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Anyone running the 4 cell antigravity battery for track or racing in a 600cc bike? I'm curious if there have been any issues starting on those cool mornings and how they hold up. looking for some insight to help decide between the 4 cell or 8 cell.
Thanks
I had the 4 cell in my gsxr 600 and never had an issue with cold starting. It turns over a little slow but never let me down. If the battery in my 1000 is toast I'll be getting the 8 cell.
I'm planning on ordering one as well. cheapest vendor wins. haha
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guess I could always boost if need be lol
I like the idea of saving the extra pound by going with the 4 cell over the 8.......call me greedy
They reccomend the 4 for a 600 anyway and it works fine...I said 8 for 1000 lol
Well I was just worried about those early cold mornings cause they sate the battery doesnt work well bellow 10° c
If you do early cold starts and you say it works fine then thats good enough for me lol.
If it is a LiFePo then there can be a bit of a procedure to getting it going when cold. Essentially, you "try" to start the bike once or twice with the cold battery, and it doesn't work - acts just like a near-dead lead acid battery, might crank it part of a single revolution. But, drawing the current from it in that way heats it up, and then on the third try or so it spins. There is a youtube video on this out there somewhere...
Awesome thanks guys!
What about ballistic? IIRC the 4 cell was like 69 bucks
Im not sure what IIRC is but the Ballistic batteries apparently do not offer any warranty if you race. Ive also heard of a few people that were not happy with them or their customer support
I have the 8 cell on my street bike and that wouldn't work for me. I had to run the high beams for like 2-3 minutes and then I'd give it 5-10 seconds recovery and it would fire up. But without headlights, it would have been a real b**** to get started. This was a little below 10deg, then was fine for the rest of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellowDuck
Interesting. I have an 8 cell shorai on my R1 and it started up without any difficulties at about 5 degrees after the second attempt.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastar1