First charge of a new battery.

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Good afternoon all.


MF (& Sprint) batteries seem to be amongst the most unreliable on the market. Hence my comment about having one lobbed at you.

And one would think that a Honda dealer would sell genuine Honda batteries.


Cheers.

Ah i think we are on different wave legnths (my fault) i mean Maintance Free, we sell genuine Honda ones, which really are Yuasa batteries with a little Honda logo on them

[Spanner Man]

Originally Posted by Holdup

Ah i think we are on different wave legnths (my fault) i mean Maintance Free, we sell genuine Honda ones, which really are Yuasa batteries with a little Honda logo on them

Indeed they are, & pretty good value too.



Cheers.

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

MF (& Sprint) batteries seem to be amongst the most unreliable on the market.

Agreed, they're rubbish.

Also those two aren't alone - there's other rubbish batteries too, I wouldn't buy any of them.

[Spanner Man]

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Agreed, they're rubbish.

Also those two aren't alone - there's other rubbish batteries too, I wouldn't buy any of them.

Good point Sid. I'd only ever recommend Japanese made Yuasa, Varta, or GS.

Luckily for me I have a very good Varta supplier locally. I've supplied hundreds over the years, & had very few problems with them.


Cheers.

[JediGoat]

Well, this Yuasa battery has made a world of difference for me - finally a decent battery on my bike means I don't have to gently pat the tank and make a wish before hitting the starter button

Jo

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Holdup

A Honda dealer

That's me safe then , Please tell me they taught you how to do brakes, chain adjustments etc. safely before letting you loose.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

That's me safe then , Please tell me they taught you how to do brakes, chain adjustments etc. safely before letting you loose.

Lol, no My Dad did

Originally Posted by shop_addict

I believe I need to pour in the acid, then leave it to stand (some sources say 30 mins, some 4 hours), then charge it up,

you still living in 1978? Get a praaaaper battery. Sealed gel, plug it in, bike works.

[JediGoat]

Originally Posted by Durbs

you still living in 1978? Get a praaaaper battery. Sealed gel, plug it in, bike works.

Er? I got the best battery recommended (by both folks on here and my rep that sells batteries to me). Yes it needed prepping, and I didn't know how given conflicting information.

Life is full of variety

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Good point Sid. I'd only ever recommend Japanese made Yuasa, Varta, or GS.

Luckily for me I have a very good Varta supplier locally. I've supplied hundreds over the years, & had very few problems with them.


Cheers.

Any experience with dynavolt?