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Shorai Lithium Ion batteries for motorcycles

Discussion in 'Pit Lane' started by ND4SPD, Jan 21, 2011.

  1. ND4SPD It's almost racing season!

    Bike(s):
    Honda VFR 800
    Vehicle Replacement Batteries for Motorcycles, ATV, Watercraft, Snowmobile, Utility Vehicle

    Shorai Dealers

    Glad to see this tech getting to the automotive world. Their batteries are only about 2lbs, compared to about 10lbs for a conventional lead acid battery. With pricing right around $130/battery, that's a pretty cheap performance improvement.

    Batterystuff.com put it through some testing: Shorai LFX Abuse Test | BatteryStuff.com's Blog

    Looks like they'll be at the NYC show this weekend. Anybody up for checking them out?
    ND4SPD, Jan 21, 2011
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  2. steven_george88 Member

    Bike(s):
    R6, DRZ400
    If they are as good as batterystuff claims, they'll go into my motorcycles/atv. $130 isn't that much more than the gel battery I just got for the ATV. (it was $89)

    2 lbs, I've seen guys spend $1000 trying to save 5 lbs on a bike. This is a bargain!
    steven_george88, Jan 21, 2011
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  3. livewoutlimit Member

    Nice find! I saw some light-weight batteries going anywhere between 200-400 bucks. $130 is just a bit more than oem Yamaha battery that I use which lasted me 3 years already. When it dies out, probably soon, I'll probably pick up one of these.
    livewoutlimit, Jan 21, 2011
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  4. livewoutlimit Member

    6.8 lbs for the Shorai @ $130 compared to $80 Yamaha battery which is about 8lbs. Hmm worth the cash money>?
    livewoutlimit, Jan 21, 2011
    #4

  5. steven_george88 Member

    Bike(s):
    R6, DRZ400
    hmmm...1.2 lbs. That"s not much.
    steven_george88, Jan 21, 2011
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  6. livewoutlimit Member

    Yea. Skip the heavy dinner and go easy on lunch. That outta do 1.2lb shaving. And you save money too haha.
    livewoutlimit, Jan 21, 2011
    #6

  7. ND4SPD It's almost racing season!

    Bike(s):
    Honda VFR 800
    6.8lbs? :huh:

    Battery Specifications
    ND4SPD, Jan 21, 2011
    #7

  8. steven_george88 Member

    Bike(s):
    R6, DRZ400
    steven_george88, Jan 21, 2011
    #8

  9. livewoutlimit Member

    OOohhh. I misread it completely. It says "This LFX battery is 6.80 Lbs. lighter than the lead-acid YT9B-BS"

    Well in that case..... :D

    Though I wonder, are these going to last as long as Yamaha battery?
    livewoutlimit, Jan 21, 2011
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  10. Shenders1 Aging Member

    Shenders1, Jan 21, 2011
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  11. TornadoBait Active Member

    I built mine for about $50.
    TornadoBait, Jan 21, 2011
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  12. slickwill 'tarded

    Bike(s):
    VFR, Couple of 'tards
    My brother assembled some of his own packs using a soldering iron and shrink wrap. He used them for an RC car though.

    On the VFR the weight savings wouldn't really mean anything but if I could assemble my own and save some room it would make it easer for me to add a fuse block and some of the other electrical upgrades that I'd like.

    I might make my own 6V packs for my sons Powerwheels ATV.
    slickwill, Jan 21, 2011
    #12

  13. SheepOfBlue Run here comes the dog

    Bike(s):
    02 RC51, 04 CBR1000RR
    What did you add to protect against over charging and fire?
    SheepOfBlue, Jan 21, 2011
    #13

  14. somestrangeguy Administrator

    Cash money?
    somestrangeguy, Jan 21, 2011
    #14

  15. slickwill 'tarded

    Bike(s):
    VFR, Couple of 'tards
    slickwill, Jan 23, 2011
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