Hey guys,
How many of you are running Lithium batteries on your Max?
I tried to ride to work on Friday and could not get her started.
My battery is 2 years old YB16AL-A2 - Lead Acid. Checked the levels and they all looked fine. After about 6 more attempts, the battery started dying out.
A good friend gave me a brand new Lithium Battery he couldn't use because it did not fit his bike. Unfortunately, its a little bit too thick for the Max also, but I could mod the battery box and extend the wires to make it fit 'If it worked at all". As a test, I made a lead from the (-) terminal to reach the battery. (+) terminal connected normally.. Went to start it and it fired right up in about 4 revolutions of the engine, and it turned over FASTER than it ever did!!. I let it run for about 10 minutes - checking the charging voltage and that seems to be on point at idle and when revved up. Shut it down and restarted.. This time it took only 2 revolutions to fire up. That little feather weight battery packs a punch. I'm now doing some research on the Shorai Lithium LFX18L-BS12.
How many of you are running Lithium batteries on your Max?
I tried to ride to work on Friday and could not get her started.
My battery is 2 years old YB16AL-A2 - Lead Acid. Checked the levels and they all looked fine. After about 6 more attempts, the battery started dying out.
A good friend gave me a brand new Lithium Battery he couldn't use because it did not fit his bike. Unfortunately, its a little bit too thick for the Max also, but I could mod the battery box and extend the wires to make it fit 'If it worked at all". As a test, I made a lead from the (-) terminal to reach the battery. (+) terminal connected normally.. Went to start it and it fired right up in about 4 revolutions of the engine, and it turned over FASTER than it ever did!!. I let it run for about 10 minutes - checking the charging voltage and that seems to be on point at idle and when revved up. Shut it down and restarted.. This time it took only 2 revolutions to fire up. That little feather weight battery packs a punch. I'm now doing some research on the Shorai Lithium LFX18L-BS12.