Yuasa is usually a really good battery. How old is yours? Might be able to just get a new Yuasa and call it good for another 5-6 years.
On May 12, 2017 14:15, "Rick, Scituate, MA, 82 650 NH" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Yuasa YB12A-A. If the bike sits for more than 2 weeks untouched > I come close to draining the battery to start it, (if it is only a day or > 2, it starts immediately). Plus the Yuasa seem to have a 2 year life so > I'd rather upgrade. From what I've read I would prefer the Duracell Ultra > if I can find one that will fit the bike. > > I'm not familiar with Scorpion but they appear to have a direct AGM > replacement. I'll check the Motobatt as well. > > On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 9:14:41 PM UTC-4, Kurt Nolte wrote: >> >> Does your current battery have a UB or YB part number on it somewhere? >> That will tell you the form-factor of the battery, and you can look up an >> AGM from there. >> >> Giving it ~15 minutes google searching it looks like your stock battery >> was a UB12A-A battery (Honda PN 31500-460-672AH ). UB and YB numbers are >> usually directly interchangeable; a UB12A-A would be a YB12A-A. Searching >> for "YB12A-A AGM" has pulled up a pretty good number of results. >> >> My personal preference are the Batteries+ brand (Duracell/X2) or >> Motobatt. I have heard the Bikemaster brand AGM batteries are good, their >> gel batteries suck. >> >> As always, since you don't have a verified fit, take measurements of your >> battery to make sure the new one will fit in the same space, and have the >> same post type/position. >> >> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 6:59 PM, Rick, Scituate, MA, 82 650 NH < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good afternoon. I just called Battery Plus and they don't believe they >>> have an X-2 battery, (now called the Duracell Ultra) that will fit a 1982 >>> 650 NH. Anybody know what works? >>> >>> 2x the price, but I would prefer the sealed AGM style, but am unsure >>> what fits. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 4:48:45 PM UTC-5, Gibs wrote: >>>> >>>> I want to replace my battery next season. I just drained the carbs and >>>> filled the bike up with seafoamed gas. I'm not bothering using a tender >>>> since I'm replacing the battery anyways. It's an 85 NH 650, any suggestions >>>> on a reliable but not crazy expensive batteries? Also is there anything >>>> else I should do to winterize it? I'm leaving it in the garage all winter >>>> with a cover as well. >>>> Hope all is well with everyone :) >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
