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The battery on my DR-Z 400 recently failed and it is only a year old. I know they get a lot of hammer but I don't really want to fork out for a new one too often. It charges ok but after a few attempts at starting it loses it's juice. A mechanic suggested one of the cells is shot.

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a quality brand......something heavy duty. Decent bike shops are non-existent around my way so it's hard to get sound advice. The last one was a Kyoto Ultra YT7B-4 6.5Ah. Is this any good and have I just been unlucky?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Anything other than the standard one that Suzuki fit!

They're crap.

I replaced mine with a cheap and cheerful after market one four years ago (can't remember the make) and it's been no problem since.

Cheers

Richard

I think Yuasa are a good make. I use an Optimate to keep the battery topped up on both my bikes and haven't had a problem.

cheers
axa

Odessey.

Made in GB and sorted the problems that the std Yuassa was causing on my KTM.

Limited range of sizes, so you might need to be a bit inventive with the battery box.

Got mine from Groves Batteries in Cheltenham, but you can get them on-line if you google.

i just got a new one for my bike a few months back - yuasa

http://www.yuasa-battery.co.uk/motorcyc ... eries.html

tis working all good and i think they carry a warranty, scurrie do you have a receipt for your battery or know the people well enough to take it back? i know you said it was 12 months but a guarantee is a guarantee could be worth a try
cheers ian.

found this one..
YT7B-4 Battery - Fits Kawasaki KLX400R, Suzuki DR-Z400, Yamaha TTR 250.
Cranking Current 85 Amps 12Volts 6.5Ah L150mm W65mm H93mm Weight 2.6Kg
£32.00
just to give you an idea of size and so forth

Another vote for Yuasa......ah and get some mini jump leads, that get you out of the s^#t

this replaces the yt7b-4
apparently

http://www.hardwarexpress.co.uk/yt7b-bs ... 1289-p.asp

price has just gone up 10 pound

naa i cant remember where i found the other site, should have put the site into me favorites but i wasn't sure how serious you were about buying one...
just google it and see what you get on the yuasa battery - should be a bargain out there somewhere

good luck dude

i take it from deleting your post you've found somewhere then, good luck mate

Yes I did. Didn't find one at £32, but as you said, wackyracer...the price went up £10!

Got mine at MDS Battery sales on the web ( http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk ) A Yuasa for £39.99 including delivery.....sweet. Ordered it 10pm Monday arrived 10am wednesday. Impressive huh?!

Went out riding today in the Peak District and it worked a treat.....a trustworthy battery is something I've been taking for granted. Bump-starting my DRZ was not ideal!

Thanks for your input y'all!

the kyoto batts are cheap china crap your did well to get a year from it on a big single

you dont get better than Yuasa

i would only put kyoto,dynavolt, sprint, etc... on a machine i was selling