Good battery replacement?
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From: Indiana
Will going up to a 500 cca battery do anything bad to our bikes?? I know when I went from a 700 to a 850 cca on my SUV it made a world of difference, but that's a big motor and big starter. My bike has always seemed to turn over slow, but I think it's normal hearing everybody else's and it's never not started. If bumping up the cca's will make my bike turn over better I might just get a new battery.
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From: bfe
Will going up to a 500 cca battery do anything bad to our bikes?? I know when I went from a 700 to a 850 cca on my SUV it made a world of difference, but that's a big motor and big starter. My bike has always seemed to turn over slow, but I think it's normal hearing everybody else's and it's never not started. If bumping up the cca's will make my bike turn over better I might just get a new battery.
Road Master
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From: bfe
your stock wires limit you more than your battery over 390 cca , so over that is over kill but is a 500 cca battery really 500cca ? the cca depends on how its tested and at what temp
Road Captain
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From: australia
theres a trick we use too do on some cars , run a 30 amp relay thru your starter curcit so your starter soleniod is getting a good current when you hit the start button, and yes size off leads do help with things,,,
Road Captain
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From: Windsor Ontario
8 years on my original so far and it's been killed at least twice. Once while cranking a stubborn engine, and once leaving the lights on.
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From: bfe
I make my own wires out of 4 gauge 100 amp wire with soldered on ends , you can get it cheap at stereo stores . I also run a 100 amp ground wire straight to starter
Last edited by sonnydaze; Jun 9, 2013 at 02:57 AM.
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