Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650



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    Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    Hey folks,

    Suspecting the battery on my '05 V-Strom DL650 is failing, as the voltage quickly drops to 12.0V (maybe lower) within a few days of being parked, and it has a hard time starting in cold weather. Probably still the original battery.

    Just wondering where everyone gets their batteries from; local (Scarborough) dealerships good for this, or someplace like Canadian Tire? I've never had to replace a bike battery before, so never really looked around for pricing. I've been quoted $90 at one shop so far, no idea what brand or anything but I also didn't ask. But I had figured I'd be looking at more in the $50-60 range, since it's a fairly small battery.

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    Re: Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    www.saskbattery.com

    from ct you're likely looking at ~100
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    Re: Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    Royal distributing just make sure they give you the dura batt around $40 not the yuasa if you are looking to save $. Do not buy a CT battery i have found them to be garbage, they last less than 1 season and expensive.

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    Re: Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    check out Glen at FS motorcycles
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    Re: Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    Ditto for Glen at Flying Squirrel !
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    Re: Good shop to pick up a battery for an '05 V-Strom DL650

    Damnit, I passed their booth at the show this weekend and completely forgot to ask. :S

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