Yuasa Battery Life

[peterbaron]

Here's a simple triple test for your motorcycle battery that you can do if you don't want to be stranded away from home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B8n9arZVyM

[balkanhound_imp]

On my last 3 bikes (2012 goldwing, 2013 VFR1200F and current 2017 CB1100EX), I have had yuasa batteries on these bikes since new. Always on battery tender, get 8 to 10 years on batteries.

[bflint]

Only buy Yuasa for my bikes. Exact same battery model for CB1100 and ST1300. The batteries always die at 3 year mark (give or take a couple of weeks), so I always buy new ones just before the 3 year mark. In last year I bought a couple of Yuasa battery tenders to hook up when I am gone for long periods of time and when I swap out usage of my bikes (each gets a month on, a month off of use). Not sure if tenders will increase battery longevity but that would be nice

[misterprofessionality]

just an contrarian recommendation here:

My CB came with the OEM Yuasa of course, and it lasted a surprisingly long time, possibly because I ride nearly every day. i was able to keep that battery in use without ever needing to put it on a tender for close to 5 years. Then in 2021 it finally pooped out on me. However, despite its performance I couldn't resist the opportunity to shed some weight, so I got one of them fancy Lithium Ion batteries and let me tell you, it's done just as well! we're most of the way through 2025 and I haven't ever had to put the thing on a tender or charge it up, even after having let my CB sit for almost 3 months at two different times, once due to it being in the shop for a lengthy repair and once due to a maintenance issue while i was riding other bikes. The LiOn battery just fired right up like nothing was different. I seriously can't recommend them enough. It's a no brainer upgrade when your OEM Battery dies.

[MagnaRider]

 we're most of the way through 2025 

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Gosh the year is flying by! I feel like riding season just started but its already halfway through!

[misterprofessionality]

 we're most of the way through 2025 

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Gosh the year is flying by! I feel like riding season just started but its already halfway through!

My Secret:  there is no riding season. just get you some skis.

[the Ferret]

 we're most of the way through 2025 

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Gosh the year is flying by! I feel like riding season just started but its already halfway through!

I average 4 years on a Yuasa battery.

My riding season starts Jan 1 every year and ends Dec 31. As long as there isn't ice or accumulated snow on the road I'm probably riding. I've ridden 159 days so far in 2025 and 8,035 miles. For the last 11 years that I have been keeping a journal I have averaged 308 days and 22,026 miles a year. These days though my days are going up and my mileage going down since I don't take the big trips anymore. Last year was 338 days and 18,577 miles.

[1973cb750]

I've had a few last 7 years but most have been 4-5 I just put a lithium battery in mine as to see how long it will last it cranks way faster than any brand agm its had in it and I haven't noticed any slow cranking in the cold down to 0 degrees

[Tev62]

8 years out of my YUASA, didn't recover from a four month layup, 0V and no coming back . If I'm honest I knew it was on the way 12 months ago but it always worked and kept healthy if you used the bike but you couldn't leave it too long without a top up. Another YTZ14S will take its place, there is a stockist 20 minutes from me so I'll be right very shortly. Although this bike gets little use in our wet winters, too much chrome, I've never had to regularly put this on a battery tender. I'll ride in filthy weather all day, no choice where I live but don't subject the shiny CB to the elements.

Update: The new battery was a Japanese Manufactured one :-)