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ron criswell
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Post by ron criswell » Tue Dec 26, 2000 11:20 am

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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Post by jirvine@nmsu.edu » Tue Dec 26, 2000 12:05 pm

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 > > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... >Let's keep this list SPAM free! > >Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

Chris Krok
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Post by Chris Krok » Thu Oct 24, 2002 5:57 pm

> 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

Barnaby Robson
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Post by Barnaby Robson » Thu Oct 24, 2002 6:33 pm

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 -----Original Message----- From: Chris Krok [mailto:stingray@...] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:00 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com 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

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Post by TLrydr@aol.com » Fri Oct 25, 2002 12:09 am

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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Post by klxrider@webtv.net » Fri Oct 25, 2002 12:13 am

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)

Arden Kysely
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Post by Arden Kysely » Fri Oct 25, 2002 9:23 am

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Barnaby Robson" wrote:
> 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 >
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

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Post by RM » Fri Oct 25, 2002 2:20 pm

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...

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Post by Mark » Fri Oct 25, 2002 3:38 pm

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)

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Post by klxrider@webtv.net » Sat Oct 26, 2002 12:10 am

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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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