Posted by Robert Bolton on May 22, 2008, 11:20 pm
I noticed last summer that the starter on the Electra Glide cranked
slower when the engine was hot than when cold. I'd experienced that
on my Concours and solved the problem after buying a new battery, so
I'm thinking perhaps I need a new battery. The battery's dated 2003
if I remember right so it's about 5 years old. I've seen the voltage
this summer drop as low as 11 volts at 1k rpm after creeping though
multiple intersection of red lights.
The battery brands available in town are -
Yuasa - YIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA (cold cranking amps)
Interstate -
FAYIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA
YB30L-B, 30 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA
Harley - 66010-97B (1997 Electra Glide). The Harley site doesn't list
specs for their battery, but I found another site that lists the
battery specs for a 2003 Road King so crossed checked with Harley and
found it takes the same battery (66010-97B) as mine. Specs for the
2003 Road King are - 28 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA.
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003models-Harley-Davidson-FLHRCIRoadKingClassic.htm
If my battery does indeed have the same specs as that published for
the Road King, it seems to me that Yuasa and Interstate can give me
more battery than Harley. Anyone have an opinion on the quality of
these brands, why I should or should not stick with the Harley brand,
or whether or not the differences in specs is worth the worry?
Robert
Posted by Road Glidin' Don on May 22, 2008, 11:36 pm
On Thu, 22 May 2008 19:20:30 -0800, Robert Bolton
>I noticed last summer that the starter on the Electra Glide cranked
>slower when the engine was hot than when cold. I'd experienced that
>on my Concours and solved the problem after buying a new battery, so
>I'm thinking perhaps I need a new battery. The battery's dated 2003
>if I remember right so it's about 5 years old. I've seen the voltage
>this summer drop as low as 11 volts at 1k rpm after creeping though
>multiple intersection of red lights.
>The battery brands available in town are -
>Yuasa - YIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA (cold cranking amps)
>Interstate -
>FAYIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA
>YB30L-B, 30 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA
>Harley - 66010-97B (1997 Electra Glide). The Harley site doesn't list
>specs for their battery, but I found another site that lists the
>battery specs for a 2003 Road King so crossed checked with Harley and
>found it takes the same battery (66010-97B) as mine. Specs for the
>2003 Road King are - 28 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA.
>http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003models-Harley-Davidson-FLHRCIRoadKingClassic.htm
>If my battery does indeed have the same specs as that published for
>the Road King, it seems to me that Yuasa and Interstate can give me
>more battery than Harley. Anyone have an opinion on the quality of
>these brands, why I should or should not stick with the Harley brand,
>or whether or not the differences in specs is worth the worry?
I can tell you that my Road Glide came with a Yuasa battery from the
factory in '98 and those batteries are crap as far as I'm concerned;
very weak. I'm now on my third one since then and both have been way
better; much more cranking power (especially handy for those of us who
start our bikes in frigid weather occasionally).
Based on my experience, I'd take the Yuasa off the list. I've heard
not-good things about Yuasa batteries from other people as well.
Posted by Robert Bolton on May 23, 2008, 6:19 am
On Fri, 23 May 2008 03:36:24 GMT, langkd_NO_SPAM@shaw.ca (Road Glidin'
Don) wrote:
>On Thu, 22 May 2008 19:20:30 -0800, Robert Bolton
....
>>
>>If my battery does indeed have the same specs as that published for
>>the Road King, it seems to me that Yuasa and Interstate can give me
>>more battery than Harley. Anyone have an opinion on the quality of
>>these brands, why I should or should not stick with the Harley brand,
>>or whether or not the differences in specs is worth the worry?
>I can tell you that my Road Glide came with a Yuasa battery from the
>factory in '98 and those batteries are crap as far as I'm concerned;
>very weak. I'm now on my third one since then and both have been way
>better; much more cranking power (especially handy for those of us who
>start our bikes in frigid weather occasionally).
>Based on my experience, I'd take the Yuasa off the list. I've heard
>not-good things about Yuasa batteries from other people as well.
Just woke up after 3 hours of sleep. I hate it when I have insomnia.
Thanks for the feedback Don. I tried to Google some battery
comparison info but couldn't find much. As an FYI to folks, I found
an E-bay ad that said Deka makes Harley batteries. I googled the
model number and found a second reference saying Deka was OE Harley. I
found Deka on the net but found their product guide didn't list
Harley. When I plugged in the model number I found a footnote in hate
data saying specifically their battery didn't meet Harley specs.
Incidentally, I didn't blow off the reply you made about Whitehorse. I
felt replying to it in Outlook Express would have been bloody because
of my attribute issues, so held off till I found a new newsreader.
Now that I've got Agent functional, I'll post a new message on
Whitehorse when I scrounge up some photos.
I was going to get a newsreader with more whistles and bells like News
Rover or Usenet Explorer (binary, mp3, RAR/PAR, etc), but couldn't
find one where reviews didn't site "CPU intensive" or "crashes a lot",
so I picked Agent. It was obvious that some feedback reviews were by
people who don't understand the software, but I didn't care to take
the chance.
Robert
Posted by Mark Olson on May 23, 2008, 6:40 am
Road Glidin' Don wrote:
> I can tell you that my Road Glide came with a Yuasa battery from the
> factory in '98 and those batteries are crap as far as I'm concerned;
> very weak. I'm now on my third one since then and both have been way
> better; much more cranking power (especially handy for those of us who
> start our bikes in frigid weather occasionally).
>
> Based on my experience, I'd take the Yuasa off the list. I've heard
> not-good things about Yuasa batteries from other people as well.
YMMV. The original Yuasa battery in the '99 EX250 bit the dust
last month after 9 years. The 7 year old Yuasa battery in my
recently sold '01 SV650 is still going strong. The '98 Concours
has a Yuasa battery, but I've only owned the bike for two years
and I'm not sure how old the battery is. I hope the FJR has a
Yuasa. In my experience, Yuasa make good batteries.
Yuasa did have a problem with some of their batteries a few
years ago where the battery would suddenly go 'pop' and an internal
connection would break open. IIRC this was caused by a welding
machine that wasn't set up right.
--
'07 FJ13AW '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13
OMF #7
Posted by Robert Bolton on May 23, 2008, 8:46 am
wrote:
>Road Glidin' Don wrote:
>> I can tell you that my Road Glide came with a Yuasa battery from the
>> factory in '98 and those batteries are crap as far as I'm concerned;
>> very weak. I'm now on my third one since then and both have been way
>> better; much more cranking power (especially handy for those of us who
>> start our bikes in frigid weather occasionally).
>>
>> Based on my experience, I'd take the Yuasa off the list. I've heard
>> not-good things about Yuasa batteries from other people as well.
>YMMV. The original Yuasa battery in the '99 EX250 bit the dust
>last month after 9 years. The 7 year old Yuasa battery in my
>recently sold '01 SV650 is still going strong. The '98 Concours
>has a Yuasa battery, but I've only owned the bike for two years
>and I'm not sure how old the battery is. I hope the FJR has a
>Yuasa. In my experience, Yuasa make good batteries.
>Yuasa did have a problem with some of their batteries a few
>years ago where the battery would suddenly go 'pop' and an internal
>connection would break open. IIRC this was caused by a welding
>machine that wasn't set up right.
When I decided to get a new battery for my Concours in the fall of
2004 or summer of 2005, I picked it up from the Honda dealer as they
had it in stock. It was a Yuasa. It's still working today but it
hasn't been all that long really.
I just found this.
The post at the top of the link below says Yuasa doesn't like to sit
unused for long periods of time and doesn't like to be less than fully
charged. The fellow says he found a Universal brand seems to check
out well. Another post farther down presents an email from both Yuasa
and Interstate saying Interstate is a Yuasa battery, and that 80% of
the batteries sold in the states are made by Yuasa.
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-18504.html
Robert
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>slower when the engine was hot than when cold. I'd experienced that
>on my Concours and solved the problem after buying a new battery, so
>I'm thinking perhaps I need a new battery. The battery's dated 2003
>if I remember right so it's about 5 years old. I've seen the voltage
>this summer drop as low as 11 volts at 1k rpm after creeping though
>multiple intersection of red lights.
>The battery brands available in town are -
>Yuasa - YIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA (cold cranking amps)
>Interstate -
>FAYIX30L, 30 Amp-Hr, 385 CCA
>YB30L-B, 30 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA
>Harley - 66010-97B (1997 Electra Glide). The Harley site doesn't list
>specs for their battery, but I found another site that lists the
>battery specs for a 2003 Road King so crossed checked with Harley and
>found it takes the same battery (66010-97B) as mine. Specs for the
>2003 Road King are - 28 Amp-Hr, 300 CCA.
>http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003models-Harley-Davidson-FLHRCIRoadKingClassic.htm
>If my battery does indeed have the same specs as that published for
>the Road King, it seems to me that Yuasa and Interstate can give me
>more battery than Harley. Anyone have an opinion on the quality of
>these brands, why I should or should not stick with the Harley brand,
>or whether or not the differences in specs is worth the worry?