Sanity Check: About to buy this Lithium battery for Hawk 250

[dh]

Originally Posted by Inverness

Wow thanks as always for the responses. I was looking at Lithium because I bought a $25 Amazon AGM “Pirate Battery Brand” and I jacked it up by overcharging, but even before it wasn’t reliable turning over the engine. I’m going to look in to beefier cables too, I’m sure those wimpy ones aren’t helping me either. I think I’ll try the AGM battery Ken Stogie recommenced.

Recommendations for better cables? ETA: Just saw the linked thread on this!

My SSR has had everything from a $75 lithium down to $19 AGM Amazon batteries, and they all last just as long. I don't know about your specific make/model, but I don't think the charging cables are the issue on china bikes as much as the relatively weak charging systems they come with. I would imagine TT250 or RX3 owners replace fewer batteries than I do, because of the more robust stators they come with.

My recommendation is to find a cheap 4A battery on Amazon with good reviews and expect to replace it every 1-2 years.

[humanbeing]

Originally Posted by dh

...bikes as much as the relatively weak charging systems they come with. I would imagine TT250 or RX3 owners replace fewer batterie...

The cheapst stator coil are made of Copper Clad Aluminum Enameled Wire

[Inverness]

Got the battery and beefy ground cable in. Works great now!