Today....my poor Furukawa gave up the ghost.Better here than "out there" someplace.New one's charging up right now.Today's riding forecast.....ZERO .

it would be amazing how quickly society would break down and stop, if all of a sudden we stopped making batteries.

world biggest engines use little batteries too, cheap battery here blue is about $120, but need it as much as a front wheel

* Last updated by: ethin14 on 5/5/2011 @ 3:35 PM *

When you need a battery yoiu need a battery. Dang Shorais are still not available, I suppose.

Why do you say the Shorais are not available?????? It looks like you got one?

* Last updated by: danfzx14 on 5/5/2011 @ 7:22 PM *

I stand corrected...it wasn't the stock Furakawa...it was another "unknown" brand made in....yep...you guessed it....CHINA.So this battery will be the third one.In four years.This one is again....the same as the last....MADE IN CHINA.Shit man....I'm gettin tired of this Chinese junk.I know,I know...didn't have to buy it.Truthfully,I didn't KNOW it was made over there.I thought I had gotten the last replacement a Furakawa.Even mentioned it on the forum here at my last battery replacement.Guess not.Oh well...too late now....we'll just have to see how long THIS puppy holds up.NEXT ONE....FURAKAWA.BTW...she fired right up after the charge....

* Last updated by: blue07 on 5/5/2011 @ 7:23 PM *

Why do you say the Shorais are not available?????? It looks like you got one?

I got mine last January. It sat on the shelf 4 months before it ever ran in the bike.

I heard they were scarce. Big demand exceding supply.

Rook, super bike supply is the only place ive found to still have them.

Blue 3 batteries in 4 years!Man you have to stop using those personal vibrators

Blue 3 batteries in 4 years!Man you have to stop using those personal vibrators

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You Funny American .What can I say...I likes to ride...strange thing is...I keep em on a tender(the batteries ) all winter long.Even sometimes during riding season.IDK....I think my charging system is okay.13-14 volts while cruising.We'll see with this one.So far,so good!Could very well be like those batteries ya get at like O'Reilly's or some such deal.You know...they run great for a while,then ya gotta take em back and replace em.....Had that happen A LOT with cars.Made in CHINA...ya...they always replace em for "free".But who wants to go through THAT deal every six months.BTW.....if I wanted a vibrator...I'd have bought a Harley

Anyone know what was for lunch on the set of "Brokeback Mountain"?......Manwich

Everyone knows about Lorraine Bobbit...yes?She was here just last weekend.Ended up in a fender bender right by my store.The cop asked her "what happened"...ya....."that dickhead cut me off!"

* Last updated by: blue07 on 5/13/2011 @ 11:47 PM *

BTW.....if I wanted a vibrator...I'd have bought a Harley

You're not well Coot!

Blue I still have my original battery,only used the tender once a month for a few days over the winter.Maybe you have a bad battery tender

I think the tender's okay.It shows(led) which mode it's in...from charging to a float.MAYBE...I should not keep it "floating" all winter.Maybe let it drain down from the clock and such,then give it a full charge every once in a while?It does fine during riding season when I'm out on at least one ride a week.You may be right though...this last battery....seems like it was on the green "float" indicator light...solid green...but when I went to start my baby,it dragged and then lost it's charge.IDK.The new battery I've kept on the tender...everything seems okay so far.Out there when I'm riding and then stopping,she fires up nicely....no lag at all.

* Last updated by: blue07 on 5/19/2011 @ 12:24 AM *

You're not well Coot!

Blue is it cold where you are storing the battery for charging cuz that can screw up the signal the BT is getting and how it works too. I have a warm room where I will have up to four batteries on a shelf and I just watch the indicator every time I go in there to feed the pussy and if it's been green for awhile I switch it to another battery. Works out to be a good cycle without having to worry about timing.
I have a metal box Battery Tender and an Optima charger which is supposed to have a auto sulfate repair mode which is supposed to bring back damaged batteries. I like the Optima also because it tests the battery first and will tell ya if it is even gonna charge in the first place. I would like to get a Battery Tender Jr. which is the one that just looks like a power adapter. They are sealed better and I could use that in my pole barn for the lawn mower where it can tend to get moist often.
IMO I'm not really impressed with the Battery Tender products. I had a metal box type which I had to return right away for the one I have now because it suddenly just quit working right. The metal box style is more vulnerable to moisture. Don't think I'd buy another but the one I have now has taken some abuse so maybe the `1st was just shitty to begin with.

Blue said:

it wasn't the stock Furakawa...

Are you sure those aren't made by the Ware-the-fuk-awee Tribe???? jk

* Last updated by: Edgecrusher on 5/19/2011 @ 6:16 AM *

WHEEEEEE!!!!!

He wanna WOT and You-Wazza Did yawanna buy a [what the] Fucamatta now? WATThe Fucaka madda wit wahaaaaaaaaa?

Whaka matta with OEMa?

OHi dare. I hava tampax of a source if you go wadie mean; buy [yuron the pooper] on a chance it winds up with a little print dye nextoo close to, or smack dab on it. Say, a title dab won't kill ya. Say, doushewipe with vinny gear somehow.

Say, on page so and so, in some sadass monthly rag, it shows up smelling ripe in the mailbox for some raisin it'shrivvyl'd up ready; to wipe. Set inn a popup DISpenser.

So, you turn to the tit till it says, "WATTS DIS?" Say, it's too late but they should have thrown that list of batteries in the free extra wipe popup...OOOPS... Too late!

I still have my eyes closed. Maybe someone has a smellacopy handy. Yurshit is no stronger thena my pig lateen.

Furakawa IS OEM my man!