2007Z6ALL-LED
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Any good feedback about using Lithium Battery Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 or Shorai LFX14L2-BS12?
I had bad experience that LFX14L2 was dead on mine when the second day rode to work (I had to push it on tramp in order to manually start it..). However I found out that my bike's idle was too low 1200-1300RPM (I adjusted it that low before putting in the lithium battery) v.s book said it must be around 1450-1500RPM so it starts charging the battery (measured its voltage out when 1450-1500RPM 13.3-13.5v)...so it could be the reason the battery was dead, out of breath!
I don't think it's the only reason Shorai battery's dead on mine as when I called Shorai to return the battery and explained them what was happened (without knowing that my idle was below the required charging RPM). Shorai technician in fact was a little skeptical about the LFX14L2 so he was nice, supportive enough to replace me the Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 (said this LFX14L2 battery might have been strong enough for your Yamaha FZ6) the stronger and more expensive one!. But it was after I installed the new Yuasa maint-free Lead-Acid battery (almost a year).
The new Shorai Shorai LFX18A1-BS12's been sitting on my garage shelf for like 12 months now (as it's brand new in box). I'm thinking giving it a second chance...Has anyone been using Shorai and/or Lithium batteries here a while? Please let me know how you like it and how reliable, strong it is after you've been using like months, years..?
Any input will be appreciated!
I had bad experience that LFX14L2 was dead on mine when the second day rode to work (I had to push it on tramp in order to manually start it..). However I found out that my bike's idle was too low 1200-1300RPM (I adjusted it that low before putting in the lithium battery) v.s book said it must be around 1450-1500RPM so it starts charging the battery (measured its voltage out when 1450-1500RPM 13.3-13.5v)...so it could be the reason the battery was dead, out of breath!
I don't think it's the only reason Shorai battery's dead on mine as when I called Shorai to return the battery and explained them what was happened (without knowing that my idle was below the required charging RPM). Shorai technician in fact was a little skeptical about the LFX14L2 so he was nice, supportive enough to replace me the Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 (said this LFX14L2 battery might have been strong enough for your Yamaha FZ6) the stronger and more expensive one!. But it was after I installed the new Yuasa maint-free Lead-Acid battery (almost a year).
The new Shorai Shorai LFX18A1-BS12's been sitting on my garage shelf for like 12 months now (as it's brand new in box). I'm thinking giving it a second chance...Has anyone been using Shorai and/or Lithium batteries here a while? Please let me know how you like it and how reliable, strong it is after you've been using like months, years..?
Any input will be appreciated!