BATTERY OPTIONS

[oregonsage]

'06 Ducati Sport Classic...

One of my favorite bikes.....

 

[Huskynoobee]

My Harley battery is about 8 yrs and finally showing it's age. Maybe it's time to try one there, lots of cranking power needed for a big twin.

 

[JPinNC]

EarthX is superior to Shorai, stronger outer case, no special charger needed, balances the charge to each cell and cannot be damaged from over charging/discharging. Designed and manufactured in the United States.

I'm looking at this battery to replace the one I have -- the ZipTy website shows one battery ETX12A, I am assuming it will work for all 4 strokes?

 

[Johnrg]

They make more than one... http://earthxmotorsports.com/. I use the 12A in my 310.

 

[JPinNC]

They make more than one... http://earthxmotorsports.com/. I use the 12A in my 310.

Thanks! I see... they have the Yuasa equivalent listed for each battery.

 

[Johnrg]

Just noticed under Husly all models use the same... http://earthxmotorsports.com/products-page/all-models/. I use an 18 on another bike.

 

[JPinNC]

Just noticed under Husly all models use the same... http://earthxmotorsports.com/products-page/all-models/. I use an 18 on another bike.

Thanks again!

 

[fire1998]

I'm using a Turntech 5 amp in my 13 310 TXC and it works great! Tried a 2.5 amp but it would not start bike hot. I didn't read whole thread so hopefully I'm not posting something irrelevant

 

[uigiroux]

http://www.ziptyracing.com/earthx-etx12a-battery/

I'm trying to order the ETX12A off this website but don't know what the coupon code is our how I get the discount?

Your CH discount applies

 

[richgilb]

(shorai apparently has some internal circuitry as well that balances the cells- learned this upon further examination)

Got my Shorai LFX14L2-BS12 an installed with a piece of the included foam on the bottom, back, and front of battery (visible in pic).
I used velcro on the back fender and the back of the battery- then ran this velcro strap across the front. (purchased from Ace Hardware)

These batteries are definitely lighter, quite noticably so. But can you tell once its mounted? I truly believe I could notice it in tight woods, fast direction changes. It was more flickable. Was that in my head? I don't think so, I immediately forgot about this 'upgrade' once installed and just concentrated on riding. There were no big bling signals saying an upgrade might exists. BUt my bike reminded me of the feeling I was a bit jealous of when I road my buddy's 11TE310. The ability to change directions and manipulate the bike's weight and balance was that noticeable. I am not saying a battery changes my 09TE450 into an Xlite. I am saying loosing the weight on top where it counts- is a big step in the right direction. These Lifpo4 batteries are the cheapest way to loose bike weight and in the right place. NICE!

Interesting perception. With this in mind, does anyone know the weights of the stock battery, the Shorai and the Earthx?

 

[Tinken]

Earth is 1.3lbs

 

[bigmo]

Interesting perception. With this in mind, does anyone know the weights of the stock battery, the Shorai and the Earthx?

This is not a total answer to your question - but close. I did a quick write-up when I installed my EarthX.

I have to say I have been VERY pleased with the battery and the support from the company. I have emailed them a couple of times with very specific technical questions and received an answer from one of their engineers within an hour. There is quite a bit of design that goes into these that they don't market. They are more than just lithium batteries. I take my 449 DEEP in the woods on single track with no worries about the lack of a kicker. It alleviated a major concern I had about the bike early upon purchase.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/earthx-install-and-review.40135/#post-388947

 

[richgilb]

This is not a total answer to your question - but close. I did a quick write-up when I installed my EarthX.

I have to say I have been VERY pleased with the battery and the support from the company. I have emailed them a couple of times with very specific technical questions and received an answer from one of their engineers within an hour. There is quite a bit of design that goes into these that they don't market. They are more than just lithium batteries. I take my 449 DEEP in the woods on single track with no worries about the lack of a kicker. It alleviated a major concern I had about the bike early upon purchase.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/earthx-install-and-review.40135/#post-388947

That doesn't answer my question at all! But it does raise the only issue I have with the bike too. I also wonder why it does not have the force to start quicker, particularly when hot. But I had this down as fuelling, not a battery issue. Not initially anyway. There could be a time when the battery is weak and the bike has been over on the ground when it is hot. And the battery just can't cope.

 

[richgilb]

Sorry, your old thread does help, thanks! It seems unbelievable that Husqvarna, competing at the very top of the enduro market, did not see this extra bit of money as a way to get the official weights down, lower than the comparable KTM.

 

[bigmo]

All the little gremlins I had vanished with a strong battery. Even my odo works as I never have the compression induced failure to starts which always reset all the odo data.

 

[glangston]

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[Motosportz]

That doesn't answer my question at all! But it does raise the only issue I have with the bike too. I also wonder why it does not have the force to start quicker, particularly when hot. But I had this down as fuelling, not a battery issue. Not initially anyway. There could be a time when the battery is weak and the bike has been over on the ground when it is hot. And the battery just can't cope.

Could be your compression release it not working 100%. A dealer here does a polish just on the actuator / cam and says it makes them start way EZer.

 

[Angus]

Funnily enough I weighed my 310's OEM battery before replacing it with a Shorai. It fits perfectly "as is" but I stuck the thinnest pads included in box to the stock battery holder just to isolate it a little better and to provide some shock absorption.

The Shorai is 3 pounds lighter. In fact, at 1.53 pounds it is exactly 1/3 the weight of the 4.6 pound stocker.

Perhaps of equal importance - especially for those without a kick starter - it has 60% more CCA's (220 vs 130).

I bought my first Shorai for my Ducati about 4 years ago. And after investing in their charger (Charge and Store Battery Management System - which works excellently BTW) I have just stuck with them and never got around to trying any of their competitors' alternatives.

My original Shorai is still going gangbusters - as are three others I've put in other bikes since.

 

[AndrewS]

I just installed my EarthX battery yesterday. To get around the slight size issue was pretty easy.

The holder has 3 ridges on each side that protrude into the case. I just sliced those off and it fits perfectly.

I stuck the supplied pads on the bottom to get it up to the same height as stock, so it shouldn't move around vertically, either.

It cranks the bike over handily. I just hope it proves more reliable than my short-lived Shorai! I expect that it will.

 

[Johnrg]

I found the top of the battery surface not so good for the seat bottom interface so tossed the tray and zip tied to the shelf on the fender. Doing this positions it lower and further from possible contact with the frame cross member.