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Iron Butt
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| Anyone have any experience with the Braille battery brand? It is about time to change batteries before I get stranded. This battery is supposed to be a direct replacement to the Vision battery with better specs. - Sealed AGM
- 21 Amp Hour (AH) versus 18
- 1067 (PCA)
- 426 (CCA) versus 310
http://www.braillebattery.com/index.php/braille/product_batteries/b2015 TIA
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Cruiser
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Desert Hot Springs (Palm Springs area), CA | Seem's good... a little pricey... I hope someone can give us an experienced review. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Yeah - pricey. I have owned 21 bikes in 54 years and seldom got more than 2-3 years out of a battery. My VV is now 5 1/2 years old - and showing NO signs of battery problem. I keep a tender attached most of the time (when I remember to do it) - but it has NEVER let me down. Likely this spring I will put a new battery in my baby - but just a stock one that it came with. Don't f**k with what works ...
Edited by donetracey 2013-10-11 1:29 AM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 810
| ... Don't f**k with what works ... My stock one didn't last very long at all (from 11/2007). I have been running an Odyssey 545 with a Optimate battery tender ever since. The Odyssey 545 is starting to show some signs of age, thus the search for a replacement before I get stranded.
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 46
| donetracey - 2013-10-11 12:28 AM
Yeah - pricey. I have owned 21 bikes in 54 years and seldom got more than 2-3 years out of a battery. My VV is now 5 1/2 years old - and showing NO signs of battery problem. I keep a tender attached most of the time (when I remember to do it) - but it has NEVER let me down. Likely this spring I will put a new battery in my baby - but just a stock one that it came with. Don't f**k with what works ...
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Glendale, AZ United States | A lot of folks like battery mart and I would take a look at their website. Vlad. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 112
Denver, Iowa | I took my Vision to The Vic Shop a while back. I know my battery is the original from 2009, but the bike still starts ok... or at least I thought. Rylan started up my bike to put it on the dyno, and he immediately said I need a new battery. A battery that shows signs of being aged or tired needs to be replaced, since the fuel injection needs the most available power to it, to function accurately and efficiently. A slightly discharged battery will show up negatively on the dyno. He would be able to explain this in better detail than I, of course.
I just got the new issue of RoadRunner magazine today, and the Braille Battery is explained in an article there (along with other Lithuims). |
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Went to a performance shop today and asked about the Braille battery. They said they stopped carrying them because the companies customer service and quality control were awful.
Not wanting to spend so much, I found this at my local megabike dealer.
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Product/power-source-lightning-star...
20ah
500cca
AGM
$95
Power Source also makes a $69 model with 20ah & 375cca
Edited by Nozzledog 2013-12-13 11:12 PM
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | related as it is a AGM; I had a Scorpion AGM battery in my Rocket; they do not work well at lower temperatures. Now it is an expensive paperweight in the shed. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | The heat out here in SoCal kills them too. Gel batteries handle the heat and cold better, but have a nasty power Drop-off, low CCA and higher price. Lithium batteries are ok in the cold if you know how to use them, they are just ridiculously priced and have miserable amp-hours (amp-hour equivilant is not the same).
I like playing my radio while I wash my bike, so amp-hours are important to me. |
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