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[libertyeagle]

A couple years ago I bought a Deka Battery for the KLR from a dealer recommended on this site. Well, it is time to get one for the GF BMW F650 Dakar. I cannot find the information on where I got it, can anyone remember and send me the link? I think they were out of Pennsylvania? Michael

[John Theilgard]

Bought a Big Crank from Battery Mart in 2010 for my KLR and it's still going strong.

[achesley43@ymail.com]

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[Norm Keller]

The KLR is much more powerful, smoother and has better brakes than the classic 650 Bonneville. I hadn't ridden a Bonnie in decades so the comparison had slipped out of focus until swapping bikes for a ride about 10 years ago.

[DesertDatsuns]

Never heard of them, and I'm versed more than most is stuff like this. Shorai, however, puts out a solid Lithium-Iron (FE), that weighs about a pound, for semi-reasonable money. I'd either buy that, a cheapie at Walmart, or an Oddessey. At least with an Oddessey you can buy them, and warranty them, at any batteries Plus place. I can also warranty my Shorai at my local bike shop. But personally, I'd never buy something like that, that I can't easily warranty somewhere. Doesn't help your search, but maybe helps on another angle of thought. A story that might sway your case. Of similar money are LiPo remote control car batteries, which can cost anywhere from $30 to well over $100. I bought a brand that was new to me, ran it once, it wouldn't recharge, and when I tried to return it, the hobby shop said that brand doesn't have any warranty policy. I was pissed. This all happened on the same day. Since wasting $75 on one of those batteries, I'm a bit pickier about all of my batteries. Ryan Phoenix On 2/13/2016 12:29 AM, libertyeagle@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

A couple years ago I bought a Deka Battery for the KLR from a dealer recommended on this site. Well, it is time to get one for the GF BMW F650 Dakar. I cannot find the information on where I got it, can anyone remember and send me the link? I think they were out of Pennsylvania? Michael

[Mike Frey]

 

http://www.dekacatalog.com/

 

Deka battery is indeed in PA, I worked for them once upon a time. Their HQ is the world's largest battery manufacturer.

Yuasa is also in PA. I never knew why this part of the country is car battery central - probably just the result of 2 big companies being here for a long time.

 

I've been using Deltran (the Battery Tender people) Li batteries lately. At about $100, lower in price than Shorai, the battery is more expensive than lead acid, but they can sit around for a year or more and still hold 95% or more of their charge. The added bonus is that they are very lightweight and you can use the same battery size across several bikes. Each battery comes with foam stick-on pads to make it fit the stock battery box.

 

The added bonus of a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is that it is very lightweight and can be put in the bike upside down, sideways, etc. It also has 4 terminals; you can orient the battery so that the negative is on the left or the right, your choice.

 

Battery Tender BTL14A240C fits the KLR and just about any other motorcycle. I have this battery in the KLR and my ZRX-1200. The supplied foam spacer pads are VERY sticky, and once applied, they'll stay in place.

 

 

Mike

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]Sent:[/b] Saturday, February 13, 2016 2:30 AM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Deka Battery

 

 

A couple years ago I bought a Deka Battery for the KLR from a dealer recommended on this site. Well, it is time to get one for the GF BMW F650 Dakar. I cannot find the information on where I got it, can anyone remember and send me the link? I think they were out of Pennsylvania? Michael  

[Mike Huber]