nidyanazo
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, just wanted to share something with ya'll... I had the notorious starting problems- So I went the usual route of replacing the battery with the oddysey 170cca, then I soldered the R/R wires, then the "crimp”, which I removed and re-soldered those wires, and various other connections.. And still wasn't satisfactory for me. So I went to my local parts place, and grabbed those books they use to lookup and order parts from the warehouses. I pulled my battery out of the ‘max, and removed the battery holding tray.. And measured everything..I went through all the available batteries in the powersports books from the parts store, until I found the one I wanted- Basically, It's a AGM, sealed (ready to use, no adding acid) battery for a jet ski... It's a serious battery and weighs 18LB. (I tried the $289 ballistic li-ion racing battery out of my ducati superbike, which starts the 13:1 comp. built race motor pretty well- and only weighs 2.2LB..But in the 'max, even it doesn't work so well!) So yes, it’s heavy, but it really works awesome. To fit it, you just remove the batt. tray, and place the new battery in. It’s big enough the fit is snug, but I added a metal strap (see pics) and up top I used the stock rubber battery hold down strap- now it’s solid- and will not move. The fact that it’s DOUBLE the cold cranking amps of the odyssey (340cca VS 170cca) means even is super cold, this thing will turn over with ease. The out the door price is $110, so it’s relatively inexpensive, and in my opinion, totally worth it.
Take a look at the photos and you can see how I mounted it, just be aware you do need to custom make a hold down strap of some sort, but you can easily use the battery box mounting holes for that. It only took me 5 mins. to do using an old muffler mounting strap. Honestly, there’s NO downside to this, except the weight of 18LBS. But really, that’s just 5-6LB more then a “regular” stock AGM battery- so no biggie. These aren’t race bikes where every ounce matters, for me what matters most is the reliability- since out of my 5 motorcycles, this is my ‘everyday, all day’ bike I ride the most. So anyhow, $100, a few minutes of your time, and you got the biggest, most powerful battery you can fit in the max- there is less then a 1/“4 clearance in all directions for this battery, so it uses ALL the possible space in the frame. Perfect.
Here’s a link for it with lots of good info. Made in the USA!, non spillable/AGM.. and all the tech specs you’d need want to know.
http://www.etx18l.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rgMTAG1dk&hd=1
Take a look at the photos and you can see how I mounted it, just be aware you do need to custom make a hold down strap of some sort, but you can easily use the battery box mounting holes for that. It only took me 5 mins. to do using an old muffler mounting strap. Honestly, there’s NO downside to this, except the weight of 18LBS. But really, that’s just 5-6LB more then a “regular” stock AGM battery- so no biggie. These aren’t race bikes where every ounce matters, for me what matters most is the reliability- since out of my 5 motorcycles, this is my ‘everyday, all day’ bike I ride the most. So anyhow, $100, a few minutes of your time, and you got the biggest, most powerful battery you can fit in the max- there is less then a 1/“4 clearance in all directions for this battery, so it uses ALL the possible space in the frame. Perfect.
Here’s a link for it with lots of good info. Made in the USA!, non spillable/AGM.. and all the tech specs you’d need want to know.
http://www.etx18l.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rgMTAG1dk&hd=1