bluebob71
Scoot Enthusiast
Posts: 192
Location: mt.pleasant, mi
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Post by bluebob71 on Apr 9, 2019 4:10:46 GMT -5
title says it all, have always just went with the 25 dollar ebay batts, those are starting to show there price lol. i dont wanna break the bank but i have multiple scoots wondering what u guys use for batteries? lots of local places sell them so figured id ask.
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 15, 2019 10:29:41 GMT -5
The best battery that I have owned on any of my scoots is a MotoBatt. Only used one, but it was in there for a long time before I replaced it. When I went to replace it I heard that MotoBatt wasn't necessarily what it once was so I just went cheap. That's honestly the only battery that I've ever put into a scooter that seemed to clearly outlast the rest, so it's unfortunate that now quality is unknown with the brand.
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Post by ThaiGyro on Apr 23, 2019 2:24:09 GMT -5
I have a few good quality lithiums...Ballistic and Bikemaster and Shorai, Oh my! $70 for my Shorai CRF replacement. The scoot is likely the same frame size. (Bought to cut weight. It weighs 1.5 lbs/.68kg, 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) lighter than the lead-acid OEM battery. OH, and mounted on it's back to make more space. Requires a charger/system that puts up 13.1 min. to 15 volts max. Not old enough for durability review from me.
My big Yamaha TRX 850 has a gel battery that I am very impressed with. The bike sat for a few years with the battery on my shelf. Forgot to check it for nearly a year. It still had 11.2 volts. Now check often and just top off charge or sometimes switch it into a different bike.
Under near 100 degree/38 C temps all year, it still works. Bought it 4 years ago for about $60 USD.
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Post by fugaziiv on Apr 23, 2019 8:20:37 GMT -5
The best battery that I have owned on any of my scoots is a MotoBatt. Only used one, but it was in there for a long time before I replaced it. When I went to replace it I heard that MotoBatt wasn't necessarily what it once was so I just went cheap. That's honestly the only battery that I've ever put into a scooter that seemed to clearly outlast the rest, so it's unfortunate that now quality is unknown with the brand. Yeah, Motobatt used to be great. When quality started to tail off, it prompted us to spec our own battery to pick up the slack since I couldn't convince Yuasa to allow us to distribute their batteries to the scooter market, and we wanted a quality battery for our dealers. When we started selling our battery, and it immediately started selling better with a fraction of the failure rate of the Motobatt product, we knew it was time to discontinue Motobatt. It's too bad really, they had a great thing going. Anyway, long story short: We now make a damn fine battery. www.partsforscooters.com/PFS-Battery-Selection-ChartMatt |
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Post by FrankenMech on Apr 27, 2019 6:53:06 GMT -5
I cheat and use sealed lead acid batteries (SLA) with 1/4" tab terminals like the ones used in computer UPS units, security alarms, and emergency lights. They are also used in those automotive jump-start packs. The SLA battery has a very low internal resistance so they can supply huge currents to the starter with less voltage drop (faster cranking speed) than standard wet-cell batteries. I just convert my battery wire connections from ring terminals to the 1/4" .25" female tab connectors. The tab terminals don't corrode like the ring terminals and battery bolts. They are also easy to disconnect etc.
I used a SLA that had 'failed' due to capacity loss from a UPS unit to start my scoot for a long time. It never failed to start the scoot but I replaced it at some point anyway, -just because. A new one was only ~$20 at the time. SLA are cheaper because they make so many of them -vs- the wet-cell type or gel-cells.
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Post by SMALL CC TEK on Jul 18, 2019 21:15:09 GMT -5
Yuasa ,bikemaster I have had good luck with i am talking 3 or 4 years . Even if you get a lower end battery you can do some things to insure you get the best life out of it . If your using wet proper fill and charging procedures will help
Fill let set for kick off maybe 20 min or till totally cool . Then 2 amp charger for 30 min or so let cool check levels and fill with distilled water if low then hit it with 2amps for 30 min or so or till you see all cells are all gassing a little . i use a RC car charger or a old regular charger not a smart one .
And yes off gassing is dangerous if your not watching your battery don't do it Simple ! This is just how i do it, no manuals say do it like this ! lol here in the desert you can have 30 degree temps swings every day and this method seems to prolong my battery's if you have a suspect battery here once the outside temps hit 90 they drop like flys in a horse stabil fly trap..
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