Ok so its that time of year that the bikes are brought up to speed for the awesome summer that we are about to have!! ..

What is the best battery these days to go for with a NC?? I have always used the standard Yuasa units however many people are now spouting about units such as these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VFR-400 ... 4600e2a646

I sadly cannot run a optimate to my battery and I try to give the bikes a good run every week what is the general consesus these days???

I just bought and fitted one of those motobatt's after I killed my lithium battery.

Works really well, cranks hard. The main benefit I get from it is the 4 terminals and being able to use all 4 safely. Means I no longer have to struggle connecting all my ring terminals up.

Plus the terminals on the battery are threaded instead of using the ancient idea of a nut and bolt, much easier

I see they have never bothered correcting the error in their listing since I was last looking for a battery. Quite why anyone needs warranty on a dozen moths is beyond me...

+1 to Bikemonkey's recommendation.

I've got them fitted to six of my bikes now.

Ready charged, terminal connections are quality, and a slightly higher amps to the normal battery.

Thanks lads thats that then... On order, also I here moths do go "off" quite quickly??? but this is just a assumption based on a MCN review

I always use Yuasa but in the slight higher amp version (YTX9A-BS) instead of the -7A-version. And always connected on optimate chargers when not riding, for me this works perfect.

I use a standard lead-acid Yuasa battery that was made in 2001 and still going strong.

Keeping them fully charged is the best way to prevent hard sulphation of the plates which happens naturally when the battery discharges deeply and causes permanant damage. This has a knock on effect on the charging system and is why many regulators, which are quite weak burn out when the battery is old and damaged and wont take charge.

Those moto batterys use AGM, absorbed glass mat technology which is different to lead acid.

Never used one, providing you take proper care of the original battery there is no problems with it but perhaps the AGM type can take more abuse and hence will last longer for some people.

Any decent branded battery should be fine, most of them that you put the acid in need to be fully charged slowly witha trickle charger to maintain a good charge.

Keeping any type of battery fully charged is the best way to keep a good life. If you dont use it for more than a week or so remove the battery and fully charge it using a proper charger.