KLX250s Battery suggestions?
#21
10-24-2011 | 02:03 AM
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So the 2300 MAH battery will sustain 2.3 mp draw for one hour until dead.
If my bike draws 23 amps to start it, that means i have 6 minutes of cranking time before the battery is dead??
I am not sure i would trust that in the woods if i needed it after a drop in the local watering hole.
If my bike draws 23 amps to start it, that means i have 6 minutes of cranking time before the battery is dead??
I am not sure i would trust that in the woods if i needed it after a drop in the local watering hole.
IMO, 6 minutes of cranking time is a lot. I think in the worst of conditions, I've cranked about 1 minute. After 15 seconds or so, I'll give the starter a minute or two to cool down, and then the bike has always (except once...keep reading) started right up after the rest. (have drilled the starter jet, which makes a nice difference.)
That said, several around here have posted that they've had occasions where the bike will still crank, but the bike doesn't start, apparently due to low voltage. Charging the battery resulted in a start. I had this happen once when the bike sat in the garage for a while last winter. Cranked for a while, could tell that the starter was dragging due to low voltage, then was able to push start it but it didn't run right for several minutes, likely due to low battery voltage.
#22
10-24-2011 | 03:13 AM
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You have the answer there in your post. Ampere-hour rating is a measure of how long a battery will sustain a given load for a specified amount of time. Its not really a measure of how much "power" a battery has.
And to echo IDRIDR's point, 6 continuous mintues of cranking is a LONG time.
If you managed to crank the bike for six minutes and it would not start, i doubt its going to, not to mention the fact that your starter would most likely be fried at that point anyway.
#23
10-24-2011 | 12:02 PM
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#24
11-01-2011 | 05:00 AM
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I put a shorai in my bike, It is 1/4 the weight of the stock battery, and turns the motor over very quickly. They hold their charge for a very long time. I paid 140 for it. I lost 4 pounds off the bike which is huge. It is a bit more than an inch shorter and a bit thinner than the stocker as well.
#29
02-13-2012 | 04:12 PM
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I thought the shoria battery needed some sort of special charging set up as an altenator doesnt charge teh cells equally the only one that has a buit in micro proscesor is the x earth batteries, how is your shoria working is it hooked up just like the stock battery ?
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02-13-2012 | 04:47 PM
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