I was getting quite smug with my battery lasting so well and wham Sunday morning it failed on me, after 5 years sterling service. Bought a oxford charger and its going again but I better get a new one. Any advice on the best place to order one from. I will follow Plaedis's advice and stick with the Yuasa stock one, as I now have a TomTom, cigarette lighter point and heated grips running off it.

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

I think you better read this Jaques!

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So would you buy the Motoblatt again?

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

After reading those articles carefully again it seems the Yuasa has most users votes and the safest bet. Who is the best supplier to go to or do I just head for Halfords.

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

I still believe you can't really go wrong with a Yuasa, I just got itchy feet and being a tight-wad, wanted to save �16 and get a Motobatt. I may possibly live to regret it, but we'll see...

As for buying batteries, I've generally found Wemoto to be the cheapest, but Halfords can be cheaper sometimes, and once or twice my local independent bike shop has managed to beat the big boys on price. Pays to shop around.

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Tight describes me pretty well too. Is your motoblat a lithium battery? If thAts the case then will a normal charger work on it? The weight saving is surely a positive

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

No, it's an absorbed glass matt (AGM) battery. They do not require special charging as such (although the float charge is supposed to be ever so slightly lower). The only thing that you mustn't do with AGM is use the disulphate mode on something like an Optimate as it'll ruin them.

Personally, I can't really justify the cost of a lithium battery. The weight saving is pretty much of an irrelevance with respect to the Tenere, and if you use your bike through the winter and in cold weather they aren't really the best option. They also don't give you much (if any warning) they're running low, getting discharged or tired; they work fine one minute and are dead the next (just think how your phone behaves particularly as the battery ages), which isn't ideal if you travel long distances, camp and charge devices etc. They're much more suited to light weight sporty bikes that travel short distances and get used predominantly in the summer IMHO.

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not sure if I am too late but MDS and eurobat are good web sites.
I bought my car battery from the battery shop (yuasa @ a very good price)
and my Honda yuasa battery from BBLbatteries which gave me a good price and 2 years warranty (normally 6 months)
I would stay away from lithium. I certainly did!
Although I have used yuasa motobat is a good alternative specially looking at the Ah and CCA pleaides quoted