rosso corsa Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Ciao, After 16 years (!) my OEM Hawker battery seems to have given up. I saw on the forum that some of you have replaced the Hawker with the Odyssey PC545, whereas I have also seen recommendations elsewhere for the Unibat X Racer 15. I ride my Rosso Corsa two/three times a year during longer summer trips; the rest of the time she hibernates in a cozy garage, battery disconnected. Thanks a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 16 years!!! The Odyssey PC545 is the OEM battery. Why not just get another? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosso corsa Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 12 hours ago, docc said: 16 years!!! The Odyssey PC545 is the OEM battery. Why not just get another? Thanks a lot. docc Your suggestion makes a lot of sense. After all those years I was. however, thinking something in the sense of: "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability..... Better than he was before. Better...stronger...faster." . Perhaps this does not apply to the battery for my Rosso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 7 hours ago, rosso corsa said: Thanks a lot. docc Your suggestion makes a lot of sense. After all those years I was. however, thinking something in the sense of: "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability..... Better than he was before. Better...stronger...faster." . Perhaps this does not apply to the battery for my Rosso Sometimes, new tech isn't all that.. fluorescent light bulbs come to mind. I've changed out Odysseys at 10 and 12 years just because I thought maybe I should. I've seen lithium causing grief on a cold start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziMoto Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I find the low weight of Lithium batteries appealing, but I find the durability, longevity, and reliability, of the Odyssey vastly more appealing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 22 minutes ago, GuzziMoto said: I find the low weight of Lithium batteries appealing, but I find the durability, longevity, and reliability, of the Odyssey vastly more appealing. I find that saving a couple pounds on the Guzzi is like me skipping dessert... in theory a good idea... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziMoto Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 20 hours ago, swooshdave said: I find that saving a couple pounds on the Guzzi is like me skipping dessert... in theory a good idea... I agree. I have talked to people that were telling me about how much better their MG Griso handles with a light weight Lithium battery in place of the stock battery. I had to laugh. Saving 5 pounds on a 500+ lb street bike makes no difference a person could feel. Does it look good on paper? Sure. But I am certain that in a blind taste test you could not tell the difference. As an old racer type, I like less weight. On my dirt bike or roadracer it is a very good thing. But unless I can save 50 lbs or so on my big Guzzi streetbikes I can't really see it making a difference. And I do like dessert..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 THIS racer needs to lose 50 lbs. off my a$$ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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