09-30-2019, 02:15 AM
(09-29-2019, 10:40 PM)peterbaron_imp Wrote:(09-29-2019, 09:37 AM)warman_imp Wrote: Bought a leftover 2014 (new) in April of 2017. Should I look at my battery as 5 years old or two and a half years old?
Do a proper AVR/battery test, which will tell you about its health and entire charging system.
For my 213 and 2014, both batteries lasted about 5 years, while properly maintained off seasons.
This is exactly my experience under PB's said conditions for my '14 CB1100.
Thx Max. Nice find regarding the Hamamatsu factory ...
(09-30-2019, 01:48 AM)max_imp Wrote: Goldoxide is right on the money again, honda ships the bike with everything tested , that means the engine has run, shifted through the gears on a roller bank, lights tested etc and that includes the ( disconnected ) battery ( shown 5 minutes into the video ) in place.
All that the dealer needs to do is remove the crate, mount some hardware like mirrors that come in a separate box, maybe add some fuel and that's it;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMpgS9zO6o0
Our bikes are manufactured in the hamamatsu factory and tested like this;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ_p_ICueaY
Activating a battery means adding the acid with the right specific gravity to the battery, this is not even possible with an agm battery, they leave the factory charged and ready to run, they also have a better shelf life and usually last longer than a "wet" battery.
From experience in my bikes the wet batteries never lasted longer than one and a half years, but the agm ones ave been good for 4 years now and still going, it's a big improvement.