Zongshen RX3: Replacement Batteries

rtking · 07-01-2017, 02:37 PM

I let my stock battery drain too far since I haven't been riding and it wouldn't take a charge. Completely my fault.

I looked over the options and while LiFePO4 looks interesting and is 7 pounds lighter than stock, I decided to stick with AGM and bought a Moto Classic battery from Impact Batteries. Seems like a good deal with their 10% discount code ("powersports") and free shipping, so $80.05 to my door. Besides, i could stand to lose 7+ pounds myself, so a 7 pound weigh savings on the bike won't make much difference in performance.

Their battery is model YTZ14/12S and replaces both 14s and 12s sized batteries. Dimensionally the same as our stock battery, it provides 260 CCA (50 CCA more than stock) and weighs in at just under 8 pounds. It carries a 2.5 year warranty and has good reviews online... so I took a chance. Here's a link to the battery in case anyone's interested:

http://www.impactbattery.com/ytz14-1...m-battery.html

Once I receive it, I'll install and advise of results. Overall it's a battery, so probably not much to report, but knowing it will have more CCA, that makes me feel a bit better in case I need to start the motor quickly if I stall the bike in traffic.

07-01-2017, 02:37 PM	#16
rtking Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 410	I let my stock battery drain too far since I haven't been riding and it wouldn't take a charge. Completely my fault. I looked over the options and while LiFePO4 looks interesting and is 7 pounds lighter than stock, I decided to stick with AGM and bought a Moto Classic battery from Impact Batteries. Seems like a good deal with their 10% discount code ("powersports") and free shipping, so $80.05 to my door. Besides, i could stand to lose 7+ pounds myself, so a 7 pound weigh savings on the bike won't make much difference in performance. Their battery is model YTZ14/12S and replaces both 14s and 12s sized batteries. Dimensionally the same as our stock battery, it provides 260 CCA (50 CCA more than stock) and weighs in at just under 8 pounds. It carries a 2.5 year warranty and has good reviews online... so I took a chance. Here's a link to the battery in case anyone's interested: http://www.impactbattery.com/ytz14-1...m-battery.html Once I receive it, I'll install and advise of results. Overall it's a battery, so probably not much to report, but knowing it will have more CCA, that makes me feel a bit better in case I need to start the motor quickly if I stall the bike in traffic. Last edited by rtking; 07-01-2017 at 04:57 PM. Reason: Corrected the price paid
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