Eight years....can't complain

[ddrumman2004]

Well...the battery in my 06 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic gave up the ghost today. It's the stock battery that had been run down completely about three years ago.

I counted my blessings in that I rode the bike up to the school yesterday so my wife could practice her skills and it turned over slow a couple of times then. My step son rode it up and down the road today and when I got ready to stow it away, she just clicked. Just that quick the battery called it quits. But after 8 years, I can't gripe about it.

So.....how many years are you folks getting out of your batteries.....as a rule.

 

[Rolla07]

Still on my original car battery on my Corolla. Dont have a bike so I cant say. Were you asking bike batteries or bike or car?

 

[BigCahuna]

My friend has a '05 Road King with the original battery. He only puts it on a battery tender if he thinks about it. Can't complain about that.,,

 

[faltic]

daily driver 07 ninja 250 still running on original battery

 

[expat]

I have a 2000 Panasonic in the Pick up and a 2007 $9 Walmart Energizer Lawnmower battery in the Triumph.

No reason to change them.

 

[EdwardC]

01 GS500 running an 8 year old Walmart gel cell battery. I never put it on a tender over the winter with no problem, but had trouble starting after sitting a month, so I put it on a tender now.

 

[mrsilv04]

Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Still on my original car battery on my Corolla. Dont have a bike so I cant say. Were you asking bike batteries or bike or car?


Considering that it is posted in the *motorcyle* forum....

 

[Chris142]

a year at most from my bike batteries. car batteries 5-7 yrs

 

[Quattro Pete]

Can't tell since I haven't owned any bike that long yet, but in general, if I get 5-6 years, I'll be happy. Those OEM BMW AGM batteries aren't cheap either.

 

[michaelluscher]

Originally Posted By: EdwardC
01 GS500 running an 8 year old Walmart gel cell battery. I never put it on a tender over the winter with no problem, but had trouble starting after sitting a month, so I put it on a tender now.
....GS500 you say, I assume you've seen this?


I got about 4-5 years out of various OPE/ATV and Bike small batteries.
5-7 years for OEM Car batteries

 

[Quattro Pete]

LOL at that video. '

 

[BusyLittleShop]

If you're in the market for a new battery the smart money
is on the new light weight Lithium Iron battery like Shorai... not
only is it 5 pounds lighter but doesn't require trickle charging and will
not sulfate... I also recommend Shorai's balance charger because it as
two modes one for storage and one for charging...

http://www.shoraipower.com

Shorai Balance Charger...

RC45 Standard Recommendation LFX14A4-BS12

 

[EdwardC]

Originally Posted By: michaelluscher
Originally Posted By: EdwardC
01 GS500 running an 8 year old Walmart gel cell battery. I never put it on a tender over the winter with no problem, but had trouble starting after sitting a month, so I put it on a tender now.
....GS500 you say, I assume you've seen this?


I got about 4-5 years out of various OPE/ATV and Bike small batteries.
5-7 years for OEM Car batteries



Hahaha, I hadn't seen that, but its all true!

 

[tc1446]

Anything after 5 years on a bike is gravy.