Maintenance free Batteries..

[kernow24]

So its time for a new battery.. faulty R/R has all but killed mine. too many discharges.. charges.. and using a car charger

Just need a standard battery, you know, the ones you fill up then seal when its delivered.

Is there any benefit in getting a battery that turns the electrolyte / acid in to gel rather than one that has the acid free flowing?

I know the cheapest of the cheap £20 ebay chinese specials have free flowing acid, but for a few quid extra you can get say a Numax battery that turns the insides in to gel.

I know Yuassa etc do this but they are twice the price and im pretty much skint at the moment.. so I gotta go cheap..
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[Fizzer Thou]

I recently bought my bike battery from www.tayna.co.uk and it was delivered the next day.Excellent service
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[The Artist]

[_Iain_]

Cheapest battery that fits.

Sorted!
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[stinkwheel]

I persoanlly think a sealed battery is WAY better than a standard lead acid although I'm less convinced by the advantage of a gel battery over a sealed one. In terms of both cranking power and longevity.

You get what you pay for with batteries.

I just splurged on a Westco GMA (glass matt absorbtion) battery for the VFR. These are supposed to be the mutts nutts of batteries. It certainly throws the starter over like it's going into orbit.
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[Alpha-9]

All my weird power issues were sorted when I upgraded to a motobatt

[Walloper]

+1 for AGM style Absorbed Glass Mat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRLA_battery

I got four+ years out of one of them on a R1200GS.
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[chris-red]

[Walloper]

Motobatt is an AGM Maintenance Free battery.

They still need 'maintenance' as they cannot be left to go flat same as 'normal' lead acid batteries can't.
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[The Artist]