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TriumPhil said:

This battery and an always connected (when parked in my garage) Battery Tender Junior have never failed me: Yuasa HP Maintenance Free Battery 1991-1995 Kawasaki JL650 SC YTX20HL-BS-PW

A good tip for starting a cold Rocket III is to turn the key and allow the instruments to sweep without engaging the starter, then turn it off and start as normal. That pumps some extra fuel into the cylinders, ensuring a quicker start and less stress on the battery.

Here's an equivalent to the Yuasa battery, but made in the USA: Motocross YTX20HL-BS AGM Maintenance Free Battery

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warp9.9 said:

If your just looking for a lead acid battery then try a Scorpion I have one along with my 600 AMP Speed Cell lithium oxide battery. Alone they work great I just had the lithium battery laying around so why not add it.
YTX20DHL Battery | Harley Davidson 12 Volt Motorcycle Batteries
320 CCA works great the last time I bought one it was just under 100 bucks to my door.
I order my Brake pads from Flip good service.

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Idaho Red Rocket 3 said:

Go for an AGM battery. Source some local guys for warranty back up. You won't go wrong with Yuasa batteries.

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TriumPhil said:

This battery and an always connected (when parked in my garage) Battery Tender Junior have never failed me: Yuasa HP Maintenance Free Battery 1991-1995 Kawasaki JL650 SC YTX20HL-BS-PW

A good tip for starting a cold Rocket III is to turn the key and allow the instruments to sweep without engaging the starter, then turn it off and start as normal. That pumps some extra fuel into the cylinders, ensuring a quicker start and less stress on the battery.

Here's an equivalent to the Yuasa battery, but made in the USA: Motocross YTX20HL-BS AGM Maintenance Free Battery

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1olbull said:

YESSIR, Phil . . . and with 17.5 Ah & 310 CCA!

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1olbull said:

YESSIR, Phil . . . and with 17.5 Ah & 310 CCA! 12.5 lbs

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TriumPhil said:

... and only 400 smackers! Hell's bells, that would keep me in fresh AGM batteries for at least 10-12 more years.

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Claviger said:

Though I'd chime in since I just replaced my Metz 880 with a Excedra-Max G852..
Metz had 3600 miles on it, I probably could have gotten another 400-500 safely.
The Excedra-Max feels really similar, though, turn in is slightly better (55 vs 50 aspect ratio, and its new), but it seems much stiffer to me. The sidewalls, though taller, feel to my rear that they have less flex to them. Seems to grip just fine, both cornering and straight line, so as long as it lasts the same or better, I'm ok with that at 40 dollars less.

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