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    lithium batteries

    anyone using them or thinking about them DO NOT BUY THEM. they are by far the most dangerous battery out there /they can catch your buell on fire/they are over priced junk/i have had 2 in a week from bike master both trash 2 friends had the same problem on there bikes/i have a lightning and a firebolt neither battery had enough cranking power and the one got smoking hot. stick with glassmat old style batteries.fyi

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    Ymmv.

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    I have had good luck with these in my bikes, https://www.batterystuff.com/batteri...stz14s-fp.html

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    They need to have the right specs (not just fit in the hole) and like everything else... You shouldn't get the cheap ones.

    BTW this is a weird place to post this thread. It should be moved to the punctuation forum.

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    ^^^^^lol......I use agm, btw. Last for years. I just hook up a battery tender to recharge it and trickle during the winter.

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    XB's work best with the OEM type batteries.

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    I'm going to say YMMV.

    I have lithiums in both the Blast and the Firebolt. Did my research - bought the right size (not physical, but spec-wise). Blast's is over 3 years old with zero issues. Firebolt's is 19 months old - no issues.

    I ride year round (as long as weather is safe for riding). Never a problem...not one.

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    I have battery tender lithium batteries in both my bikes and have had no issues. If I run into issues, I'll swap them out for something else. If my bike catches on fire, I guess that's an issue I'll handle when it happens.

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    Problem with the Li batteries is they don't have the CCAs to turn your bike over when it's cool outside. Li batteries need like 2-3 turn overs before they build enough juice for a start in cooler weather. Also, every time you get a failed start your clock/odo get reset.... very annoying.

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    That can be mitigated by turning the key on a good 30-40 seconds or so before trying to crank the bike.

    It gets *really cold here - I've not had a problem with either of my lithium batteries....but I do "warm up" the battery when it's cold and I'm coming home from work. That seems to do the trick for me.



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