Batteries - SV650.org

03-03-05, 04:25 PM

Y is it, we pay 52£ for a new battery and less than a yr later its completly usless??

Just had mine checked as it wsnt holding its charge, they said as its a gel filled one it laying on its side wont be a problem (mine has to due to mods) but they have said its unservicable, they are not saying this to get money as they cant even supply the dam thing!

so any one know where i can get a cheap otimate and a new yusa gel filled sv battery

Not happy

Alex

03-03-05, 04:32 PM

You should have spoken to 'baldood' - He's 'da-man' for batteries

Red ones · 03-03-05, 04:34 PM

The battery is a bit crap - I'm on my third in 4 years - it now stays connected to an Optimate all the time (except when I ride but that is only because the lead is not long enough)
It has to be kept charged right up - the cold and any alarm will kill it in a matter of days

03-03-05, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red ones

The battery is a bit crap - I'm on my third in 4 years - it now stays connected to an Optimate all the time (except when I ride but that is only because the lead is not long enough)
It has to be kept charged right up - the cold and any alarm will kill it in a matter of days

gonna have to get me an optimate, 50 quid every year for a new battery is takin the ****!

embee · 03-03-05, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red ones

The battery is a bit crap - I'm on my third in 4 years - it now stays connected to an Optimate all the time (except when I ride but that is only because the lead is not long enough)
It has to be kept charged right up - the cold and any alarm will kill it in a matter of days

it'd be worth checking the charging on the bike. One thing which dramatically shortens the life of lead-acid batteries is being only part charged all the time. The regulator/rectifiers on the SV are not of the finest!

Sid Squid · 03-03-05, 08:40 PM

The Yuasa isn't a gel battery, it is sealed though.
Getting through batteries at the rate you are, something else is wrong, most likely the reg/rec unit, they're not good.

03-03-05, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

The Yuasa isn't a gel battery, it is sealed though.
Getting through batteries at the rate you are, something else is wrong, most likely the reg/rec unit, they're not good.

hmmmm i was told is was gel, ho hum!

checked the reg rec, tis fine, i think its got more to do with the fact i dont ride the bike enough!

my own fault probably!

Sid Squid · 03-03-05, 09:04 PM

Reg/rec is fine says who?

Even a perfectly good standard one doesn't keep the battery charged up that well, it's better to fit a different one from a Kawasaki or a Honda instead, a small mod is needed to the wiring - Kawasaki and Honda ones have six wires instead of the original's five.

Batteries need a cycle of charge and discharge to keep them in good order, bikes in infrequent use could well do with the extra charge of a better reg/rec, better still an external charge regularly helps a whole lot.

03-03-05, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 454697819

Y is it, we pay 52£ for a new battery and less than a yr later its completly usless??

I got mine off Baldood. I also had a similar problem. My battery was useless after about 9 months so he replaced it under waranty, no questions asked!

He's the man!

03-03-05, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mysteryjimbo

Quote:

Originally Posted by 454697819

Y is it, we pay 52£ for a new battery and less than a yr later its completly usless??

I got mine off Baldood. I also had a similar problem. My battery was useless after about 9 months so he replaced it under waranty, no questions asked!

He's the man!

Earth to baldood! if u read this, can you pm me about a battery, will try and pm you tommorrow! Cheers

Alex

03-03-05, 04:25 PM	#1
454697819 Guest Posts: n/a	Batteries Y is it, we pay 52£ for a new battery and less than a yr later its completly usless?? Just had mine checked as it wsnt holding its charge, they said as its a gel filled one it laying on its side wont be a problem (mine has to due to mods) but they have said its unservicable, they are not saying this to get money as they cant even supply the dam thing! so any one know where i can get a cheap otimate and a new yusa gel filled sv battery Not happy Alex

03-03-05, 08:40 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	The Yuasa isn't a gel battery, it is sealed though. Getting through batteries at the rate you are, something else is wrong, most likely the reg/rec unit, they're not good. __________________ 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"

03-03-05, 09:04 PM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Reg/rec is fine says who? Even a perfectly good standard one doesn't keep the battery charged up that well, it's better to fit a different one from a Kawasaki or a Honda instead, a small mod is needed to the wiring - Kawasaki and Honda ones have six wires instead of the original's five. Batteries need a cycle of charge and discharge to keep them in good order, bikes in infrequent use could well do with the extra charge of a better reg/rec, better still an external charge regularly helps a whole lot. __________________ 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"

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03-03-05, 04:32 PM	#2
Cloggsy Guest Posts: n/a	You should have spoken to 'baldood' - He's 'da-man' for batteries

03-03-05, 04:34 PM	#3
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	The battery is a bit crap - I'm on my third in 4 years - it now stays connected to an Optimate all the time (except when I ride but that is only because the lead is not long enough) It has to be kept charged right up - the cold and any alarm will kill it in a matter of days