BCScott wrote: slmjim & Z1BEBE thanks for the Walmart suggestion, but in Canada (where I am) they just stock Yuasa "equivalent" batteries.
Mmmm... yeah, we should clarify that.
The YB prefix seems unique to Yuasa. The MagnaPower brand that Meijers sells shows a prefix of CB, so CB14L-A2 for that. WalMart's EverStart brand is ES14L-A2. Some brands do away with the prefix altogether & simply show 14L-A2 on the case, which is the critical designation anyway. The main thing we look for is country of origin.
Our CB750 Nighthawks originally had 14-A2 batteries from the factory. The
only difference between the 14-A2 and 14
L-A2 is the + and - terminals are reversed on the case. Otherwise they're identical, and 14
L-A2's are much more common & easier to find locally than 14-A2's. We installed longer battery cables on the Nighthawks the first time they needed new batteries to reach the reversed battery terminals on the 14L-A2's, so we would only have to stock one model of battery as spares for all our bikes except the ST1300A.
AGM batteries have come way down in price since the Nighthawks were new, so when we use the remaining flooded wet cell batteries we still have on the shelf we'll move to AGM batteries.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE