best batteries?

[mmmnaked]

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Looking for a new battery for an 08+ Fireblade... Honda thought it would be smart to put a AA battery in this bike to save weight but it lasts about 3.5 minutes and the bike has 50:50 odds of actually firing up at any given time. Looking to put something more stout in there, but space is a constraint. Should I just give Honda money for whatever batteries the factory uses, or go elsewhere? Anyone have experience with something like Shorai lithium-iron batteries?

 

[Xhumeka]

I run a LiFePO4 in my te450... it starts my bike each and every time, that's all I can say about it Much lighter and smaller than my lead acid battery it replaced, but all I really care about is longevity. Lead acid only lasted 3 years for me, and I'm hoping this lithium battery will last much longer (basing my hope on my r/c experience).

I ordered mine (8-cell) from: http://www.ballisticparts.com/products/batteries/batteries.php

No problem yet, after almost a year of use!

 

[fastar1]

+1 on the LiFe batteries. I got my Ballistic battery from Pete's Superbike. I figure once you add shipping and taxes, it's cheaper. GP Spec also sells some (different brand though).

 

[corbo]

have a shorai , love it , light and starts on the first hit

 

[CruisnGrrl]

Check out saskbattery.com

 

[davkan]

Shorai is great. I've had it for a year now and it cranks the best.

 

[regder]

My '06 Yamaha FZ6 still has the oem Yuasa battery. That's at least five years and almost 80k km. I haven't been nice to it either. Ran it down a couple times, the past two winters didn't even bother putting it on charge, that's sitting in an unheated shed. Battery is still solid, started without a hiccup this morning at five degrees.

At this point, I think it's safe to say the battery owes me nothing

 

[mmmnaked]

^ OEM and quality aftermarket lead-acid batteries have treated me well over the years too. But Honda put a mind-numbingly small battery in the 08+ Fireblade. It's not worth a damn.

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