Because I can’t make any buying decision easy, let me know your opinions.
I rode 2 miles this morning, dropped my ballots in the ballot box, and the battery was too weak to restart the bike. The battery is 8 years old, so not surprising. A push and bump just as I hit the start button was enough to get it going, so I rode the rest of the way to work. I’ll find out this evening if that was enough charging to get one more start.
So these are the options.
OEM Yuosa AGM $100, 10 pounds
Amazon/Walmart special AGM $30-50 10 pounds
Amazon special Lithium $50-100, 3 pounds
Premium Lithium battery $180+, 3 pounds
In some ways, I feel this is the opposite of the Vime’s boot theory, if I spend $35 on an AGM battery, and it only lasts two years, does it really matter? I’ll be upset if I spend $250 on a lithium battery and it only lasts two years.