What's the average life of a battery?

[Patriot]

On Topic: I am with Patriot, I was a Westco battery fan but I too have moved to MotoBatt for the Beemers and the FJR.

there's goes the neighborhood !!! :huh:

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[kman09]

Have a 09 Gen ll with original battery.

Battery Tender on December-January all the time(holidays),

and in between when I know it will seat for more than a week.

I've always used this as a rule of thumb,

new helmet every five years + new battery.

Good Luck

 

[bucky]

Three bikes, a 2005, 2007 and the 2008 fjr. All on original batteries. All strong. All on tenders most of the time in winter. But at the first sign of a slow start, out they will go. One thing from reading alot of these posts is the nasty habit of turning off the bike with the kill switch and then forgetting to turn the key off. Nasty habit. Besides leaving you stranded at times, it is hell on batteries.

 

[majicmaker]

Three bikes, a 2005, 2007 and the 2008 fjr. All on original batteries. All strong. All on tenders most of the time in winter. But at the first sign of a slow start, out they will go. One thing from reading alot of these posts is the nasty habit of turning off the bike with the kill switch and then forgetting to turn the key off. Nasty habit. Besides leaving you stranded at times, it is hell on batteries.

I never use the kill switch, Ever. I just have to go into the glove box at the last minute and just ******* forget to take the key out. :lol:

 

[rbentnail]

'07 w/ 64+k miles, still with the original battery. Never, ever been on a battery tender even when sitting 2-3 months for the winter. Never been disconnected except when I wired in a powerlet socket. Never had to jump/push start it yet. Bought a new battery last winter figuring the OEM would crap out but it still keeps going and going and going, starting just fine in <40*F temps.

 

[BBQ]

almost 7 years on my battery. the bike lives in a heated garage through the Winter.

 

[FJRocket]

My '06 AE has the original battery. Never on a float. Sat for months on end in my semi heated garage. Starts right up (so far....).

 

[Auburn]

06 original battery. Plugged into battery tender when not on trips

 

[Bike Effects]

One way to extend battery life is use a more modern charger than the basic battery tender.

Optimate Battery Optimizer at Bike Effects

 

[xcsp]

I have an Optimate 4 and it works well and now I see for those who have went the way of the Lithium batteries, they offer a specific charger for those.

https://www.tecmate.com/u_optimate_4_dual.php

https://www.tecmate.com/u_optimate_lithium.php

Had my oem Yuasa battery go 7 years, a Westco lasted 3, and now I went with a MotoBatt.