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batteries
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2000 11:20 am
by ron criswell
Anybody ever bought one of those Champion motorcycle batteries they sell
at Sam's Club for $23.00? My KLR needs a battery and the local discount
cycle shop I usually shop at wanted about $37.00 for a probably Japanese
brand. Also, my negative post screw/bolt is all corroded. The bolt is
stripped and the phillips head is stripped and the nut on the bottom
spins in it's cage (let it go too long without cleaning and didn't put
the Vaseline on it the last time I filled it). I was thinking of cutting
it off with a dremel tool if I can.
Criswell
batteries
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2000 12:05 pm
by jirvine@nmsu.edu
I've seen them there and never had the need but would buy one. I prefer no
maintenance batteries but my KLR is proving pretty steady and hasn't needed
water much.
At 11:18 AM 12/26/00 -0800, Ron Criswell wrote:
>Anybody ever bought one of those Champion motorcycle batteries they sell
>at Sam's Club for $23.00? My KLR needs a battery and the local discount
>cycle shop I usually shop at wanted about $37.00 for a probably Japanese
>brand. Also, my negative post screw/bolt is all corroded. The bolt is
>stripped and the phillips head is stripped and the nut on the bottom
>spins in it's cage (let it go too long without cleaning and didn't put
>the Vaseline on it the last time I filled it). I was thinking of cutting
>it off with a dremel tool if I can.
>
>
>Criswell
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 5:57 pm
by Chris Krok
> His dillemma is: should he remain loyal to his dealer and pay the $169, or
> should he order the same battery for $59 (he has to order it) from that
> online catalog whore, JC Whitney?
Beware mail-ordering batteries, they usually can't ship the acid with
them, so you'll have to go to a local shop and have it filled.
When I bought my KLR in '97 (used), I bought a Sears Die Hard battery.
Still cranking strong...
Krokko
--
Dr. J. Christopher Krok
John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel
Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 6:33 pm
by Barnaby Robson
what about those sealed batteries?
nearly 100 bucks ... do they last
forever?
http://www.batterymart.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=store&Product_Code=ODY-PC545MJ
barnaby
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] batteries
> His dillemma is: should he remain loyal to his dealer and pay the $169, or
> should he order the same battery for $59 (he has to order it) from that
> online catalog whore, JC Whitney?
Beware mail-ordering batteries, they usually can't ship the acid with
them, so you'll have to go to a local shop and have it filled.
When I bought my KLR in '97 (used), I bought a Sears Die Hard battery.
Still cranking strong...
Krokko
batteries
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 12:09 am
by TLrydr@aol.com
In a message dated 10/24/02 6:34:43 PM Central Daylight Time,
barney@... writes:
> what about those sealed batteries?
> nearly 100 bucks ... do they last
> forever?
No not forever, About 5 years is all.
Mike
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Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 12:13 am
by klxrider@webtv.net
The biggest up side to sealed batteries IMHO is nothing to spill out
when you lay the bike down. No fumes to cause corrosion on the battery
terminals.
Just my .02 worth,
Marshall in Shreveport, La
'95 KLXC3 "Blackhorse" (to honor those who served)
batteries
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 9:23 am
by Arden Kysely
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Barnaby Robson" wrote:
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=store&Product_Code=ODY-PC545MJ
>
> barnaby
>
AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries, A.K.A. 'sealed' and 'maintenance
free' are nice because of no spills and no maintenance. They are also
less prone to failure due to vibration, nice when you ride a thumper.
I seem to remember someone installing that Odyssey battery in their
KLR, only to find that it doesn't quite fit. Dual-Star used to sell a
kit for those, not sure if they still do. WestCo offers an AGM for
the KLR:
http://www.batterystuff.com/battery/kawasaki-motorcycle-
batteries.htm
__Arden
batteries
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 2:20 pm
by RM
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 klxrider@... wrote:
>The biggest up side to sealed batteries IMHO is nothing to spill out when
>you lay the bike down. No fumes to cause corrosion on the battery
>terminals.
Not having to add/check water is a VERY big plus in my book. The KLR's
battery is not the easiest to access...
batteries
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 3:38 pm
by Mark
Moral of that story is -stop laying the bike down.
(LOL)
Mark.
A11
me, "Doc, it hurts when I do this."
doc, "Then stop doing that."
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., klxrider@w... wrote:
> The biggest up side to sealed batteries IMHO is nothing to spill out
> when you lay the bike down. No fumes to cause corrosion on the
battery
> terminals.
> Just my .02 worth,
>
> Marshall in Shreveport, La
> '95 KLXC3 "Blackhorse" (to honor those who served)
batteries
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 12:10 am
by klxrider@webtv.net
snip:
Yeah, yeah, I know better than to lay it down on either side, but laying
it down is so much faster when I park it. Course, picking it up isn't.
Marshall in Shreveport, La
'95 KLXC3 "Blackhorse" (to honor those who served)
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