YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

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YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 12:01
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Going to have to buy a battery soon. Have not had great luck with my recent Yusa batteries. The one I put in my S3 failed within a year.

Also, not crazy about going to the new-style lithium batteries mostly because I saw a garage fire caused by one left on the wrong charger and now that I am old that seems like something I might do. YUASA might fail but it probably won't torch my house.

Suggestions welcome on battery choice for this model which won't get ridden very often.

Happy New Year

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Re: YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 13:02 - 01 Jan 2017 13:06
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Was the Yuasa a wet-cell battery or AGM? What type of charger do you use?

My current battery is a Scorpion AGM from batterystuff.com, purchased over a year ago. Even though it has been very good, I would rather have tried a Yuasa AGM as they are made in USA. I didn't think to look into theirs. doh.
I use a Ctek US 0.8 smart charger & VC97 digital multimeter.
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Re: YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 13:06
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I get my batteries from High Tech Battery Solutions. One year warranty. Sent me the smaller one for a KZ 900 LTD and sent me a bigger one for $5 and gave me the other one. I sold it of course. B)
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Re: YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 13:27
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AGM batteries are vastly superior to a conventional lead/acid battery. I'm a fan of Motobatt batteries after reading a long test some guy did and posted on the internet. One of the nice things about them is that they hold their charge well even if the bike sits a lot. No acid to spill too of course.

www.amazon.com/MotoBatt-MB12U-Factory-Ac...rds=motobatt+YB12A-A

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Re: YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 17:00
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The Scorpion AGM was 12.79 VDC straight out of the box & it holds its charge. Although it hasn't really needed it, I've put it on a charger a few times, just to use the charger. hee.

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Re: YUASA or for 1983 KZ750L3?

01 Jan 2017 19:43
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martin_csr wrote: The Scorpion AGM was 12.79 VDC straight out of the box & it holds its charge. Although it hasn't really needed it, I've put it on a charger a few times, just to use the charger. hee.

Good price... www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/sYT12C.html

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