Odessey batteries

[Sasquatch]

Anyone ever install an odessey battery in a Girly?  If so, which one did you use?

[EvilBetty]

The Tiger's charging system seems to be very rough on batteries.  Better to use a cheaper battery and change it every couple of years IMO.

It's not like our Buell.  I just changed a 10 year old AGM battery out if it last fall.

That said, this is the battery Odyssey recommends...
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/DekaETX14.htm

[Timbox2]

I have it on very good authority that there isnt an odyssey battery that will fit, well not in the UK anyway

[Chris Canning]

I have it on very good authority that there isnt an odyssey battery that will fit, well not in the UK anyway

Sadly without going into a long winded story the man is correct,recently i did get a 535 jammed in,but it was such a hassle,the only real option would be to mock up new battery box,i have an extensive stock of Odysseys so it's a little frustrating

[Sasquatch]

Sounds good.  Another cheap battery it is.

[Chris Canning]

Sounds good.  Another cheap battery it is.

Which is what i had to do,great!!! when you've got a stock of Odyssey's :(

[Sin_Tiger]

Any of those fit a Roadie  :lol:  :lol:

[Chris Canning]

In fairness i don't know,the problem with Odyssey they don't make batteries for motorcycles,they make batteries and some fit motorcyles!!

You've only got 310/535/545/680

I can't get one thats fits my K BM either

[delecti]

if there isn't an odessey battery to fit is there a recommended gel battery that anyone has tried? the original has 40,000km on it an 3.5 years old and starts and runs everything as good as the first day when i picked it up brand new! but if it died it would be handy to know.

Mark
06 silver tiger

[iansoady]

I have a Westco AGM on my 04 which I bought from Tayna a couple of years ago. It has a high CCA, seems to hold its charge well and so far I'm happy with it.

[EvilBetty]

I put a PowerStar* AGM battery in the Tiger last go round.  Can't beat the price.

http://www.powerstarsla.com/pm121276.html

I put it in last summer so no time trial on it yet.  I wanted to put one in the Buell too but Patty thought if the OEM Harley battery (probably made by PowerStar  :) ) lasted 10 years, a new one was worth $140 from HD  :shock:

[Chris Canning]

I went completely the other way and put a cheap Varta battery on,when you have somthing like an 1100s and it doesn't start an Odyssey is a god send,the Tiger battery can be accessed in seconds.

[delecti]

Thanks guys,  the powerstar looks good all that increase in cold crank amps really get the nerves tingling.

well you know what i mean.  :)


Mark,
06 Silver tiger

[Sasquatch]

I found a US made Deka battery that tested at 360 cca (spec is 200).  Problem is that the battery was not the problem.  I am having a slow crank issue on my 01.  Spins fast when warm, slow, like half dead battery slow, when cold.

Ran a jumper cable from the battery to the starter to bypass all the wiring and it still cranked slow.  It is either my starter getting weak or something internal to the engine.  I know I have the soft intake valves issue, but even if the clearances went down to near zero it would still spin at the same speed.

[Mustang]

it would actually spin faster if your valves were at zero clearance as you wouldn't have compression to deal with .......

could it be that the starter sprag clutch is going or the starter motor itself
you can ohm the windings in the starter motor which will tell you if you have a set of windings that are kaput . but other than that electric motors don't get weak . if it spins good warm my bet is sprag clutch is slipping