Knarfoh
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Purchased a battery from Batteries Plus Bulbs in the Columbus, Ohio area.
Used their online battery selection process and found the battery they said was equivalent to what I needed.
Sorry, after 3 months, I decided to have YUASA battery installed. While the DURAGM-18L-US Duracell Ultra USA Made AGM Battery tests fine it simply does not work properly, i.e. now (and for the last 3 weeks) it struggles to start and while it has started every time, the drag on the battery makes the computer systems reboot. Yes, it started my Spyder, but then the screen goes blanks and reboots in the process. Testing it under load reports back the battery is fine -- but actually starting the Spyder is a different story.
One difference I see now (which I wish I had noticed before) is the factory battery (and most other "equivalent" batteries) have a 350 CCA while this battery is rated 330 CCA.
Nothing worse then a dead battery in a motorcycle. It is much worse when your Spyder has a battery tucked away where no one can easily find it, let alone replace it unless they are much more knowledgeable then me or they are a Spyder mechanic.
I learned my lesson...stick with the tried and true.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BATTERY YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM!
To me, it is deceptive to say this battery is designed for the Spyder when it doesn't have the same output as the OEM battery.
Used their online battery selection process and found the battery they said was equivalent to what I needed.
Sorry, after 3 months, I decided to have YUASA battery installed. While the DURAGM-18L-US Duracell Ultra USA Made AGM Battery tests fine it simply does not work properly, i.e. now (and for the last 3 weeks) it struggles to start and while it has started every time, the drag on the battery makes the computer systems reboot. Yes, it started my Spyder, but then the screen goes blanks and reboots in the process. Testing it under load reports back the battery is fine -- but actually starting the Spyder is a different story.
One difference I see now (which I wish I had noticed before) is the factory battery (and most other "equivalent" batteries) have a 350 CCA while this battery is rated 330 CCA.
Nothing worse then a dead battery in a motorcycle. It is much worse when your Spyder has a battery tucked away where no one can easily find it, let alone replace it unless they are much more knowledgeable then me or they are a Spyder mechanic.
I learned my lesson...stick with the tried and true.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BATTERY YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM!
To me, it is deceptive to say this battery is designed for the Spyder when it doesn't have the same output as the OEM battery.
