Please help with battery question

Hi angelrider,

The battery stands up with the screw terminals at the top and facing the inside of the trunk.

Hope this helps.

DennisB :D

angelrider wrote:

Could someone please tell me if the battery lays on its side or stands up? I would greatly appreciate any picture that someone could post for me so that I could see the proper position for the battery. Thanks in advance for your help.

Here are some pictures of inside the trunk batter

http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/image_show.pl?img=%2fmwf%2fattach%2f11%2f5811%2f100_1057.jpg
http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/image_show.pl?img=%2fmwf%2fattach%2f49%2f19049%2f100_1244640x480.jpg

DennisB thank you for the pictures on the battery, I am still having trouble getting the one I have installed in the space. If possible could anyone tell me the battery number for a 2003 model? Maybe I have the wrong one. Thanks for the help.

angelrider wrote:

DennisB thank you for the pictures on the battery, I am still having trouble getting the one I have installed in the space. If possible could anyone tell me the battery number for a 2003 model? Maybe I have the wrong one. Thanks for the help.

http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/topic_show.pl?pid=9896#pid9896

Yusa YTZ12S ( http://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery.php?bID=B178&vID=401 )

Yusa YTZ14S ( http://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery.php?bID=B179&vID=1926 )

On my 04, it is the Yusa YTZ12S. I shopped around and found a lot of battery's that were just a little to tall. I ended up shelling out the coin for a Yusa. I think it was around $135.00

Hi angelrider,

Glad I could help a little....but I'm not the one that sent the pictures, that was Bill.

He sure is helpful to all of us.

DennisB

Does anyone know of a better battery replacement for the Yuasa YTZ12S?
I find Yuasa batteries not to last and their warranty is terrible! The manufacturer does not provide the warranty, but leaves it up to the distributor to decide what they want to do.

pvretis wrote:

Does anyone know of a better battery replacement for the Yuasa YTZ12S?
I find Yuasa batteries not to last and their warranty is terrible! The manufacturer does not provide the warranty, but leaves it up to the distributor to decide what they want to do.

Would the larger battery YTZ14S help??

I checked if Odyssey had a battery that would fit I found one smaller PC310 ... but no experience with it.

The battery I just replaced was the O.E.M. and my bike is a 04. I would say that 5 years and 12,000 miles without a battery tender is a pretty good life.

http://silverwing.org/cgi-bin/topic_show.pl?tid=1538

pvretis,

Are you having some sort of trouble with the YUASA or is your experience with that brand just a bad one?

I am not an obsessive type with my batteries (bikes or cars). We don't have battery tenders, I haven't seen any reason (personally) to bother with such. Our 2005 Silverwings still have the OEM battery (YUASA) and we do not use a battery tender, my bike has been sitting now for a month and when I started it yesterday on my 4 year old battery it cranked with no discernable lack of battery strength. We ride them quite a bit and quite honestly the battery is my last concern. I know, I know we could be stranded out somewhere in Bumfizzle, MS... I could have a valve drop and take out a piston...

I think that if properly cared for (as per the owners manual) the stock battery will give quite a long life. If obsessively cared for - the same deal. Batteries get quite a bit of attention, but unless you are really stressing it with deep cycle discharges and poor recharging. Exposing it to severe environmental extremes and otherwise abusing the battery (dang underseat light) - you should get an easy 5-6 years out of any battery just by ignoring it. Check the cables and battery posts and clamps regularly (every couple months?).

What specific problems have you had with the YUASA?

jdeereanton wrote:

I know, I know we could be stranded out somewhere in Bumfizzle, MS...

I could not find Bumfizzle, MS :lol!:

Yeah I know there is a similar sounding location in Egypt - Bumf#*& , but that just didn't sound applicable as I don't ride my SilverWing there.

You could have used Toadsuck, Arkansas.

I have been to Toadsuck AR and know the story. We have a great friend in Conway, AR. So Toadsuck is a real "town" as opposed to the fictional Bumfizzle, MS or Bumf#*&, Egypt.

Dale,

With this last post you just earned your 3rd star. :party 2:

Oh-no, my 3rd star was earned via a referrence to Bumfizzle, MS! Oh the humanity.

jdeereanton wrote:

I have been to Toadsuck AR and know the story. We have a great friend in Conway, AR. So Toadsuck is a real "town" as opposed to the fictional Bumfizzle, MS or Bumf#*&, Egypt.

I've been to the amish towns of gap, paradise and intercourse Pennsylvania ... do I get a third star for that

Gee... I'll just be glad when I get to my 2nd star...



(that's why I keep sending these "little" messages)

You forgot one in Pennsylvania, Blue Balls, it also is in
Amish country.

Wes

I remember driving to Lake Placid, New York.
I needed gas. The next exit was called "Paradox"
If the exit was a paradox, would I be able to get back on?
(Cue Twighlight Zone music.)
I waited to the next exit.
Engine quit as I rolled into the gas station.

I've purchased batteries off ebay from a distributor in Florida. They were inexpensive and reliable.

Here's one for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-RC51-VTR-RTV-1000XX-VFR800-YTZ12S-BATTERY-B-06_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a1Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1c095a2ba9QQitemZ120415988649QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

rvanbeek wrote:

I've purchased batteries off ebay from a distributor in Florida. They were inexpensive and reliable.

Here's one for sale.

[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-RC51-VTR-RTV-1000XX-VFR800-YTZ12S-BATTERY-B-06_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a1Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1c095a2ba9QQitemZ120415988649QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-RC51-VTR-RTV-1000XX-VFR800-YTZ12S-BATTERY-B-06_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a1Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1c095a2ba9QQitemZ120415988649QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories[/quote[/url]]
Please keep an update on how long this batt. lasts!
has to better than paying $130!