Battery brand names? - SV650.org

03-06-12, 03:03 PM

I'm looking for a new battery for my Vmax. I am presented with approximately 300,009,478 different brands from China under £50. Are there any I should go for in particular? Brand-wise, I have selected:

Numax - £40 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA
Dynavolt - £40 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA
Varta - £42 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA
MotoBatt QuadFlex - £56 12V, 20.5Ah, 230CCA

Is it worth going for the latter? How significant is that? Anybody familiar with the cheaper 3 brands?

yorkie_chris · 03-06-12, 03:08 PM

Varta and Yuasa are the big boys really.

Don't forget the Chinese are f***ing liars when it comes to battery Ah ratings etc. More chance of a diet beef chow mein with a portion of ribs...

Contact MDS batteries, IMO. I've found their service absolutely sh*t hot and they give a decent .org discount.

embee · 03-06-12, 05:03 PM

120CCA won't pull the skin off a rice pudding I'm afraid. I'd suggest CCA is more important than AH.

The Yuasa "YTZ" range has around the highest CCA figures, some others are up in the same league but you need to check the actual battery model not just the make.

There's a member on here who has a battery business and will do decent units at good prices by all accounts, try Batteryman (MDS batteries I believe).
Edit - oops, didn't spot the ref in YC's post!

03-06-12, 06:26 PM

Varta. Buy cheap, buy twice.

andrewsmith · 03-06-12, 07:05 PM

Varta, Yausa, GS (part of Varta)

As YC said give MDS a shout

03-06-12, 09:59 PM

MotoBatt QuadFlex every time,better built last longer and will keep a charge longer when left for months over winter,have had 2 on my vfr,1st one changed for free after the reg/rec started putting to much voltage in the battery 24/36 volts!!!,the battery never stopped working but it looked like some one had pumped it up with a air line but the shop didn't know this and replaced it for me

Sid Squid · 03-06-12, 10:54 PM

Yuasa, Bosch, Varta, Furukawa, Mototbatt. They're all available at quite reasonable prices without looking that hard, So don't buy anything else, there's an awful lot of rubbish to be had even from brand names that were big not so many years ago.

A number of the batteries that come in under the Rob Hunter brand are fine - but it's a lottery so I wouldn't.

03-06-12, 11:49 PM

Thanks guys, I went for the Motobatt. Extra ~£15 but seems to prove some legit extras.

(Terry Tibbs voice) "Much luv, much luv"

03-06-12, 03:03 PM	#1
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Battery brand names? I'm looking for a new battery for my Vmax. I am presented with approximately 300,009,478 different brands from China under £50. Are there any I should go for in particular? Brand-wise, I have selected: Numax - £40 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA Dynavolt - £40 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA Varta - £42 12V, 16Ah, 120CCA MotoBatt QuadFlex - £56 12V, 20.5Ah, 230CCA Is it worth going for the latter? How significant is that? Anybody familiar with the cheaper 3 brands?

03-06-12, 03:08 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Battery brand names? Varta and Yuasa are the big boys really. Don't forget the Chinese are f**ing liars when it comes to battery Ah ratings etc. More chance of a diet beef chow mein with a portion of ribs... Contact MDS batteries, IMO. I've found their service absolutely sht hot and they give a decent .org discount. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

03-06-12, 05:03 PM	#3
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	Re: Battery brand names? 120CCA won't pull the skin off a rice pudding I'm afraid. I'd suggest CCA is more important than AH. The Yuasa "YTZ" range has around the highest CCA figures, some others are up in the same league but you need to check the actual battery model not just the make. There's a member on here who has a battery business and will do decent units at good prices by all accounts, try Batteryman (MDS batteries I believe). Edit - oops, didn't spot the ref in YC's post! __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity" Last edited by embee; 03-06-12 at 08:40 PM.

03-06-12, 06:26 PM	#4
carpet monster Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Battery brand names? Varta. Buy cheap, buy twice.

03-06-12, 07:05 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Battery brand names? Varta, Yausa, GS (part of Varta) As YC said give MDS a shout __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

03-06-12, 09:59 PM	#6
suzukigt380paul Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Battery brand names? MotoBatt QuadFlex every time,better built last longer and will keep a charge longer when left for months over winter,have had 2 on my vfr,1st one changed for free after the reg/rec started putting to much voltage in the battery 24/36 volts!!!,the battery never stopped working but it looked like some one had pumped it up with a air line but the shop didn't know this and replaced it for me

03-06-12, 10:54 PM	#7
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Battery brand names? Yuasa, Bosch, Varta, Furukawa, Mototbatt. They're all available at quite reasonable prices without looking that hard, So don't buy anything else, there's an awful lot of rubbish to be had even from brand names that were big not so many years ago. A number of the batteries that come in under the Rob Hunter brand are fine - but it's a lottery so I wouldn't. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

03-06-12, 11:49 PM	#8
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Battery brand names? Thanks guys, I went for the Motobatt. Extra ~£15 but seems to prove some legit extras. (Terry Tibbs voice) "Much luv, much luv"

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