battery

[clive]

right chaps, mi battery has given up, so as a replacement i was thinking about a gel one can any body give any advice about them?

[matthewmosse]

Seen them on ebay. My dad has a bmw with a gel battery he fitted a few years back, it's smaller than stock so free's up room or you can opt for same size and more power in reserve.

[uncannyjack]

Hi all,

My battery has given up too, has anyone tried this BMW solution that was suggested? Any links to the correct battery?

Thanks!

[Dave M]

No experience of a Gel one. I'm using a standard lead acid one but I look after it with an Optimate.

Used it on several bikes and works a treat in keeping them in top condition.

I regularly test the kick start though, just in case. Works fine.

[matthewmosse]

I've yet to get a gel battery thats a good fit in the 550's battery space, plenty will fit and leave room to spare, and on paper be same / higher speck. It's just easyer for me to stick a car battery in the sidecar but the gel battery in dads bmw has outlived it's previous lead acid equivalent and not failed despite being on a bike that lives outside without maintenence all winter.............. There are lots of suppliers out there online, I'd expect one thats a close fit for the cb550 for