I have had a lot of battery problems with my motorcycle. The hose came off the battery and dripped acid down the right side of the engine, ate through the coil covers and resulted in a new battery, coils, and spark plugs — under warranty. The service folks didn’t put a clamp on the hose to keep it on the battery and more acid spilled all over the battery compartment.
One of the caps came off a year old battery and the cell went dry. The motorcycle has had 3 wet batteries in 3 years.
Yesterday I went out to get on the bike to meet a friend for a ride and the battery was completely dead and wouldn’t even jump start — my fault since I’d left my GPS turned on. But I officially gave up on wet batteries and researched how to get a AGM battery into it.
I love the forums where people say “no big deal — a 30 minute job.” Four hours later I was just putting the tools away. NOT a 30 minute job to remove all the plastic, the snorkel, the air filter, the battery, and the battery compartment. Nor a 30 minute job to figure out how to bend the metal on the battery compartment to accommodate a slightly larger battery.
The AGM is great and I’m glad I made the change. I bought the battery from a local Deka dealer and got it at a great price. They said it should be good for five years.
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
1724 TRINITY VALLEY DRIVE
CARROLLTON, TX 75006
PAT MONTOUX/ JIMMY HILTON
Phone : 972-488-9600
Email : jimmy@batterypowered.com/pat@batterypowered.com
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