Motobatt - worth it?

[EazyDuz]

Bit of a late question since i've already bought and installed a replacement battery, made by Motobatt. Had better CCA than similarly priced alternatives. Do they last longer than other brands?
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[Riejufixing]

[P.]

They are fine. I've had 2 die in 4 years but I don't ride often enough.

[NJD]

Fine through winter on my side, but that's with regular riding.

Slight problem with the one terminal coming loose at times due to hard to get at angle with the way it connects to the battery on one side but for me battery is easy to get to. First one of these I've installed so could have been me, or vibrations (been fine now for a while).

Easy to get replacement fitting kits if you loose something, and the whole four terminals means easy if need to add accessories in the future.
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[MarJay]

They do die, but they take longer than other makes of battery that I've tried. By and large OEM seem to last the best but other components must wear too, so maybe batteries subsequently lasting less time is more down to loss of charging system efficiency rather than the batteries being measurably worse...?
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[MCN]

Motobat are OK.
I've had one in K1300 for four years. No issues.
On a Ctek charger too which can help.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

I won't buy another.
Out of 3, 2 died within 6 months. One of those 2 had a slightly loose terminal, which then stripped out. I have never before stripped a screw on a battery They did replace that one to be fair, but I sold the bike with the replacement in. The other (won't hold charge after 6 months), neither the seller nor motobatt wanted to know and kept bouncing me back and forth. I rode this bike daily, reg/rec and stator voltages were spot on. It's sat outside with a couple of others until I bother to take them to the recycling site or give them to the pikeys. 3rd was no problem, went with the bike it was in.

They have QC issues, a good one will be really good, but a dud will be an expensive paperweight.

You can't go wrong with a Yuasa, and Powerline are good for a cheap battery.
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[droog]

I bought the cheapest battery I could find for my CBR - a Powerline from Tayna - I read the reviews before buying which were all good - it's still going strong a couple of years later - If the bike is standing for any period of time I give it a short boost on a low amp trickle charger for as little as half hour per day which as mentioned should be part of general maintenance if you want to max out the batteries service life.

[Howling Terror]

^^^Guessing you have some external plug setup otherwise that's a lot of faff twice a day.

Reading between the lines------ I think you don't hook up the charger then decouple it half an hour later EVERYDAY.

If you do then may I suggest some vigorous sexual intercourse and some recreational intoxicant of your choosing.

PS Please do not track me down ...find me...and kill me.
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[Polarbear]

If I don't buy cheap I always buy Yuasa. I've not got anything against Motobat but just about every bike manufacturer uses Yuasa so they can't be bad.

Saying that, how you look after your batteries is the reason they fail early. Let your battery go flat even once reduces it's capacity. Let it go flat a few times and the material in the plates starts to detach and when that happens your battery is basically toast.

I have cheapy (£400 worth of cheapy ) leisure batteries on my boat. They are still going strong after 2 years where lots of people are moaning theirs have failed in that time but again, it's keeping them fully charged as much as possible and never letting them drop below 12.2V standing.
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[Howling Terror]

You can have it all dude...The sex the drugs and the battery maintenance.
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[recman]

My Motobatt has been nothing but reliable in the six or seven years it's been in my bike.
I'd be reluctant to go for another brand tbh.

[kramdra]

They are good. I fitted one in 2012 with new wiring and new reg and its still going strong, I swapped it out of the cbr6 after 100k and now in a little 125 - which has more carb problems than anything so it gets a lot of abuse. Only replaced as they were cheap on ebay I got another.

[ThatDippyTwat]

[arry]

Had 2 on the KTM and both failed. Replaced it with a Powerline which has been much more reliable so far but it's early days.

I found the Motobatt kick over strongly but then fade out quickly if it doesn't catch on first few chuggachuggas.

[kramdra]