Battery Recommendation?

[DoubleJ]

Well it looks like it might be time to replace my battery....I thought i was going to be stranded today, I pulled over to buy some fireworks and when i went to fire the bike up it barely turned over then nothing but clicks....I let it set for about 20 minutes and it finally fired up. I got back home and it stayed on the battery tender for about 8-9 hours and still showed as charging and the tender was pretty hot to the touch. It have never taken that long to recharge from drained before. I am not sure how old this battery is I will have to pull it to find out...I know its atleast 2+ years old as i have had the bike that long.
So my question is any good battery recommendations?

[vlade]

I would tighten yur connects first , if they a little loose it makes for poor starts and bad charging, two years aint no time for a battery.

[toorglide]

ive used diehards with good outcomes

heres a decent link http://www.motorcyclebatteries.net/ for general intel

[DoubleJ]

I would tighten yur connects first , if they a little loose it makes for poor starts and bad charging, two years aint no time for a battery.

yeah i checked all those, that was the first thing that came to mind since i disconnected it when i extended the wiring for the new bars. And im pretty sure the battery is way more that 2 years old.

[Blackdog 15]

Look at the Odyssey Batteries. It's what I run..have approx. 200 mor CCA than a stock battery...and I use a battery tender religiously....

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/applications/motorcycles.htm

[JimP]

Two years in the high heat though can really zap a car battery. Wouldn't it be the same with a motorcycle battery.

[Crocodile56]

Yuasa Batteries!

Check everything thing else first, but if ya need to replace Yuasa is the best!

[tibadoe]

I like Battery Mart @ www.batterymart.com/ They carry both the "Deka" battery under the "Big Crank" brand name and the Odyssey.

[Osco*]

I ride on saturday and sunday,,,then the bike sits and sits,,bout thursday I hook up the Tender. 20 minutes later It goes steady green. I unhook It,,
Saturday AM I hook it up again,,10 minutes later, steady green an ready to ride. Garage gets pretty hot during the week.
I see no need to leave It on the Tender. any thoughts ???

[Blackdog 15]

I ride on saturday and sunday,,,then the bike sits and sits,,bout thursday I hook up the Tender. 20 minutes later It goes steady green. I unhook It,,
Saturday AM I hook it up again,,10 minutes later, steady green an ready to ride. Garage gets pretty hot during the week.
I see no need to leave It on the Tender. any thoughts ???

Leave it on the Tender, that's what it's meant for...It's not a normal battery charger, but a battery tender....It has a built in circuit breaker to prevent any overcharging...It keeps the battery at full charge all the time thus making the battery last longer...

[Dan]

Hmm during this past winter I think there were a couple stretches where I went 10 days without riding, the bike only outside with a cover and no battery tender on it, never had one problem with it starting. Just my experience.