battery

Any use or have advise (for OR against) getting one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mighty-Max-YTX14-BS-12V-12AH-Replaces-200-CCA-SLA-Battery-12V-1-Amp-Charger-/191234070490?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c867057da

No idea what is going on... New build, can be seen here: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38568&highlight=Omaha The bike Kicks over and starts typically the first kick can get it to run nicely for about 3 mins, then lights dim... it sputters then it dies. IF I wait about 5...

First of all i want to say i hate for this to be my first thread instead of a proper intro thread. I'm a long time lurker of this forum and i must say there is a lot of good information for this particular platform thanks to contributions from members in this community, what makes it much more...

This is one of those "it should be obvious" questions, but I thought I would double-check with you guys. I have an AGM battery from Mikes that I bought Jan. 2012. A couple months ago my starter button broke so I got a new one, but electric start wouldn't even budge. So I figured maybe the whole...

I just finished installing a new ignition switch. Before sealing the headlamp I briefly turned it on to verify the headlamp and turns signals were functioning properly. Great right? Well I button everything up and few mins later come back to leave. I turn the switch, hit the starter button and...

Hey, So I was recently out on my bike when it lost all power. Took the seat off (not stock, fiberglass with a metal pan) and found the positive post had melted and tried to weld itself to the seat pan (stupidly left the rubber boot off!):yikes::doh:. Anyway, I'm going to replace the battery...

Guys thanks for all the help so far. I have another ? I'm running hughs PMA I will be kick starting bike. Does anyone have ideas on a small dry cell battery I could run that wouldn't get ruined by the pma. Something easy to hide and hold a little charge. I figure this might be more reliable...

Gday all, this is a 310cca bsealed battery. i believe 650s stocks are 200cca???? Anybody think of a reason such an increase could cause problems? running stock with pamco & sparx pma cheers...

Hey guys, So I bought a brand new pamcopete ignition and hughshandbuilt pma recently and just attempted to install the pamco today. I took the advance rod out and have the entire left side complete (sensor plate in place etc.). Now, I have a 1979 special...do i need to replace the right...

Hey y'all, I am running a kick only, points ignition on my 79 650 with a solid state reg/rec. I was using a small, wet, 12V 3AH battery for about a month until it crapped out. The battery was spewing acid like nobody's business every time I rode. I'm wondering what size battery you guys are...

Time to clean up the rats nest of wiring.. I'm running with a headlight tail light and horn. no blinkers or tag light. I also don't use my electric starter. Any one running a ballistic type battery or something similar? I replaced my rotor about 9 months ago (custom rewind) have a extra set...

Hello All, So...I'm having electrical issues with my 82 Heritage (no spark). Purchased a new battery, filled the cells with acid, let it sit for an hour, got the air bubbles out and then charged it for 14 hours as instructed. Now I see that a couple of the cells are below the minimum line...

I bought an AGM battery a while back (can't remember exactly how long ago), installed it and drove the bike a few times before I had to garage it for several months for a gas leak. I recently fixed the gas leak (finally), and realized the battery was dead. I put it on a slow charge (2 amps)...

i have tried searching for some direct answer's but have not had much luck. ok, so here's the story. I bought the pma/pamco kit off mikesxs for my 83 build. I think no battery with a small electrical box looks clean as hell and that's what im going for. so the question is, what do I need to...

Hello all, I was wondering what battery specs would be the minimal needed to use the starter on an 81. I will be replacing all of the lights with led (stock headlamp). I was looking at the medium true gel from dime city, but was wondering if it would be enought to turn it over and start it...

Is there a way to bring a battery back from the dead? I used distilled water and charged it overnight. Still no charge.

I will be needing a new battery in the spring and would like to hear your good/bad experiences with the CBTX14AHL-BS AGM maintenance free battery from Mikesxs or xs650direct. Part number is 61-2020. thx

The charging system in my '72 XS2 is once again not working (i.e., the battery drains (especially when I switch the headlight on!) and the bike dies by the side of the road with no lights, horn, etc.). Once the battery dies, if I let the bike sit for a few minutes, it'll start up again and get...

Okay, so last week was my headache trying to get the headlight to come on when it was just the bulb burned out! I'm hoping this issue is as simple to fix! :laugh: I rarely if ever have any problems with this machine, but when I get the occasional minor issue I tend to go overkill and replace...

Mike's battery, even after coming up to green light on Battery Tender wouldn't even budge my starter. All I would get was the "click" one usually associates with a bad connection. re-did the connections. Nada. So I was freakin' I thought I'd maybe ruined my starter, by too much cranking at this...