I need to get a battery for an 09 ST1300. What battery do I need and can I get it at any auto parts store?
ThanksGo to an auto parts store. Autozone, O'Reilly etc
Well, it was sold to you dry with acid that you poured into the cells. Since you are charging it before using it, you are way ahead of the game. Just for giggles, check out batteryuniversity.com. The guy there literally wrote the book about batteries.Cycle Gear had one in stock. Dry, it’s charging now. Hopefully it will charge enough to turn over.
I picked up a battery. The one on the bike was smoked. I took it for a test ride last Thursday and bought it. Went to pick it up yesterday and saw that the seller left the key in the “ON” position for 4 days. $85 plus tax at Cycle Gear for a battery and it fired right up.Remember, in most cases you can easily "jump" the bike - just roll down a small hill in 1st or 2nd gear and release the clutch. Or have someone push you if you can't find a hill. That is unless the battery is totally toast! I have always run a week or two like that after my starter wouldn't crank and until my new battery would arrive. Never had problems doing that...
GET FROM A DEALER NOT THE AUTOPARTS STORE!!!
They go boom.
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So, you get the Walmart "Mighty Max" brand YTZ14S, for $40.00?the Yusa that came in my 06 lasted an entire 6 months. now i just go to Walmart every 4 years or so.
So, you get the Walmart "Mighty Max" brand YTZ14S, for $40.00?
FWIW ... the YTZ14S is also specified for many stand by generators.
Well Kevin, here is a thought for you- you should report them to Honda. If they are selling the battery using the Honda part number and charging the Honda price, which is what it sounds like from your post, they have admitted fraud to you in the least. Any Honda part that they sell using the Honda P/N is supposed to be procured through the Honda parts network. There is nothing wrong with them offering their customer's a jobber version of something, though I doubt that Honda would be happy about it. They should be honest about it however.The dealer battery isn't a magical bulletproof battery. They get their batteries from batterie stores just like us. My local dealer told me to go buy from a particular local battery dealer, as that's where they got theirs. He said I would save over $80 NOT buying from them, for the same battery. He quoted me some crazy prices then suggested I buy elsewhere. Pretty good fella for informing me.
So, you get the Walmart "Mighty Max" brand YTZ14S, for $40.00?
the mighty max is actually about $65 at my local Walmart. not sure if it is YTZ14S, but sure it is a lot cheaper than YUSA