Where to get a battery.

[J_Walker]

I need a battery for my 05 GS500f I went to my local Walmart and they don't got the right size. and the closest motorcycle shop is 20+ miles from me.. Ive been starting it up with an old 12 volt car battery hooked to some jumper cables.. so where to get this such battery?

[Shaddow]

Why can't you just go the 20 miles to get one? I would.

Failing that have you tried someone like Australia's Marshells or NRMA? not sure what you have in the US that the equivalent is but these are road side assist mobs who will come out with a new battery to suit and even do the change for you with a warranty and discount for members.

[Dresnewtoy]

Seen them on ebay. Not sure of the quality, but they are cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GS500-F-Replacement-Battery-2001-2009-/360413708141?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_100&vxp=mtr&hash=item53ea54bf6d

[ghostrider_23]

I would go to a local auto parts store before I went to a bike shop for a battery.
Call first before driving/riding over, maybe order it.
You'll save a lot of money

[J_Walker]

Problem is I don't know what type of battery to get... Size wise. I know its a 12volt

[Dresnewtoy]

Battery Type designation * CB10L-B2
Capacity 12 V 39.6 kC (11 Ah)/10 HR
Weight 7
Volts 12
Amp-Hour 11
CCA 1.1
Length 5.31
Width 3.56
Height 5.75

[ghostrider_23]

Damn Dresnewtoy,

You are gangster, where the H, how the H did you know that?

[adidasguy]

Battery info is in specs for the GS500 and owners manuals. There have been lots of threads on batteries including the really good one of LiFe and the next best choice is a gell battery.
Motorcycle sites have them as well such as batterystuff.com
Important to insure the the plus and minus terminals are in the right place and the drain (if old lead acid type) is on the correct - right - side.

Then, you could have looked at your battery and called around to order the same thing or an upgraded replacement or measured it or noted the part number stamped on the side of it.  You do have a battery in your bike?

[CndnMax]

I just bought a scorpion AGM sealed battery for 54 shipped. Don't cheap out of the battery, these bikes needs all the help they can get to start in the cold. and best of all no refilling needed.

http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/sYT10L-A2.html

Note: Unsealed batteries Like the stock one will need to be filled with acid,unless you buy from a shop.  Require constant refilling and don't last that long.

[adidasguy]

I've been delighted with the LiFe batteries. They are the premium battery and if can, go for it. They last longerr, have more power, charge faster and quicker recovery when trying to repeatedly start a stubborn bike (I know from experience working on Trey). They also can drain more than a lead battery. You can read the specs. A 9 AH battery LiFe would be about the same as the 11 AH we normally use because of the superior performance of them. Ther have 9 ($100), 12 ($125) and 14 AH ($143).

Think of it as a good investment. Given 1.5 pounds .vs. 8 pounds or more for a lead battery, quite a difference.

http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX14L1-BS12.html

If you don't go for LiFe, go with what Canadian said - eh?

Go cheap on a battery and you will know you went cheap - when you can't start the bike when you need it most and are at the bottom of a hill so you really can't push start it.

[Agno]

+1 for the above. I have one and feel like it was worth the extra scratch. This thing weighs less than 2 pounds!

[J_Walker]

Maybe next time when I need a battery, or when I have the MONEY to get the 120$ battery, Ill buy it. but for now. I'll go cheap. I only got like $20 bucks on hand as it is. And my girlfriend is about to rip my nipples off if I ask her for another dollar.

[adidasguy]

If you were in Seattle, you could come over and take the batteries I took out when I put in the LiFe's. (Otherwise I have to sneak them into the trash can      )

[J_Walker]

Know what would be good? To have 14volt capacitors with a 12 volt battery, but the bike 80% of the time wouldn't use the battery cause the flywheel would charge the capacitors.. Idea for you adidasguy? In highschool/middle-Gradeschool I spent a lot of time with computers/building them ect. So I know a little about some electrical work and what not..

[Jayhawk]

Maybe a little late, but the correct battery is CB10L-B2. But, walmart usually carries the more common CB10L-A2. The A2 is the exact same battery, except the acid drain is is on the left side. The good thing is, it should come with a drain hose.

So you could use both the CB10L-B2 or the CB10L-A2.

(I've been using the Walmart A2 for 1 year and have had no start up problems. Works great)

[crispy5]

The wiki is usually a good place to start finding info.

http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Main.Battery

[sledge]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GS500E+battery

[sledge]

Know what would be good? To have 14volt capacitors with a 12 volt battery, but the bike 80% of the time wouldn't use the battery cause the flywheel would charge the capacitors..

Maybe you should have word with Suzuki over this. If it was a simple as that you would have thought they would have latched on to it by now. 

I am sure we did this years ago and the conclusion then was that a suitable  cap` would need to be about 3 times bigger than the bike itself to hold anything close to a  reasonable  amount of charge over a reasonable time period. 

[adidasguy]

Probably late, as the OP posted a month ago.
Go for the LiFe battery. Spend the extra bucks and never have to worry about it.
They hold a charge for 1 year. Battery tenders are a thing of the past.
They last 3 to 7 times linger.
They can drain more for hard starting and recover faster to try starting again.

Shorai SH-14L2 LFX Battery 14AhL2

All my bikes sat for 10 days (vacation in Munich the 2 days of rain). All started instantly. All have LiFe batteries.
When I was working on Trey - for a few days he hardly ran. The LiFe battery NEVER gave out. I know a lead/acid battery would have been toast the first day.

It is worth the extra cost to not have to ever worry about your battery.

[J_Walker]

Thanks, I never found a battery, and rednecked a charging station up to mine, so far. Its fine. it holds charge as long as the flywheel charges. and I'm not starting it up with closed carbs