So what's the best battery?

[FJR Flyer]

Thanks for the info on the location. I have the Penske, so hopefully, it will be easier to access. And to confirm, "jack", is at roadster.com?

 

[mdisher]

And to confirm, "jack", is at roadster.com?

Correct.

Jack Flemming jack [at] roadstercycle.com

 

[LAF]

Well Jacks harness is installed and the Voltage Regulator. PITA to get out the Voltage Regulator, unhandy space. All I have to say I am very happy to see this at Idle. I used my "old" OEM battery that I have kept well on the charger and removed the MotoBat. Just had to have a Motobat and not sure of it's worth or goodness. Will charge it and see. I cut all battery connections and put new rings on everything. Tinned and then soldered the new rings on with shrink wrap. Also spliced the new Stator plug on as I did not like the looks of mine. While not a hard task it is not the funnest thing I have done.

Canyon Cage today.

 

[FJR Flyer]

Well, finally had a chance to install Jack's bypass harness over the weekend, and I also installed the mofset R/R, just in case. The mofset R/R is about half the cost of the OEM diode R/R. Did try the mofset R/R prior to the harness install, with no change in what I was seeing at the battery. Well, now I have a spare.

I will say that Jack has great service and a great product. Sent him an email on a sunday and he replied that day. He had the harness in the mail that tuesday. Great workmanship, comparable to Brodie. And he even refunded me $5 as he could fit both the harness and the R/R into one box.

The 6 foot harness was more than enough to run up to the battery. I cleared out all the wires I had going to the battery and put them on barrier strips.

Rode in to work today and I think I can declare it a success. Was seeing 13.7v immediately at an idle in the garage. Before it was at about 13.1v or less. Once I hit the highway, the voltage steadily increased to 14.0v, and was 13.8v at an idle. I was never above 13.5v previously. Its only a 32 mile commute, so I'll be watching the volts on the way home with the motolights on.

I also join the YANBPC with mdisher, with Brodie's two bypasses and Jack's. Hope to hell I won't need any more.

Thanks for this thread - wealth of info.

 

[mcatrophy]

Well, finally had a chance to install Jack's bypass harness over the weekend, and I also installed the mofset R/R, just in case. The mofset R/R is about half the cost of the OEM diode R/R. Did try the mofset R/R prior to the harness install, with no change in what I was seeing at the battery. Well, now I have a spare.
I will say that Jack has great service and a great product. Sent him an email on a sunday and he replied that day. He had the harness in the mail that tuesday. Great workmanship, comparable to Brodie. And he even refunded me $5 as he could fit both the harness and the R/R into one box.

The 6 foot harness was more than enough to run up to the battery. I cleared out all the wires I had going to the battery and put them on barrier strips.

Rode in to work today and I think I can declare it a success. Was seeing 13.7v immediately at an idle in the garage. Before it was at about 13.1v or less. Once I hit the highway, the voltage steadily increased to 14.0v, and was 13.8v at an idle. I was never above 13.5v previously. Its only a 32 mile commute, so I'll be watching the volts on the way home with the motolights on.

I also join the YANBPC with mdisher, with Brodie's two bypasses and Jack's. Hope to hell I won't need any more.

Thanks for this thread - wealth of info.

Good to hear.

Just to be pedantic, it's MOSFET, not mofset (Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistor). Easier to pronounce as well. Unless you've been imbibing a lot .