new battery

[Pat C]

Ok I know this topic has been talked to death but I need a new battery and I want to know which one I should buy.

 

[2007 FJR]

https://www.amazon.com/MBT14B4-Motobatt-Quadflex-Powersport-Battery/dp/B004GN4ZG2

 

[escapefjrtist]

Another option is Westco . With a little web searching, these can be picked up for around $80.

--G

 

[Harald]

https://www.amazon.com/MBT14B4-Motobatt-Quadflex-Powersport-Battery/dp/B004GN4ZG2

Wow they've gone up in price! I bought that same battery for $69 delivered just a couple months ago. Been working fine.

 

[jim oneill]

Incidentally, how long should a battery last? I,ve ridden 4 years now on my 08 and the battery seems fine. I,ve kept it on a tender the whole time and would hope to get several more seasons out of it. Any thoughts on how long it should last?

 

[HotRodZilla]

My 2007, bought July 2007 still has the OEM battery in it. It never saw a tender until late last year when I was taking lots of short rides on it and noticed that some starts were getting hard. I think the short trips were too short to charge up the battery, so I put it on the tender. No problems yet.

Watch...NOW I'm gonna start having problems. Big mouth.

 

[raitchison]

Incidentally, how long should a battery last? I,ve ridden 4 years now on my 08 and the battery seems fine. I,ve kept it on a tender the whole time and would hope to get several more seasons out of it. Any thoughts on how long it should last?

I think it depends on a lot of factors, how often do you ride, are your trips long or short, what kind of temperature extremes do you see? etc.

I'd expect that with a battery tender you will see more usable life out of the battery, similar to someone who takes long-ish rides often. The people who will have the most problems will be the ones who ride ~50 miles a few times a year (what a waste of an FJR that would be)