Mark Lewis
XS650 Enthusiast
Amazon has a Yuasa YUAM2212Y YB12A-A Battery for a fair price. Will that work ok in my XS650B?
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Battery
- Thread starter Mark Lewis
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I get a good price on Exide batteries at Rural King, I think you have one near Nashville. Probably around $40 or less if you have any battery to take in for a core exchange. 14L-A2 I think is the Exide replacement for your battery, much more power than that Yuasa 12.
Edit, Just checked Clymer and my bike, 14L-A2 is what you want. That Yuasa would not be a good choice.
Scott
Edit, Just checked Clymer and my bike, 14L-A2 is what you want. That Yuasa would not be a good choice.
Scott
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Mark Lewis
XS650 Enthusiast
I don't have the old one.
No big deal, maybe $5 more. Around here they will take any battery as a core exchange, I've taken motorcycle batteries for car batteries and visa versa.
Scott
Well, Clarksville, 74.5 miles from Columbia. Check prices at O'Riellys, TSC.
I'm using one of these. So far (going on 2 years), it's been good .....
https://www.chromebattery.com/m2214y-motocross-battery-yb14l-a2.html
I went through a couple normal wet cell batteries before this and was going to get another but prices increased so much, this sealed one really didn't cost any more. The only bad thing I find with sealed batteries is in how they fail. They give no warning, work fine one minute, dead the next. With a wet cell, you usually get advance warning. It gets gradually weaker, not cranking as well as it used to. You know it's going south. These sealed batteries don't do that. They work fine, like a new full charged battery, right up to the day they die. In fact, the two I've had fail on other bikes actually did so while I was driving down the road. I came to a stop sign, the RPMs dropped to idle, the charging rate dropped, but there was no battery juice to supplement the electrical system and keep the bike running. In both cases, I was able to jump the bike off a car and ride it home, keeping the revs up at stops so it didn't die. Basically, I ran it home on just the alternator juice. I've since invested in several sets of motorcycle jumper cables. I carry a set on each bike that has a sealed battery now.
https://www.chromebattery.com/m2214y-motocross-battery-yb14l-a2.html
I went through a couple normal wet cell batteries before this and was going to get another but prices increased so much, this sealed one really didn't cost any more. The only bad thing I find with sealed batteries is in how they fail. They give no warning, work fine one minute, dead the next. With a wet cell, you usually get advance warning. It gets gradually weaker, not cranking as well as it used to. You know it's going south. These sealed batteries don't do that. They work fine, like a new full charged battery, right up to the day they die. In fact, the two I've had fail on other bikes actually did so while I was driving down the road. I came to a stop sign, the RPMs dropped to idle, the charging rate dropped, but there was no battery juice to supplement the electrical system and keep the bike running. In both cases, I was able to jump the bike off a car and ride it home, keeping the revs up at stops so it didn't die. Basically, I ran it home on just the alternator juice. I've since invested in several sets of motorcycle jumper cables. I carry a set on each bike that has a sealed battery now.
5twins.............looks like that would be a good battery. I've stayed with a wet lead acid battery in my bike, and find they last 7 or 8 years. However I am now using a sealed no maintenance battery in my car, and it's been working well for 2 years now.
As to Mark's original question..............................I recommend you use a 14 amp/hr battery (not 12 amp/hr), in these bikes. Very often when lads go with smaller batteries, they end up with trouble.
As to Mark's original question..............................I recommend you use a 14 amp/hr battery (not 12 amp/hr), in these bikes. Very often when lads go with smaller batteries, they end up with trouble.
Mark Lewis
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks for the advise.
Mark Lewis
XS650 Enthusiast
My buddy that works at Tractor Supply got me a good deal on this.
Hi Mark,
well, it looks just like mine, anyway. But ain't the XS650B battery smaller than the later models batteries? It's no kinda bargain if it don't fit, eh?
Mark Lewis
XS650 Enthusiast
It fits
