Kawasaki 250 D-Tracker

[baz69er]

Can anyone recommend a battery for my bike, before I left for the U.k I decided to pay a bit extra & buy a YUASA battery, this lasted just over a year, completely dead (wouldnt charge) so I'm now looking for something cheap just till I return, have seen a battery on lazada which is half the price of the YUASA, anyone know if this is any good?

 

Cheers

 

Baz....

Edited July 24, 2021 by baz69er
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[CharlieH]

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[baz69er]

Sorry,  couldnt find Motorcycle forum, there was a Motor forum.....

[baz69er]

13 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

MOVED to motorcycle forum

Also when I clicked on it nothing happened.....

[MartinL]

Who was charging the battery while you were away in UK? No lead-acid battery will survive prolonged neglect if not regularly charged - fortnightly at worst but preferably weekly - or left on a permanent trickle charger. 

 

On my second bike I had a super-cheap 9 Ah battery from new but, because it was regularly charged, it lasted 4 years until it was replaced with an identical super-cheap 9 Ah battery which was 630฿ . The bike gets little use these days but the battery is put on a charger every weekend and can be started easily.

 

You don't get extra longevity just by spending a bit more.

 

Buy your cheap battery but then take care of it.

Edited July 24, 2021 by MartinL

[baz69er]

6 minutes ago, MartinL said:

Who was charging the battery while you were away in UK? No lead-acid battery will survive prolonged neglect if not regularly charged - fortnightly at worst but preferably weekly - or left on a permanent trickle charger. 

 

On my second bike I had a super-cheap 9 Ah battery from new but, because it was regularly charged, it lasted 4 years until it was replaced with an identical super-cheap 9 Ah battery which was 630฿ . The bike gets little use these days but the battery is put on a charger every weekend and can be started easily.

 

You don't get extra longevity just by spending a bit more.

 

Buy your cheap battery but then take care of it.

Hi Martinl,

My girlfriend was starting the bike up just to get the oil circulating every few weeks & was keeping the battery charged using my Oxford optimizer charger, the previous battery had lasted over 4 years & was a cheapo, I totally agree with you regarding maintaining batteries, im gonna buy the cheap battery & see if the bike will start as at first i thought there might of been a problem with the electrics (rats chewing wiring etc).....

 

Thanks for the quick reply.....

 

Baz