in China", if that is an issue for anyone.
Both my bikes use the MBTX14AU, btw.

[Baatfam]

Mine arrived today...so I'm quite happy with the service..

Looks good....I may just put it in the street bike and put the two year old battery in the drag bike

[evanparker]

i had a motobatt in my concours for a good 40k, over 4 years. It went through lots of abuse. I caused lots of dead battery instances from leaving accessories on, and they would charge back up on the charger no problem every time. They went through painful jump starts as a result of this, and there wasn't ever a real issue. I rode all year, winter and summer, and had grip heaters and fog lights on all the time nearly, and never had any problems with the batteries.

any problem i had with the batteries was my own fault, clearly. the batteries only performed fantastically over the time it was in my bike.

When I was installing it, initially, i replaced a previous-owner-installed yausa AGM battery that was 6 years old, which was actually past it's prime when i replaced it.

I sold the bike, and I was bummed because I couldn't see how much longer it would go. The motobatt batteries are an excellent value for the quality, it seems. I'm a huge fan, especially with the extra poles. They are going in every moped, scoot, and motorcycle i buy from now on.