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Offline pinhead

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Battery replacement for BMWKRT100
« on: March 10, 2022, 06:12:57 PM »
I need to replace battery on my brick.  Any ideas for good ones?  I had a Duralast battery from autozone and it lasted 6 years.  $150 now to replace. 
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Offline rbm

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Re: Battery replacement for BMWKRT100
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2022, 06:25:24 PM »
This is what I found out when I was looking for a battery.  Ignore the prices because they are in Canadian dollars, not American.

Deka ETX16L ($119)
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 325
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): 19
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: N/A
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 175 x 100 x 155
* Weight (kg): 7.7

Yuasa GYZ20HL ($149)
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 320
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): 20
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: N/A
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 175 x 87 x 155
* Weight (kg): 7

Odyssey PC680-P ($169)
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 170
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): 16
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: 24
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 181.5 x 76.3 x 167.8
* Weight (kg): 7

Odyssey PC925-L ($230) <== Odyssey recommendation
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 380
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): 28
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: 52
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 168.6 x 179 x 128
* Weight (kg): 11.8
* Installation requires battery to be placed on its back side to dimensionally fit

Yuasa YTX20HL-BS ($119)
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 310
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): 18
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: ??
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 175 x 87 x 155
* Weight (kg): 7

Kirkland  207270
Lawn and Garden battery, Fitment code 20, group size U1
* Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 200
* 20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah): ??
* Reserve Capacity Minutes: ??
* Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm): 197 x 130 x 184
* Weight (kg): 8.6
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Re: Battery replacement for BMWKRT100
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2022, 09:39:32 PM »
Odyssey PC 680s are good but pricey now.

I buy Westco's for my Ks these days. Not currently available at Amazon (where I usually get them) but Sierra BMW has a decent price:

https://www.shopbmwmotorcycle.com/products/westco-12v20p-classic-agm-battery-for-bmw-motorcycles
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Offline pinhead

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Re: Battery replacement for BMWKRT100
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2022, 05:05:07 PM »
I bought another AGM battery from autozone, ETX30.  The old one lasted 6 years without any issues so I went with that again.  Was $144 with exchange.
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Re: Battery replacement for BMWKRT100
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2022, 08:32:07 PM »
I had Wesco before I started using PC680's, but with the price difference I'll go back to Wesco, they were good batteries.
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