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Shauns4
02-02-2005, 07:27 AM
Anyone fitted a Gel battery their S4 or S4r?

The GS 'sealed' lead acid battery hasn't leaked up to now but i don't want to risk it so i am considering a Sprint Gel battery which i assume cannot leak.
Meteor
03-02-2005, 12:29 PM
I fitted an 'Odyssey' dry cell battery to my M900S and have found it to be far better than the original for starting power and especially life when un-used for several months.

My original never leaked (luckily), but that is another advantage of the Odyssey.
spacemonkey
03-02-2005, 06:54 PM
I'll give the Odyssey a good word, too. Huge improvement and worth paying the extra for.

See http://www.knightbatteries.com/popup.cfm?p_n=91471&p_i=91471
Shauns4
03-02-2005, 07:22 PM
any suggestions where i can buy a dry cell battery?
thanks
spacemonkey
03-02-2005, 07:51 PM
Yeah, follow the link I put in above...
Shauns4
03-02-2005, 08:05 PM
thanks, I should read the small print!
Shauns4
09-02-2005, 07:23 PM
After some shopping around bought a Westco AGM sealed battery, cheaper than an odyssey, hopefully almost as good!
spacemonkey
09-02-2005, 08:41 PM
We use Westco on the MX5 which comes with a gel battery. As far as i know it is a standard gel battery replacement, which, while superior to the ****e fitted as standard to Monsters, it is not as good as the Odyssey, which is quite unique. It is a good battery though, and as i said, superior to standard. How much etc?
Shauns4
10-02-2005, 05:53 PM
£45 inc VAT and P&P
spacemonkey
10-02-2005, 06:52 PM
Not bad-half the price of the Odyssey. Does it seem to work well??
Shauns4
11-02-2005, 06:53 PM
won't know for a little while, bike is in hibernation at the moment! if weight is any thing to go by then it should be good quality, it is an AGM type so I think should be ok. :burnout:
james007
10-03-2005, 05:13 PM
where did you get it from?
Shauns4
10-03-2005, 05:35 PM
up and running now and battery seems fine

http://www.motorbikebatteries.co.uk/