04-06-2015, 09:43 AM
(04-06-2015, 04:12 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: These AGMs seem to be like that. They give up with no warning. Happened on my ST and on my son's FZ-1, however we usually get 3-5 years or more out of one here. My ST battery went from 06-13, so 7 years. My wife's 09 scooter is still running the original battery (5 years this month) but I am thinking about replacing it this year just because.
Will be interesting to see how the lithium battery works out for you. I have read they require special chargers, but can't verify that.
Funny, with that battery you will be saving a lot more weight than switching from a stock muffler to a Staintune.
A regular charger with auto shutoff will work fine, as long as it doesn't have a desulfating mode enabled. Plain chargers without auto shutoff will work too, but you need to monitor it closely to prevent overcharging.
I'm not too worried about chargers, since I'll be riding about every other day. The Li types are more sensitive to low charge and shouldn't be used if the charge falls below 50% of capacity. If in doubt the there's a little gadget on top that displays the charge remaining.