Replacement Battery

[dave]

Thanks for all the valuable feedback guys. I do use a battery tender on all of my street bikes (4 bikes, but I swap the exact same battery between my 2002 VFR800 and my 2003 XR650L). I purchased Chinese made batteries for my Dewalt cordless drill on Amazon for about 1/2 the price of Dewalt batteries, and I am extremely disappointed. The charge didn't even last 1/2 the time of the original batteries, so I don't have a very good feeling about purchasing a Chinese battery for my motorcycle. I am more interested in purchasing a reliable battery, than a cheap battery. I used DieHard batteries in several of my cars over the past 40 years; I always purchased these batteries at Sears. Does anyone know if the DieHard battery sold by the auto store today is made by the same company that produced the DieHard batteries for Sears? Thanks.