New SSB battery for Little Miss Stealthy

[BigTed]

Well, she's back on the road. Like Winston66, I went for the SSB RTZ14S - with a whopping 340CCA.

What's best is that I only paid $63 ($58 + GST) for it. It turns out there's a local distributor about 5km from my home. Their retail price is meant to be $65 + GST, but since the guy goofed the price on the phone, he honored his original quote. FWIW, All Purpose Batteries current price is $105 - so I'm happy about that.

I bought it from:

Goodchild Enterprises
6 Pusey Road
JANDAKOT WA 6164
Tel: (08) 9417 7033

They've been there for about 20yrs it seems - first time user for me, but I'll be back.

I also made a video of the failed start, multimeter test, and replacement - so watch out Stanley Kubrick! - I'll post it up on YouTube in the next few days.

[Wild Rose]

A 2010 bike needing a new battery already 
Most OEM original battery's should get at lest 8 if not 10 years 
Thought not sure about the ST'S I have not  owned one that long yet 

[winston66]

Good one , Big Ted,
I think that I paid something like $95-00 with , including postal delivery  from the eastern states.
I thought that I got a good deal, got you got a better one.
However I am very pleased with the deal cos I am so isolated here in the wild west and the pricing was so much better than anywhere else , and I think that the CCA of 340 was, is awesome.
I liked the deal so much that I immediately purchased anoher battery , an 18 AH one for the Royal Star.
Both are in and working great.
Cheers to all,
Winston66         (PS. glad to see that someone reads some of my posts)

[STRay (Roo Killer)]

A 2010 bike needing a new battery already 
Most OEM original battery's should get at lest 8 if not 10 years 
Thought not sure about the ST'S I have not  owned one that long yet 

 
Mr Honda must have got a dud batch, I had to replace mine in "Black Betty" last December as well. Also went with SSB Lithium, but the heavier duty ( and much more expensive ) LH9-BS. It is the same dimensions as the OEM Yuasa, but 1/5 the weight and also 340CCA

I got 5 years out of the last one ( Yuasa ) in the 1100, it was ridden every day as well.

[Bluey]

I try to replace vehicle batteries before they fail. At the first sign, out it comes, in with a new one. Fortunately, the first sign is usually a slight change in the sound when you start it. Very slightly lower frequencies, I suspect. When I bought my ST, the age of the battery was unknown, so I put a new one in. I would rather spend a little more on batteries than risk being stranded. If I'm to be stranded, it won't be because of my battery!

 

[Shiney]

... I would rather spend a little more on batteries than risk being stranded...
 

Thats why I got the:
Jump Starter - Antigravity Batteries PPS XP-3 

Just so that, in on the off chance a battery dieing I wont be stranded

[gaz]

... I would rather spend a little more on batteries than risk being stranded...
 

Thats why I got the:
Jump Starter - Antigravity Batteries PPS XP-3 

Just so that, in on the off chance a battery dieing I wont be stranded

and it shiney too 

[Shiney]

... I would rather spend a little more on batteries than risk being stranded...
 

Thats why I got the:
Jump Starter - Antigravity Batteries PPS XP-3 

Just so that, in on the off chance a battery dieing I wont be stranded

and it shiney too 

 
That is the reason I buy A LOT of things

[Turtle]

Thanks Rob on the heads up on Goodchilds just picked one up $71.50  as I was unsure of the history on the battery that was in the new bike

They also have the lithium ones for $270 I could not stretch the dollars for one I will wait till prices come down more

If you need a battery and your in Perth give Goodchilds a ring very nice people to deal with 

Turtle

[BigTed]

by the way.... with a new 340CCA powerplant on top of my new Iridiums, the bloody thing is starting before I put the key in!

[tj189]

by the way.... with a new 340CCA powerplant on top of my new Iridiums, the bloody thing is starting before I put the key in!