Battery. Lifan Cross 200

[farangmick]

Made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese dirt bike for a bit of off road messing about. Now impossible to find a new battery. Anyone know of a company that sells mail order, as I live in Nakhon Nowhere.

Thanks

[papa al]

I am surprised to read that the Cross uses an odd battery.

[Dutchbike]

The Lifan cross 200 uses a YTX7A-BS Battery, when you give these specs to a battery shop, they should be able to get one for even in the sticks.

or else : http://www.sangudom.co.th/web2/index.php/motorcycle/yuasa

[zyphodb]

I live in the middle of nowhere & have no trouble at all getting a battery for my Lifan just show the shop the old one, obviously you need to go to a shop in a bigger village, one big enough to have a seven eleven in. Not just a scooter shack...

[farangmick]

Thanks a lot Dutchbike. The original battery is an A.T.E., which I've never heard of. I took it back to the shop (cannot call a dealer) that I bought the bike from. A very nice girl went off on her scooter with the battery, and still came back with one a totally different shape! Similar story with all the other Chinese bike shops popping up all over the place.

Incidentally, when I went a couple of years ago for a 2.75 x 21 inner tube, they produced a 3.50 x 18 and asked if it would do!

Thanks again for the link. Used Yuasa batteries in England problem free for more years than I care to remember.

[farangmick]

I live in the middle of nowhere & have no trouble at all getting a battery for my Lifan just show the shop the old one, obviously you need to go to a shop in a bigger village, one big enough to have a seven eleven in. Not just a scooter shack...

The town's actually a veritable metropolis with two 7/Elevens and a Tesco Lotus Express. Even the local Honda dealer, which has a few franchises in the province claimed they couldn't find a battery, and I left the old one with them for two weeks. On the road I can kick it, but I don't have the strength to do that anymore if I stall on a muddy track.

[farangmick]

Just measured the battery tray. The Yuasa is longer wider and shorter than the OE battery, and it looks like it will fit better. From Google, the OE is a product of the world famous (not) Tong Yong Battery Co. No wonder I struggled to find one from a proper manufacturer.

[farangmick]

The Lifan cross 200 uses a YTX7A-BS Battery, when you give these specs to a battery shop, they should be able to get one for even in the sticks.

or else : http://www.sangudom.co.th/web2/index.php/motorcycle/yuasa

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Got a Yuasa from Sangudom. Brilliant service. 1500 baht inc courier delivery. Thanks Dutchbike.