battery ampage?

[jasond]

hi, I took my old/dead battery to a bike shop to buy a replacement. The shop didn't have the same battery with the same code/number on the side, but the chap behind the counter said the one he gave me will do fine. It was the same size, shape etc. I only noticed after fitting it & starting the bike it says 8A on it, not 4A that was on my old one. Will this matter? My bike is a Suzuki EN125, cheers
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1st bike Suzuki EN 125-2 (to break me in) Current bike Honda CBR 400 RR

[Bezzer]

It'll be fine, it's got roughly twice the capacity of your old one so you've got more in reserve, it's going less than your old one that could cause you problems.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Assuming both are 12V batteries and you mean 8ah, then it should be fine. You just now have a battery with double the capacity (although it surprises me that you have one with a far higher capacity but which is the same physical size)

All the best

Keith
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