Sorry for the lateness, but I just saw your question on the post about the battery acid eating the bike away. The battery has been GREAT. The exact batteries I purchased are POWERTRON PT1212 12V 12Ah. They only have a small tab for each post, so I had to solder some wire to each post and then attach a connector to the end of each wire. That way, the original battery cable ends on the bike could still be used in case of an emergency where I HAVE to purchase a new battery from, lets say, Wal-Mart. It hasn't given me any trouble at all, and I don't expect it to for a while. It has been on the bike since Feb. Each start-up it has plenty of power! This same type of battery is used in many Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), for computers as well. Here are a few pics of the installed battery and a link to some that are on ebay right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/POWERTRON-PT1212-12VOLT-RECHARGEABLE-BATTERIES_W0QQitemZ200226911159QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200226911159&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 (http://cgi.ebay.com/POWERTRON-PT1212-12VOLT-RECHARGEABLE-BATTERIES_W0QQitemZ200226911159QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200226911159&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r172/F_O_FUBARREDNECK/IMG_0102.jpg)
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r172/F_O_FUBARREDNECK/IMG_0104.jpg)
Nice writeup!
Makes me think of the sealed Wal Mart battery Buddha is always ranting about:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=10483.msg86862#msg86862
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=6936.msg57865#msg57865
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=40511.msg455200#msg455200
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=39007.msg438127#msg438127
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32360.msg358754#msg358754
Any idea how their specs compare?
I use a sealed battery designed for the gs , that i bought from a Bike shop , after seing that post about the acid dripping , and went to check mine , and i didnt have a drain
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I caught that on the other thread.That's cool.I may just have to try it next time I need a battery.