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Originally Posted by embee
I think Matt and Sid are saying effectively the same thing (how's that for diplomacy?  )
All I'd add is that this is the sort of condition where cold cranking amps (CCA) or equivalent measure is critical. This is often what you'll be paying for with a premium battery. For a SV650 a battery with a CCA rating in the realms of 200A is advisable, you'll find cheaper alternatives with nominally the right amp.hour (Ah) rating might be as low as 120-140A.
An example is the Yuasa YT Z range, but there are others. Honda dealers do them at very *reasonable prices.
(* well it's not reasonable, but competitive) |
Good comment, we test lots of different brands and some of them are frankly awful. If you buy a good brand you won't go far wrong. IMHO the Varta/Yuasa batteries are among the very best. The newer YTZ definately have more ability to deliver high currents for starting, but are a tad more expensive. The SV doesn't need a huge amount of power to turn it over, so I can't honestly recommend them for general use. However, if you keep your bike outside and the temp drops to -5 or more like tonight, then the extra power is a useful reserve.