New battery

[garynortheast]

Time for a new battery. The Numax gel battery I fitted about 6 years ago is starting to give up. To be honest I didn’t expect it to last this long as it only cost around £30 back then. It’s given good service for a budget gel battery so I’ve ordered another one and was pleased to see it’s still only £32 delivered.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251229162366

[shiftin_gear98]

I might give one of those a try soon, the GSXR doesn't seem to like the cold at the moment.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Time for a new battery. The Numax gel battery I fitted about 6 years ago is starting to give up. To be honest I didn’t expect it to last this long as it only cost around £30 back then. It’s given good service for a budget gel battery so I’ve ordered another one and was pleased to see it’s still only £32 delivered.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251229162366

I've still got my MotoBatt but I've been road testing a cheap Gel Battery from Tanya for the last year.

I've also been testing a cheap under £10 R/R. Made webpage for it/them,

https://cx500.000webhostapp.com/Mosf...orcycleRR.html

They do a 12 amp Battery version as well for a bit more capacity.

HTH

[Adam Ef]

Is it right that you need a different charger if you use a gel battery?

[admin]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

Is it right that you need a different charger if you use a gel battery?

I don't think so. You do with lithium though.

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[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

Is it right that you need a different charger if you use a gel battery?

Like John, I don’t think so. I have used my Accumate charger on a couple of rare occasions with the gel battery and it doesn’t seem to have done it any harm. It’s hardly ever needed to be charged though, it seems to hold its charge very well even when not used for two or three weeks.

[Dave20046]

As above re. charger.

Cheers for posting Gary. I'm done with Varta and Yuasa are a bit pricier but still get nailed if the charger gets knocked off . I've been considering going cheaper.

[R1ffR4ff]

Standard Motorcycle,"Step" maintenance chargers are fine for Gel batteries. It's the older constant current chargers that could cause a problem as they don't sense the Battery's internal resistance. They could still be used but the voltage across the battery would have to be constantly monitored so the charger can be removed when the battery has reached it's full potential.

I have an Optimate step charger in my garage for my SV but earlier this year I wanted a more powerful charger for some 12v car batteries I keep for projects and the Step charger's take over 3 days to charge these heavy duty Batteries.

I found some new style chargers on eBay that are,"Dual Charge" and in default mode can supply much larger currents safely but also adapt and can be used on Motorcycle Gel batteries but are safer for Motorcycle batteries in their 2nd mode as it's a pulse/maintenance mode.

Absolute bargain!

£12.99

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smart-Car...4AAOSwtCxfECHc

They are a little noisy as they have a small cooling fan but they charge so fast it's not an issue if being used on a big battery or out of earshot.

Tanya do a 12amp version battery for SVs,

£32.39

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerline...MAAOSweiZfyfeP

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff

Standard Motorcycle,"Step" maintenance chargers are fine for Gel batteries. It's the older constant current chargers that could cause a problem as they don't sense the Battery's internal resistance. They could still be used but the voltage across the battery would have to be constantly monitored so the charger can be removed when the battery has reached it's full potential.

I have an Optimate step charger in my garage for my SV but earlier this year I wanted a more powerful charger for some 12v car batteries I keep for projects and the Step charger's take over 3 days to charge these heavy duty Batteries.

I found some new style chargers on eBay that are,"Dual Charge" and in default mode can supply much larger currents safely but also adapt and can be used on Motorcycle Gel batteries but are safer for Motorcycle batteries in their 2nd mode as it's a pulse/maintenance mode.

Absolute bargain!

£12.99

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smart-Car...4AAOSwtCxfECHc

They are a little noisy as they have a small cooling fan but they charge so fast it's not an issue if being used on a big battery or out of earshot.

Tanya do a 12amp version battery for SVs,

£32.39

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerline...MAAOSweiZfyfeP

I got a similar ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1JIDYBmP7k ) one from Lidl for about £12, it has a motorbike mode but I've not dared use it on the bikes yet , only car.

[svenrico]

Aren't all batteries fitted to new bikes nowadays the gel type ? I have mine on an Optimate if it is standing unused in the garage for more than a few days (which it is now ) I thought the old type that you topped up with distilled water went out of fashion a while ago now and the only other type was the lithium battery !