2002 Atlanta Blue - Needs Battery?

Zanotti2 · Post by **Zanotti2** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:33 pm

Went out tonight to go for a quick ride and the bike wouldn't start. Dead battery.

I recently moved to Florida (from Cleveland) and I think the hot moving van probably evaporated what fluid was left in the battery. I have to admit that I have not been good about keeping it full - what a pain with remiving the tank.

Couple questions.... What type battery do you suggest? How much should the battery be? How much to install? Anybody use the Tampa Bay dealer on Gunn Hwy? I really dont have the time to do it myself!

Is the battery due? Maybe a couple days on the chargerand it will be better. I have been good about keeping it on the BMW trcikle charger. Its on there now and already flashing green like its getting to full charge.

I guess I will change out the battery, since now I dont really trust it, but would appreciate any board advice available.

Z

Zanotti2 · Post by **Zanotti2** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:37 pm

I see a lot of you like the Oddessy battery available on ebay for about $85. Cool.

Might just trade it in on a GS. What do you think they will give me for it?

ewenn342 · Post by **ewenn342** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:46 pm

I would spend the extra money for a gell type, or at least a sealed unit. With it being such a pain to get to the battery to service it, you don't want to have to worry about the battery. I replaced my battery on my 2002 just before winter with a gell type. I can say that it definitely holds a charge better than the original liquid cell battery.

Sunbeemer · Post by **Sunbeemer** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:19 pm

I've had a 17amp-hour maintenance-free (sealed) Interstate battery in my 2002 Atlanta-Blue without any problems for 18 months (even though it's 2 A-H less than the manual recommends). I have been getting parts from the guys on Gunn Hwy and they ship for free, too, but they charge you that shipping fee in the parts' price whether you have it shipped or not. They're good guys and I like to support them when I need to. I've heard mixed reviews on their service bay, but I have no personal experience with them myself since I enjoy woorking on my bike almost as much as riding it.

Post by **rdsmith3** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:43 am

I recently installed a Panasonic LC-X1220P. It was about $25 cheaper than the best price I could find on an Odyssey. It is a 20 aH battery.

http://r1150r.org/board/viewtopic.php?t ... ic+battery

Given the age of the bike, and the fact that your battery is dead, you should really replace it. You should replace it with a maintenance free battery so you don't have to worry about checking fluid again.

It is not difficult to replace it yourself, but it is time consuming because you have to remove the tank. The first time you do this, it may be a bit intimidating if you are unfamiliar with that sort of thing. If you decide to DIY, be very careful with the fuel disconnects when you reattach them.

You can search on this forum for numerous tips on removing the fuel tank. Tip #1 would be to make sure there is not a lot of gas in it.

Post by **mcollect** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:01 am

I purchased an Odessy from the Ebay people. Great to deal with, haven't heard a bad thing about them. Try to do the job yourself it is a great way to start learning about your bike and it is easy 40 minutes tops.

r1150rr · Post by **r1150rr** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:17 pm

I would recomend gel cell. Had a Panasonic in my airhead with great luck. My Rockster is going on its 3rd year with the factory Exide with no problems.

1150rTodd · Post by **1150rTodd** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:14 pm

I have the same bike, same color too. I put in an Odyssey battery when the time came.