lithium batteries

[sandman3577]

anyone using them or thinking about them DO NOT BUY THEM. they are by far the most dangerous battery out there /they can catch your buell on fire/they are over priced junk/i have had 2 in a week from bike master both trash 2 friends had the same problem on there bikes/i have a lightning and a firebolt neither battery had enough cranking power and the one got smoking hot. stick with glassmat old style batteries.fyi

 

[Cooter]

Ymmv.

 

[Silverrider]

I have had good luck with these in my bikes, https://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/lithium-iron-batteries/sstz14s-fp.html

 

[Cooter]

They need to have the right specs (not just fit in the hole) and like everything else... You shouldn't get the cheap ones.

BTW this is a weird place to post this thread. It should be moved to the punctuation forum.

 

[Simplymichaeljr]

^^^^^lol......I use agm, btw. Last for years. I just hook up a battery tender to recharge it and trickle during the winter.

 

[GregoXB]

XB's work best with the OEM type batteries.

 

[vicenzajay]

I'm going to say YMMV.

I have lithiums in both the Blast and the Firebolt. Did my research - bought the right size (not physical, but spec-wise). Blast's is over 3 years old with zero issues. Firebolt's is 19 months old - no issues.

I ride year round (as long as weather is safe for riding). Never a problem...not one.

 

[Enemy Zero]

I have battery tender lithium batteries in both my bikes and have had no issues. If I run into issues, I'll swap them out for something else. If my bike catches on fire, I guess that's an issue I'll handle when it happens.

 

[GregoXB]

Problem with the Li batteries is they don't have the CCAs to turn your bike over when it's cool outside. Li batteries need like 2-3 turn overs before they build enough juice for a start in cooler weather. Also, every time you get a failed start your clock/odo get reset.... very annoying.

 

[vicenzajay]

That can be mitigated by turning the key on a good 30-40 seconds or so before trying to crank the bike.

It gets *really cold here - I've not had a problem with either of my lithium batteries....but I do "warm up" the battery when it's cold and I'm coming home from work. That seems to do the trick for me.