What are the suggestions for battery replacements? Are there any at Walmart? Or do I go to the dealer? Thanks dan

I have bought a battery for my ATV at walmart so I would think they may have one . If you have a Batteris Plus near you I would go to them.

The stock battery is a ytz12. It has 210 cca.
I recomend the ytz14. It has 230 cca.

Get an AGM battery by WestCo. Best battery out there. I have used them on my last 2 BMW's.

http://www.westcobattery.com/

I would not buy anything else. Yes they are a little more expensive. Forget about that Walmart crap.

Go with a Yuasa battery. As Dan mentioned above the Yuasa YTZ12S is 210 CCA and the YTZ14S (used on the ST1300) is exactly the same size but 230 CCA.

Yuasa batterys are not cheap, but they are top quality. There are a couple of vendors on eBay who sell them at decent discount.

If you live in a warm climate you might be able to get away with a Bike Master AGM battery, but you've got to go with their version of the YTZ14S battery as it is rated at 210 CCA. While their YTZ12S is only rated at 140 CCA. So don't be fooled if someone tries to tell you the the Bike Master is 'more affordable'.

Gotta give Yuasa their props: I had purchased a YTZ12S Yuasa about 3 or 4 years ago. When I found out that I didn't need a new battery -I had a bad stator- I shelved the battery. Last month I installed the "new" battery only to find out that it was shot because it wasn't stored with a trickle charger connected.

A new Yuasa was going to cost me ~$150. So I contacted Yuasa's east coast plant to find out if there was some way I could restore the "new" battery. The lady at the Customer Service dept inquired about how I had 'stored' the battery and when I told her that it had just been sitting on the shelf she thanked me for my honesty and then said that she would replace the battery at no charge, as a courtesy. She even said that she was going to send me the YTZ14S battery as an upgrade.

How's that for standing behind your product!?

My scoot starts great now. Even in this miseable ice & snow we had of late. HTH

Tim

Hey Tim... I guess that was the starting problem you were telling me about earlier. I hope it was and glad to hear you got it going.

The Swing battery must be an AGM type, whether you use a Yuasa or a knock off. You can't use a lead-acid battery, reason being is that the battery lies on its side when installed. A lead acid battery would leak all over, ruining your Swing.
Here's a quote:
"The major construction types are flooded (wet), gelled, and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat). AGM batteries are also sometimes called "starved electrolyte" or "dry", because the fiberglass mat is only 95% saturated with Sulfuric acid and there is no excess liquid."

If you can get a battery made by the firm 'Oddesy' - they are brilliant.

Odyessy batteries are excellent. I've used one in my previous Goldwing which put a pretty heavy load on batteries. Instead of replacing the battery every other year the Odyssey lasted four and a half years and was still working like new when I sold the bike. As soon as the current YUASA battery in my SW gets tired it will get an Odyessy. Batteries Plus has them but I usually buy them online where I can get a better deal even with shipping added.

I choosed for a Yuasa. 160 Euro....

Other brand...60 Euro.

Hard choise.
Even with a Yuasa ,bad luck happens.
Even with cheap brands you can run 7 years.

I also choose Yuasa; I have two 04 and one 06 Honda products with the original batteries. All three load test ok AND both spend their down time on a Deltran Tender.

My sweetie’s original non-Yuasa battery in her Suzuki crapped out the second year of ownership. This was also connected to a Deltran Tender while not in use. We replaced it with a Yuasa in 09 and it is still going strong.

Just remember, the worst thing for a battery is discharge. Slow discharge is when sulfation occurs, and sulfation is what typically kills batteries that are used occasionally.
A good float charger will keep the battery fully charged preventing sulfation, but not apply enough voltage and current to overheat and boil off the electrolyte.
Repeat discharge / recharge cycles may slow sulfation compared to leaving the battery sit, but avoiding discharge completely is best.

I bought the OEM battery and had them install it since they were already working on my bike. I had to have them remove my "stripped off" oil plug and change my coolant so I just said what the heck and let them install the battery. Mine was dead and when I tried to charge it the charge only lasted a few days. It was $149 at the shop, which I thought was very expensive, but he did say it is the same battery that many of the bigger bikes use too.

Just read about the Shorai new technology battery.
Sounds very tempting when my stock battery eventually dies:

http://www.shoraipower.com/default.aspx

Wow! Pricey, but pretty impressive! Thanks for the post!

Here seems to be a highly recommended Shorai dealer if you're interested:

http://www.twfracing.com/shorai.html

Shorai eXtreme-rate LFX Lithium Battery LFX18A1-BS12 ( http://www.rocketmoto.com )

Currently on sale: $169.95
Plus ADVrider discount (8%): $156.35

I had to PM (www.advrider.com RocketMoto) to get discount code.

Here are other ADVrider discounts ( http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431761 ).

Good price, but expensive shipping to Canada. For the US, it seems a great deal.

The Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 shows the positive on the left. My 07 OEM battery has the positive on the right. How doe's that work?

Since I'm going on a 3000 mile trip in a couple of weeks, and my OEM battery is 4.5 yrs old, I ordered the Shorai LFX14A1-BS12. Found it on Amazon for $149. with free shipping. Will let you know what I think of it.

Got the Shorai battery in today. It came from 303 Cycle thru Amazon. Speedy delivery. Man, that battery is light weight. I thought the box was empty when I first picked it up. I installed it and cranked it up and WOW is all I can say. Now to see what the long term result is.