Adventure Bike Rider Forum

mate of mine needs a new battery for his DRZ, he is under the impression that modern conventional batteries even the historically considered quality brands offer poor quality I share that opinion as does a local guy in the trade. He is considering a Lithium replacement anyone with history on this conversion with any thoughts?

Fitted a Li-ion to my fe 400 husaberg spins it over strong and fast. OEM on the Africa twin. Best bit you think the box is empty so light.

You need to consider that most Lithium batteries don't take favourably to being charged at over 14 volts. Most rectifier/regulators and chargers work at around 14.5v. So you may need a new rec/reg and maybe a charger too.

Weight saving is not the aim but obviously an advantage He has a number of vehicles and some are little used so cumlative battery replacements are a pain, so little use long term reliability is the main target, buying a new charger would probably be acceptable, YUASA VARTA EXIDE etc dont seem to give the reliability they once did over budget batteries, seems a common theme, a local bike guy in the electric component supply game won't sell batteries anymore as the customer return/satisfaction rate is so bad, he has stated many new ones arrive with him already below optimum ( got a basic knowledge of volts and amps but little more myself) so myself and my mate looking at a different direction. I have read that these batteries have idiosyncrasies and need to be managed a bit, not heard the one about charging voltage though will keep it in mind. Thanks for the info so far anyone run one for a number of years? Recommended Brand's? Charger's?

The batteries supplied as 12v replacements have built in battery management systems and are safe to use with standard bike reg/rec

I had a Lithium battery on my KTM exc it was less than three years old and failed completely without warning, I have replaced it with a lead acid battery

remember there's a difference between lithium ion and lithium iron,

dave.

dave h wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 7:22 am remember there's a difference between lithium ion and lithium iron,

dave.

You cant just leave it there Dave!!!! prey tell us more....

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/brand/odyssey/

are very good. Not a direct like-for-like replacement as they are small.

They use thin-plate lead and are very powerful. Last for years.

ChrisCole wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 7:11 am I had a Lithium battery on my KTM exc it was less than three years old and failed completely without warning, I have replaced it with a lead acid battery

Nothing to do with sea/river you stopped in then and had to be towed home