V11UK Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 My original 1999 battery has finally died and I'm looking for a replacement. What are you guys using? Shopping around, the alternatives are: Westco YTX15L-BS @ £69 Varley Red Top 20 @ £90 Hawker Genesis G13 @ £98 Genuine Guzzi part number 01 70 45 01 @ £120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hawker Odyssey. Not sure which model - will look see. They have a lot of cranking power, hold a charge for a very long time without any attention, but I think have quite a low capacity? I've been impressed anyhow. It's a gel battery - can be mounted any way up apparently (ooo-errr!!!). KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi Chris I'll second Keith's recommendation. I bought mine from Motorworks in Meltham- they knew which model would fit. You have to phone and reserve these days if you want to collect it rather than have it delivered. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I was wondering if these can be used ok in the older bikes, instead of a monster lead acid? After being used to the V.11 battery, the old-type 30Ah lead-acid is huge, I don't remember ever having a bike battery that big before. I had to get one as the lash-up of 2 smaller batteries didn't come close to cranking an 850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hawker Odyssey. Not sure which model - will look see. They have a lot of cranking power, hold a charge for a very long time without any attention, but I think have quite a low capacity? I've been impressed anyhow. It's a gel battery - can be mounted any way up apparently (ooo-errr!!!). KB 82309[/snapback] I am very happy with yuasa, my 8ah yuasa lasted 9 years: Guzzi recommends this one: YUASA YTZ12S That fits, only + and - are other way arround, but there is room to move cables to the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I was wondering if these can be used ok in the older bikes, instead of a monster lead acid? After being used to the V.11 battery, the old-type 30Ah lead-acid is huge, I don't remember ever having a bike battery that big before. I had to get one as the lash-up of 2 smaller batteries didn't come close to cranking an 850. 82316[/snapback] Helen had one already fitted (to the bike not her) when she bought Mal's old Le Mans V and it was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wambiker Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi V11, when my battery threw it's hand in before xmas I replaced it with a hawker odyssey pc545, the bike starts easier, especially with the cold lately. The best price I could find was a company in north wales called Tayna electrical supplies www.tayna.co.uk with vat and postage £77.46. It was delivered within a day or so and no problems. Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I am very happy with yuasa, my 8ah yuasa lasted 9 years:Guzzi recommends this one: YUASA YTZ12S That fits, only + and - are other way arround, but there is room to move cables to the other side. 82317[/snapback] I use the Yuasa too, available everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 ....I was wondering if these can be used ok in the older bikes.... Yeh. I have one on the Tonti. I'll have to check which one tho. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V11UK Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Thanks for the responses - much appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchbob Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I use the Yuasa too, available everywhere. 82403[/snapback] [Late as usual] I am now using a Yuasa specified for a V11 LeMans - no idea what year: I had to fiddle a bit to get it to fit my Sport, but it's cheap! [Less than £40 here] and they do seem to last well compared to other cheap types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonio carroccio Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I use the Yuasa too, available everywhere. 82403[/snapback] idem ditto YTX 12BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yeh. I have one on the Tonti. I'll have to check which one tho. KB 82404[/snapback] Belfast, the battery I put in the Tonti is a PC625 (Hawker Odyssey) - v.small (frees up a lot of space under the seat), works great, loads of cranking power. Sat for months w/o any charging - started up straight away ...dunno how long they last as it's only been in a year or so. Don't think a std trickle charger works on these (there's a thread on this somewhere) but then they don't appear to need it, & they don't have a lot of capacity. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Belfast, the battery I put in the Tonti is a PC625 (Hawker Odyssey) - v.small (frees up a lot of space under the seat), works great, loads of cranking power. Sat for months w/o any charging - started up straight away ...dunno how long they last as it's only been in a year or so. Don't think a std trickle charger works on these (there's a thread on this somewhere) but then they don't appear to need it, & they don't have a lot of capacity. KB 83106[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest golden goose Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Hey SoCal guzzisti, I have nursed 4 years out of my stock 02 LeMans spaghetti battery. What are you folks using and where do you get them? DaGoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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