Sunday, February 12, 2012

shorai power 24/7

Into 2012, the first bad luck was a dead battery. The bike was parked only for a weekend and the OEM Yuasa decided to quit on the Monday morning. Almost left me stranded. Yes I could have taken it out and let the Ctek charger attend to it. But it seems it's really the time to switch to Shorai that I have been holding off for so long. Shorai isn't cheap.
It (LFX14A4-BS12) arrived Friday. It's super light; weighs no more than 2lbs. Its length and width are about the same as the Yuasa, just not as tall. Put 2 foam pads at the bottom and the terminals go right up to where the cables are. Easy install. Literally took 10 minutes. For details about the battery, check out this fellow's youtube. His was a VFR too.
Cheers!

PS. Unfortunately, my Ctek smartcharger doesn't work with the Lithium Iron battery. Likely I'm gonna sell it and get a HobbyKing's.

1 comment:

海鹽 said...

It has been about 2 months and the Shorai works so well that I rarely think of it. I had to leave the bike outside when we had some bizarre, rainy weather a few weeks ago. Cold and wet but it starts every time. Never have to think about it. Wish every bike came with Shorai.