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Today I received the latest issue of Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology and saw an ad for Antigravity Batteries ( Lithium ones )
Up to just a even a few months ago I always replaced my CB 1100 batteries with the Yuasa OEM batteries with no complaints at all , I replace them every 4 years .
Does any one use the above mentioned batterie and have any comments on them ?
The lower weight seems to be nice and my bikes are always stored in a minimum of 50 degree F garage. I know that there are many Lithium batteries but which one are the best for our bikes.
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John i had not heard of them but they look promising and have been around at least since 2015.
The restart button has some merit, all lithium batteries have a low volt cutout of some sort but they set the cutout voltage a bit higher at a useful level.
No idea where they are manufactured but look on par with the motobatt brand, some lithium batteries have now an acceptable level of reliability, and some members have found them superior, to vrla's but faults still do happen with all batteries, i think this brand is worth a try.
Just recently i have bought a lithium battery and i am testing it out before it gets used in any of my bikes, because of it's size it will fit all my honda's just fine, i think i will use soft foam to reduce vibrations to the internal parts to fill up the space because of their smaller size.
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I checked quite a few reviews of people whom bought the Antigravity batterie and it seems to be a mixed bag. Probably for the time being I stick to the OEM Yuasa batterie for my bikes as I replace them well before they go bad. Love to hear your comments Max on your experience with your lithium batterie.
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The past few model years of the Honda Africa Twin uses a lithium-based battery. Owner feedback has mostly been good. Yes, there is a shutdown voltage level to protect the cells from severe discharge (which could otherwise result in fire - this is a standard safety feature). Most of the severe experiences has been user error. Example: Charging a lith-batt with a lead-acid charger. Simply a no-no.
Another appears to sometimes be leaving the battery on a trickle charger. That is not required when in seasonal storage with no-load (e.g. no theft alarms on the bike, etc.).
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(11-27-2020, 12:07 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: The past few model years of the Honda Africa Twin uses a lithium-based battery. Owner feedback has mostly been good. Yes, there is a shutdown voltage level to protect the cells from severe discharge (which could otherwise result in fire - this is a standard safety feature). Most of the severe experiences has been user error. Example: Charging a lith-batt with a lead-acid charger. Simply a no-no.
Another appears to sometimes be leaving the battery on a trickle charger. That is not required when in seasonal storage with no-load (e.g. no theft alarms on the bike, etc.).
Thanks for listing these drawbacks, GO. Compared to most other applications of Li-Ion batteries, bikes do have a parasitic draw (.02mA max on 2017 EX, .01mA max on earlier models), due to clocks, and meter memories, and through the regulator.
I looked up Anti-Gravity's price for CB1100, and it was $199, plus a dedicated charger at $36. It looks like it saves 6.0 pounds over the $188 OEM Yuasa. However, while I've had good luck with Yuasa in the past, their YTZ series don't seem any better than bargain equivalents at less than $50.
