Has anyone sprung for one of these yet? The price of the thing turns me off ($206) but I like the light weight & increased power still you could buy 2 regular GMT batteries & still have change. What do you think? Mark
I get 4 years or more out of the AGM batteries, and like the fact there is no corrosion at the terminals during the life of the batteries. I live in central florida and get the batteries at Battery Power in Leesburg.The other ones I wonder about are the Glass Mat batteries. They've been around a lot longer and don't seem to have Exploding Battery Syndrome. I'd have tried one a long time ago but for the fact that, as a commuter, when I need a battery I need it TODAY. So the standard Yusua battery keeps going into my bikes.
Incidentally, they only last 2 years down here in Florida. Something about the heat makes them die young. True for car batteries too.
The heat is the killer. My bikes live in an insulated garage and the temperatures vary from 40 in the winter to about 80 in the summer. The outside temperature seldom gets above the 80s in the summer. My batteries last a very long time. I replaced the OEM battery only because it was old in my 03 BMW a couple of years ago. I gave it to my brother and it is still working fine in his emergency generator. I sold my old 86 BMW motorcycle last summer and the AGM Westco battery was still working fine and I installed it in 99. One friend has a 05 650 and another has a 07 and they both still have the OEM battery in them as does my 09.The other ones I wonder about are the Glass Mat batteries. They've been around a lot longer and don't seem to have Exploding Battery Syndrome. I'd have tried one a long time ago but for the fact that, as a commuter, when I need a battery I need it TODAY. So the standard Yusua battery keeps going into my bikes.
Incidentally, they only last 2 years down here in Florida. Something about the heat makes them die young. True for car batteries too.
Thanks Jim - sounds like a great excuse to ride up to Leesburg!I get 4 years or more out of the AGM batteries, and like the fact there is no corrosion at the terminals during the life of the batteries. I live in central florida and get the batteries at Battery Power in Leesburg.
Yes'scuse me, but is it not called "lithium ion" , not "lithium iron" ??
Most problems did not start until after 6 months to a year!! had you had them Longer then a year yet? That is the Question?OK.. here is my first opinion of the Shorai. I have had the Shorai 14 as my primary and the Shorai 18 as my auxillary. I went for almost 4 hrs straight running my "LIDAR", radio and P.A. and emergency lights. I had to stop when I stopped a kid with almost an ounce of weed and a set of metal knuckles. He went to jail and had to write some reports..but they both were still working strong. When I got home and plugged them into charge, it only took about 15 minutes to fully charge both. Thats a big difference from the old batteries. They took approximately 2 hours for the primary and approximately 4-6 hours for the auxiliary battery. The auxilliary battery fits so much better in the rear compartment. I will leave more info after more experimentaion and usage of the batteries....
No, it's a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_iron_phosphate_battery