new battery needed, advise please.....

[agentpineapple]

i'm sure it's been asked many times before, i need to buy a new battery, so whats the best for the job, i imagine it has to be a big jobby to crank the big twin over, i'm a softy and i dont ride much in winter so there wont be to many cols starts.....lol
someone advised me that i can get a smaller battery from the lastest blade and it will do the job but i'm not sure............
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wicky]

Early and late storms have different size and rated batteries though later ones can be shoehorned into earlier models. A search for battery related threads should steer you to an answer.

[tattoo]

i bought a motobatt MBTX12U it replaces the YTX12BS that was fitted to my storm...it has 20% higher cranking amps,maintenance free,leak-proof,vibration resistant and has 4 terminals...i did however have to remove the front flap off the battery box as it's a really tight fit with it fitted...www.motobatt.com....

[mik_str]

A few years back, I replaced the original YTX12-BS (or YTZ-12) with a YT12A-BS (same as found in the TL1000), a battery that has slightly less CCA, is slightly shorter (@ 1"), and more importantly, weighs just shy of 2 lbs less (6.3 vs 8.1). I ran it for two years without any problem (it started up my bike in our cold Canadian springs and falls). As an added onus, it costs less too.

More recnetly , my quest for weight loss led me to pick up a Li ion battery (weighs @ 2lbs). It`s a bit more expensive but is said to last a lot longer. The only downside is that it struggles a bit in colder temps, at least until it warms up a bit (which it does when cranking the bike over). I am now using a 12-cell unit (6.9 Ah) and am quite happy.

cheers

[agentpineapple]

thanks lads, i just ordered the same as you mr tattoo £50 delivered via ebay, thats alot of battery for £50............

[tattoo]

marty...it will fit with the front flap fitted it's just very tight to remove once in there and the extra terminals come in handy for the charger/optimate/satnav wiring too...