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[Yellow09SERG]

I know battery post are like oil post but wanted to give a quick review of the Duracell battery sold by Batteries Plus or a couple other places. I have noticed a little drag while starting the bike for the last week so figured it must be about time for the battery to be replaced. Got to looking through my bike log and discovered that the battery was closing in on 4 years old and a around 55,000 miles. Got a lot better service out of it than I had expected, so it will be back to Batteries Plus this weekend for a second try with this battery and hope for as good of life out of the 2nd as I got out of the first

[Unbalanced]

Doesn’t East Penn make the Duracell?

If so, then what’s the difference then between Harley, Decka and Duracell?    Beyond the Battery Top needed of the shim?  More CCA or something else?

[iski]

Yeah, all are made by East Penn.  All are 400 CCA.  Main difference is price & appearance/logos.

[Phreakyz]

I am interested in the Lithium battery replacements.  600CCA vs 400 and feather light.
This is an interesting video.   Scroll through to the 2:37 mark to avoid the garbage.

[grc]

I am interested in the Lithium battery replacements.  600CCA vs 400 and feather light.
This is an interesting video.   Scroll through to the 2:37 mark to avoid the garbage.

LI has higher power densities, no doubt about it, but they are not all peaches and cream in other areas of starting battery performance.  Not bashing them, just reminding people to research the complete story before assuming all those folks promoting them as better than sex are right.  LI has a problem with low temperatures for one thing (take your LI powered drill outside this winter and screw in some long deck screws or lag bolts).  LI also have a totally different voltage curve that can mislead you into thinking you still have a full charge.  Voltage remains about the same during usage until it falls off the cliff at the end.  The protective circuitry has to shut the battery down when it reaches a certain percentage of charge, if you let the battery become fully discharged you may not be able to recharge it.  Btw, that's why your cell phone shuts down when it's battery reaches a preset low limit.  And let's never forget that people still have fires with devices that use LI batteries, even after all the years of knowing about the dangers and supposedly designing better controller circuitry to prevent runaway reactions.

I'm waiting for the next generation of batteries that will kick the LI and the lead-acid versions to the curb.  It may be sooner than we think, now that more and more companies and consumers are embracing electric cars.

JMHO - Jerry